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IRB promises crackdown on eye gouging (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has vowed to "eradicate" the "particularly heinous" act of eye-gouging.
The eyes have it: gouging has no place in rugby (AP via Yahoo! News)
If and when a player is blinded or emerges from a melee with an opponent's eyeball skewered on his finger, rugby might rue the day it didn't make an example of Schalk Burger.
Joan Chen, famed Russian groups to headline Sun Festival (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE: This year’s Singapore Sun Festival will see a number of firsts.
Exit of a swan: Ballerina bids adieu to New York (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ballet fans tend to choose favorites among dancers, debating their attributes ad nauseam. But during Nina Ananiashvili's 16 years with American Ballet Theatre, there was little debate. She was at the top of nearly everyone's list.
Avant-garde German choreographer Pina Bausch dies (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
German choreographer Pina Bausch, whose work is credited with revolutionizing the language of modern dance, died Tuesday after being diagnosed with cancer only days earlier. She was 68 years old.
Lera Auerbach featured at the prestigious Verbier, Pacific and West Cork Classical Music Festivals in July (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The Verbier Festival in Switzerland, Pacific Music Festival in Japan, and West Cork Chamber Music Festival in Ireland to perform and premiere music by Lera Auerbach this July in a series of composer portraits. She is also a featured guest poet and lecturer at the West Cork Literary Festival.
Toronto's 2009 Dora Awards Go to McAnuff, MacKenzie, 'Eternal Hydra, Sound of Music' (Playbill via Yahoo! News)
Agokwe, The Sound of Music, Innovation: Emergence, director Des McAnuff and performers Elicia MacKenzie and Jeff Madden were among recipients of the 30th Dora Mavor Moore Awards in Toronto on June 29.
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Comment on Leg Developpes by Dolly Dancer :)
I have trouble getting my leg high at the front, at the side and back i am over or about 90 degrees but i think i need to stretch more. I also have trouble remembering names of moves, could anyone give me tips to help remember them?
Comment on Can I go on pointe? by Reine
I'm 13 and have been doing ballet for a few years now, my friend that joined ballet the same time as I did, is now on pointe but I'm not,and she is always getting told to do 100% in class.. my teacher always looks at my feet when im on demipointe and she says i have very strong calf muscles, and ankles, but yet she hasn't said im able to go on ...
Comment on too old to start ballet?? by chloe
hey, ive just turned 14, and im wanting to start ballet. i used to do it from when i was 3 till 6/7 i also did tap and jazz. as i got older i did some ballet , but not much.. and ive sorta forgot everything. ive been doing hiphop dancing for 2 years now, but nothing can take away my passion for ballet. i LOVE it .. i sit and think about all the ...
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Comment on Can I be a professional ballerina? by petiteallegro
Its never to late to start again. But getting into a company is going to be difficult unless you are extremely talented and have something to offer them. Most ballerinas usually start in corps and they get noticed overtime, through auditions, or class. 5'9 is too tall for some companies...but, some pas de deux roles are acceptable if you are still ...
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Comment on Different Types Of Ballet Shoes by charmaine
oh gosh i love this shoes..umm well since i was a kid,i really love ballet i mean i was so eager to join ballet class but unfortunately we can,t find a good ballet studio and my the practices are conflicting with my schedules in class so i've work hard to learn ballet on my own but i really want to study in ballet class...by the way keep on ...
Comment on Do you need hyper extended legs by balletgirl
ok so here is the deal -- hyper extension looks pretty but is a big pain in the buttocks... its an asset but you have to know how to train -- ine ssence ive learned a few things...
1. stand at barre in first with legs fully straight and locked but not to pointe of pain-- really work the turnout -- if you are hyper extended YOUR HEELS WILL NOT ...
Comment on Only Ballet Boarding School by Freya
As you would probably know if you were serious about ballet , theres The Royal Ballet School , in London , the only way you can get in is by being very good at ballet , The standards are very high and they only take in about 24 people a year out of 10ns of thousands that audition , However , there are assosiate programs that are still hard to get ...
Comment on too old to start ballet?? by Markie
No one should EVER let age discourage you from dancing if it's your passion. I'll say this first...I will be 23 in June 2009. I began dance for the first time ever when I was 7. I was only there for 2 years because my parents didn't have a lot of money. Now, it wasn't great teaching...pretty much zero technique...moreso teaching choreography, so ...
Comment on too old to start ballet?? by Sarah
Im just starting ballet again and i am 14, i am really passionate about the art of ballet and i was wondering how long will it take for me to go en pointe? i already do ballet once a week but should i do more?
Comment on Ballet Lesson 7 of 7: Tying Pointe Shoes by Sophie
Does it really matter what side of your ankle you tie the knot of your ribbons?
Comment on Ankle Exercises for ballet en pointe by emily
i'm also starting pointe next year. im really nervous because im flat footed. i do a loy of releves to strengthen my ankles.
emily
Comment on Gamba 93 Pointe Shoes by Jeanette
Having read the above comments, I thought I would add my thoughts to the debate. I have been fitting pointe shoes for many many years and have experienced many different brands. I absolutely LOVE the gamba 93, it fits many different foot widths (although ideal for the narrower, longer foot shape). It's also great for a first time shoe or students ...
Comment on Can I go on pointe? by Allana
I to am like you i mean i really want to go on point but im not ready yet and you might not be either so you just have you have paitence and practice your excersizes but dont wear your sisters point shoes there not right for you and you could bafley hurt yourself. :)
Comment on Flat feet and bad turnout by Sonia
Could you guys just stop arguing and pretending that you know everything about ballet! Seriously, I have been with ABT for 6 years and what have you accomplished!
Comment on How do I make my pointe shoes last longer? by Katherine Hawkins
Hi, I have just got my first pair of points and I am very exited and can't wait to dance in them. My dance teacher has said to glue some leather protectors on the front. can you suggest how I (or my Dad) do this and what's the best glue to use.
Many thanks
Katherine Hawkins
Age 11
Comment on too old to start ballet?? by Haley
This is stressful. i have read all the comments.. and wow. I did dance when i was 4 and i did it until i had to move, so about 2 years. I did tap and ballet. I even had a passoin as a little kid, and i am 14 now and relizing i want to do it professionally! But i am a beginner, and actually am teaching myself, with a private tutor(temporarily) ...
Comment on Height / weight by Vanessa
Hey,
As a personal trainer and a non professional dancer I would recommend going by body fat percentage over BMI. BMI does NOT take into account fat vs. muscle. Basicaly think of a baseball and a beachball; the beach ball weighs less but is bigger while the baseball weighs more but is smaller; basicaly the baseball is muslce and the beach ball ...
Comment on Height / weight by emily
hay
i am doing design and technology for my HSC and for my major design project i have to find out what size a professional ballerina e.g. waist, chest, bum etc.
so if anyone knows please comment back
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