10 Things You Should Know Before Beginning Ballet Class

[ArranLovesIphones]

Your so good at ballet

[bumblesong]

this video is so helpful! I love it!!! I think you should do one on port de bras. I'm really bad at that lol ;)

[iluvtwilight199408]

Im 17 and im interested in ballet, so you believe its too late? -- love your video!

[TheBeautyOfFemFeet]

i love this video

[TawenWEN]

I love you, Ally. You're such an inspiration! Please update as soon as possible! I need more ally ballet! :D

[lilycb98]

im 13 and i can dance, quite flexible but i havent done ballet since i was about6, can i still do classes now???

[fruitytooty12542]

i love your vids but you look like your 14 years old

[sarakrupa]

just started ballet for adults (for exercise and stretching) you're so much better than my teacher! I know I won't be a ballerina, but I still want to learn the proper way, you explain everything very well! My teacher just shows and that's it, get on with it! please come to UK and teach me, you're great! thanks for all your tips and videos, they've helped me a lot.

[AG4everAndAlways]

ok so i have a bad habit of forcing my turn out can i do to stop that?oh and my nees pop in plie.I have no clue why?and how can we stop twisting from our nees? and how do we now were turing out from our hips?

[RiotAct37]

just watched this again, what a great video!  Would love to see more instructional videos like this -- and more floor pointe! -- in the future.

[xSophieCuyler]

You covered the basics well, however I have a problem with your fingers and arm explanation... when you form your fingers the proper way your middle finger should be lower than the rest of your fingers. Your thumb and middle finger should almost touch, but not quite.

And for your arms in second, your elbows should be lifted so that it's like a slope from your shoulders, then elbows, then wrists. Yours arms should feel like they're reaching from your back

good job though on everything else!!

[Dajavuumclin]

is it too late to start ballet im 13...:/

[AmyKim0214]

@Dajavuumclin noo!



[MusikkIzMiLiffee]

@Dajavuumclin It's alright i'm 14 and I'm starting september 12 this year. Read some comments made by other users on this video. One said "Never too late unless your like 60" :D So go for it! I am :)

[Dajavuumclin]

@MusikkIzMiLiffee k thankx

[somibeka]

ive been doing ballet for 9 years already and still enjoyed watching this!!! :)

[Vexlulz]

Just finished my first ballet term and this was like a handy reminder ahah. Also you are so pretty just sayan

[DancingDreamer11]

This is a really good video! I love every single one of your videos. Your pointe shoe sewing was very helpful to me because I am just beginning pointe. While I was watching this video, I noticed that you said you had bad turnout. But, honestly, your turnout is pretty good. Your grande plie was also very good. You stayed pulled up in the core the whole time and were controlled and you didn't wobble. Great job!

[balletfanAZ]

Great video as always!! Really good things to learn and definitely useful for a first day. I was told and have experienced that for people who do not have as much turnout, certain things that are normally started and accomplished from 5th position of the feet can be accomplished from 3rd position. So perhaps 3rd might still have some use after all! : )

[MissBouclette1]

Wait wait wait... Dégagé is when you just point your toes and stick your leg out ON the ground. Battement jeté is when you lift your leg OFF the ground. Tendu basically just means strait :) (tendu as oppose to plié)

I live in France so the system may be different !

Anyways, you are SO beautifull !!

[allyolsen]

@MissBouclette1 this is a very good point! with Russian, French, and Italian methods all sort of floating around here in America, sometimes the definition of terms is slightly different, just depending on where you are! Note to everyone: it's def worth it to invest it a ballet dictionary that lists all three methods. :)

[MissBouclette1]

@allyolsen Yeah I thought that was what was going on ;) Thanks so much for answering, love your videos ! <3

[dancergirl183]

@MissBouclette1 Yes, in our syllabus she's right. 

[cutezucarita]

Hi, when is too late to start ballet!? I´m 15.. :S

[balletandlipgloss]

@cutezucarita You're never too old to start ballet. I was 14 when i started. It will take more work if you start older. But if you want it bad enough, age will not be something that can get in the way. Go for it! :)

[cutezucarita]

@balletandlipgloss could you comment my new video I REALLY need some help, :S jajaja :D

[allyolsen]

@cutezucarita balletandlipgloss is right on target! :D

[MariiLa123]

Hi @cutezucarita ! I'm almost 17 years old and starting ballet this fall, so 15 is not too late (I hope, haha) :)

[cutezucarita]

@MariiLa123 thank you a lot!!! :D

[AmyKim0214]

@cutezucarita never unless you are like 60 ;p keep dancing!!!

[jesskarton]

you will be such an amazing teacher one day! you're awesome :D

[YogaChica57]

Very helpful video! please make more!:)

[lionella97]

this is a great video!

[KoohSkull]

Loved it.

[aIIesanders]

Excellent video!

[RiotAct37]

Second comment!!! haha. Nice to see you back!