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    pg.83). In Swan Lake‚ the ballerinas use a dance technique called “on pointe”. “On pointe” simply is when the ballerinas dances on the tips of their toes. There are special shoes that must be worn if a ballerina is going to use this technique. In the ballet when the music is softer‚ the ballerinas dance in a flow type of motion. It is peaceful and you expect it to be because the music is peaceful as well. When the music changes to a more harsh type tone‚ the ballerinas change their style of dancing

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    that are given to smaller individuals. When Harrison escapes from the jail he is held in‚ he believes he has the power to overthrow the government. However‚ despite his hard build‚ Harrison is hinted to have a rather careful and artistic soul. As a ballerina is dancing during a

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    This kind of touch is difficult for ballerina because contact improvisation requires to feel the weight of dancer self and partner‚ one have to focus on the resistance and absorption of the weight and change the movement or posture to maintain the contact of bodies. Dancer must let the weight to lead the change of movement‚ rather then the individual initiative to produce the steps. On the other hand‚ the touch of ballet in Pas de deux is another concept. Ballerina needs to keep their balance and control

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    Bangkok City Ballet is designed to develop and create space to support efficient ballet education and profession. The project is also aimed to create the space for special uses and needs in ballet training‚ as well as‚ to promote the value and beauty of ballet dancing to the social. The program is divided into 4 main parts; office area‚ theater area‚ company area‚ and education area. There are 4 types of courses offered at Bangkok City Ballet. Open class which offers after school classes for children

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    therefore ballerinas often feel pressure to ‘conform to a certain look’ (Deirdre‚ 2012:137). Self-starvation such as the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia are often used in order to lose weight. One technique used by dancers to lose weight is to subsist on soft drinks‚ coffee‚ amphetamines and lettuce. This provides the dancers with enough energy to rehearse‚ but is not healthy. Ballerinas often have surgical treatment in order to enhance their on-stage line. The ballerina Gelsey Kirkland

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    look and be a certain way. “How dare you play with my brain! How dare you pretend with me that I’m normal! How dare you program me!” (152) Also‚ Jenna parents programmed her to be 5’7 just so she can be a ballerina‚ but Jenna’s heart

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    widen out at the toes to form a flat surface‚ usually only a few inches wide. This structure allows ballerinas to place their entire body weight on the tip of their large toe. Of course‚ dancing en pointe requires an enormous amount of foot and ankle strength‚ and general muscle control‚ since one wrong move could permanently injure a dancer‚ ending their career. In the early 19th century‚ ballerinas began using pointe shoes‚ although they looked slightly different than they do today. Originally‚ the

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    most famous ballet originating from the Romantic era‚ which was created by the French poet and writer Theophile Gautier. He wrote the plot based in a German legend he had found in a book of poet Heinrich Heine. Gautier was very fond of the Italian ballerina and pupil of the choreographer Jules Perrot‚ Carlotta Grisi‚ thus‚ he made her the star of his ballet. The ballet was first performed in Russia in 1842 and‚ with the help of Marius Petipa‚ was restaged in Saint-Petersbourg a few years later. Sadly

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    are going in terms of dance. The company has been improving ever since it’s establishment. It has now reached the point where people from all around the world are buying tickets to go and see a stunning piece performed by some of the most talented ballerinas in Australia. The pieces that they perform usually have aspects of both ballet and contemporary dance. This ballet school made its first appearance in 1960 when Charles Lisner OBE established it as the Lisner Ballet Academy. Two years later it

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    two photographs; the first is of a clear plastic bag with a label saying‚ “Stuck in the wrong job? –Monster.com”. In the plastic bag‚ there are army-green toy soldiers‚ and a bright pink ballerina in the center of the bag. The second pictures shows the soldiers set up as if they are in battle‚ and the ballerina is in the center of it all‚ resembling how one can get stuck in the middle of a job that is not right for that person. The goal of the ad is to get people to visit the website‚ and to sign

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