How Can I Improve The Basics of Ballet Exercises and Build Strength For Pointe Shoes?
Whether you are a younger beginner or an adult beginner, being able to self-assess your posture gives you a place to start learning technique from. Teachers try to correct every student in every class, but sometimes that is just not possible. Most corrections take a few classes to get it right anyway, so keep working on them. If you don’t get feedback, ask your teacher how you are doing with your particular finer details. With some technical factors, a teacher knows it will take some to correct, and you’ll be left alone to build strength. So don’t feel abandoned – take the compliment that your teacher trusts you to work well on your own. Standing sideways to a mirror, lift your chest a little, breathe easily, and notice how you stand. Look to see if your shoulders are relaxed to the side of your torso, as opposed to resting forwards. If your shoulders do rest a little forward, here is a very easy stretch. Commonly called the doorway stretch – stand in a doorway. See if you can raise yo
