#danc102

Earlier this semester, I wrote about the upcoming Purdue Spring Dance Works. This show is a really exciting time in the dance division because it features choreography by our wonderful Dance Division faculty and is performed by the talented students.

I’ve got some new details to share with you about tickets! The Purdue Events Calendar has some helpful details about ticket prices: tickets are $14…

The one and only "flingé" is at Purdue

Here at Purdue we’ve got a ballet move you’ve never heard of – the flingé. The flingé is our fun name for a grand battement variation. My ballet professor has a funny story of how this name came about. One semester, she was teaching the move to a group of DANC102 students. They thought the move needed a fun name, and the word that came to mind was “fling”. But one student objected, saying that it…

Yesterday was a blast – I got to live tweet my DANC102 (Ballet I) class. It’s an hour-and-fifteen minute long class, but it felt way shorter when I was covering it as an event instead of participating as a student!

After obtaining permission from my professor, I had the students sign photo release forms in class on Tuesday. This was my professor’s idea, and I thought it was a good suggestion…

For students in the Purdue Contemporary Dance Company, the 15th weekend of the semester is one of the most important. That’s the weekend these talented students get to put their skills to the test for X-Works.

Last semester, I was able to attend their Winter X-Works performance, and I was blown away by the talent and passion that the dancers conveyed. This semester I’m looking forward to…

Ballet Fun Facts

What better way to start off a Monday than with some fun facts? Ballet is a very old art and sport and is rich in history (just how old? Find out below). If you’d like to read more information about any of the topics, just click on the image.

I hope you enjoyed learning from this list! If you’ve got any other fun facts you’d like to share, please comment and let me know, I’d love to learn.

Once again – West Lafayette is under a winter weather advisory. This is the view from my window and onto Northwestern Avenue, pretty dreary, eh?

But being snowed in means it’s movie time! Today I’m watching the ballet movie “White Nights” starring famous Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. Fun fact – my DANC102 professor Melodie Carr actually danced with him in some performances!

This 1985…

Yoga for Complete Beginners

20.4 million people in the U.S. do yoga, and you should definitely join the group! Yoga is an important exercise for ballerinas. Yoga helps you get physically stronger, but it also stretches and relaxes your body. For example, shoulder and back poses can help elongate your spine, which will help you stand taller in alignment at the barre.

I’ve used this routine many times before as a study break…