If in completely honest, if she wasn't so flexible, she wouldn't look so good... in devant you're a bit turned in, some of your lines are a bit weird because you're trying toi get your leg higher and you really need to perform rather than just being all legs!
be careful to not sickle your ankles when turning. it's just a strength and balance thing, which you clearly have--i think you simply need to focus on your ankles as much as you are on your arm and leg positions.
i love your technique!!! just remember to smile, and give it that "dancing quality", instead of making it look like an exercise. remember, ballerinas on stage always hide any pain or nervousness! good luck! :D
I really enjoyed your dancing - your technique is already very good some more work on the flow but you really drew me in too. I hope you are at ballet school somewhere!!!
And maybe you could try to combine the steps more, if you see what I mean: like not only doing one step after the other, but dancing them in an honest, connected way, you see? I think you're a really good eleve, especially at your age, and I hope you're still dancing!! :)))
Hi there, this is really nice, just a few things as "constructive criticism", as you said ;)
Be careful with your lines: you got amazingly high legs (you're 14, as I read? Thumbs up!!), but height is not the only thing, the lines are at least as important. If you lift your back arm in the penché higher in order to bring it into one line with the leg, it will look really beautiful. :)
You are an extremely talented dancer. You should be very proud :D Advanced 2 is very difficult and you made it look easy :D Btw, Do you have a dance studio in ure house?
When you go down in your grand plea don't let your bottom stick out because it shows that your not going down and back up centered :) But the rest was amazing
wow you are soooooo good. you look like you have amazing strength, technique, and balance. on top of all that you are very graceful and make it look so effortless even though its not lol.
Well, I like it!! I love your pencee, it's very controlled! You might blend it all a little bit more together instead of a connection of different steps you just do each after the other. And Slight into the attitude from your arabesque. You are very good misses!! Keep up the good work & practice !
You are good - are you/were you at a professional school? Do you still dance? I have watched this video of your dancing the RAD Adage Advanced 2 quite a few times now - did you take the exam -? Did you make any other videos of the other studies in Advanced 2?
You're awesome! In my opinion, you have only to improve your arms, expecially your fingers. The other things is the start of the turn, I think you shouldn't move your body to do a better turn ;D
your extension is good and you are pulled up nicely, but the turn out is not there. You need to learn how to turn out from your hips - you hold your lower tummy in and your but in and that will rotate your hips out and your feet out. Without the turn out classical ballet moves won't look that nice.
Nice work. two things I encourage in my students, 1: focus your eyes and be present, rather than 'in your head' 2: work your feet a bit more, feel the floor with your forefoot and get really high up on your demi-point in releve. Keep dancing!
I am studying Advanced 2 of the Cecchetti method in Australia and there are no videos or dvds available. If anyone would like to video themselves doing the exercises that would be great. I've only started and would really like to see them demonstrated.
you really need to work on turn out during devant extension and grade ronde de jambe. also coming up from your penche, dont lift ur heel. u have really nice control but look amature with that no turnout....i wish you all the luck in the world =]
I really don't get why RAD teaches dancers to become teachers .. so what RAD is basically doing is: teachers training future teachers.. so that doesn't make sense...
it has ferfect sense is not the same be a teacher, is important to educate the eye in order to correct the positions and avoid injury in future dancers.
a dancer search to improve movements and a teacher search to improve metodology techniques and ways to teach.
one thing is true, a teacher needs to train like a dancer to feel the sensations and so transmit it to the students.
the rad further education courses specialises in teacher training. Those teachers then go on to teach their syllabus to students as a hobby and also those who whish to train as professionals. The vocational syllabus gives these students a sound base to go on to professional level. Most profesional colleges and schools in the UK use this syllabus to train their dancers, many then go on to be professional dancers in companies worldwide. Few go on to teach RAD.
You are very good. You should do well in the exam. Have you taken it yet? Would certainly like to see more of your dancing. Do you study at a professional/full time ballet academy/school?
So I have a question. I know that if you do Intermediate you can be a ballet teacher, right? But what I dont know is if RAD is a school to become a ballet teacher or a professional dancer. I really want to be professional. I'm 15 and in intermediate foundation, I know I'm kind of old but I will accomplish my dream. So, what do you think? RAD is for professionals or for teachers? Should I switch to the National Ballet School here in Mexico? Thanks a lot!!!
@isthatmarcee it's best if you go to a pro ballet school to be a pro dancer, as the RAD on train dancers to become teachers. I'm on the CBTS course :)
sorry meant if you want to go to the RAD on a university course, they only do courses to become a teacher, not a perfomer :) but it's best to learn RAD syllabus if you want to be a performer as well, because it's internationally recognised. Hope that helps :)
oooohhhh yea u can... but i'd suggest thinking of moving to europe if you're not from there... RAD is more popularly used there, though it is internationally recognized.. america tends to use the balanchine technique and cecchetti..
I think you can make RAD, because I am on RAD school and some of my school are now Teachers, but there were many students, who are professional dancers, now.
im in Adv 1 Cecchetti, so i have absolutely no idea about the RAD syllabus . . . but you have a beautiful devellope at the start of the exercise, and a lovley penchet, but really try and use you rotators and turn out from the hips ( bottom leg at 0:40) but your doing well :)
the only advice i can offer is what you hips are squre all the time both facing the same alingment and on the same lever abd maybe oush for a little more turn out but other than that 10!
Amazing! Your extensions are to die for, and your arches are good too. If you have trouble balancing in penche or arabesque, try to remember to keep your hips closed and your hips over your knees. Keep it up!
you´re doing great, I´m such a chicken I didn´t want to take the Advanced I exam this year, but I´ll try next year, the only advice I can give you is to be careful when you transfer your weight, specially before the arabesque en penche, and for the developé on the retiré don´t go directly from the floor to your knee... congrats and good luck!
i thought that was quite good ... i think i could top that with some practise though :P probably not but whatever LOL! im trying to learn ballet to get into a decent dance school, cause so far im up to first award in everything else, which is kinda different from ballet grades. keep it up!
push ur sternum up more in ur arabesqye and piviots and work on the carriage of your arms more to make them more flowing and never ending but it is looking good
Nice! I just took this exam jsut so you know at the end of your arabesque turn you can land on fondu and then straighten into attitude.. Makes it a little easier and also at the end of your rond de jambe en l'air keep it in arabesque not attitude :) Good luck!
this year i am doing Intermediate Foundation for ballet and i cant do that at all except maybe the uhhh.... developes although it is only like 45 degrees high :)LOL
if u had done that for your exam i hope u get/got an excellent mark!
nice strength and flexiblity in the hip again! support the arms underneath when finishing in attitude. nice ending, very soft and elegant. you definately are on the right track to doing very well on your exam. keep up the good work, and good luck on your exam!!! :)
supporting foot of your penche!!! beautiful 12 o'clock extension! you have both nice flexiblity and strength! 5. cleaner transition between pirouette in arabesque into the rotation in attitude. finish your pirouette, extend the leg for a moment, and then go into your attitude 6. support the arms underneath, show that strength that you have!! 7. caught you cheating :P close into fifth before you draw your leg up into the grand ronde de jambe. yikes, the leg to the front is completely parallel!
Hi there! I'm in the process of becoming a ballet teacher and would like to give you some constructive criticism :) I took detailed notes as I watched your video, and this is what I had: 1. don't sit at the bottom of your plie, make it one big, continuous movement 2. beautiful developpe to the front and smooth transition to a la seconde! wow! 3. don't lift your heel so noticeably when you are shifting your weight and testing your balance 4. be careful about being completely parallel on the
very nice..... i hope to get to do Advanced 2 too, one day... haha :D but i don't think so as my town only offers the grades 1-8 and no vocational trainng
I too am studying A2, and may I just say WOW! your first ronde de jambe enlair was amazing...thats my weakness, i lack looseness in the hips :( I'm more of a pirouette tyrant...good luck! xoxo
Very nice, high leg lines. Make sure you resist your lowerings so they are smooth and controlled. Try feel like you are lifting up through your hips and thighs as you come down from demi point.
Lovely extensions and beautiful feet and legs. I would like to see a little more in the way of dynamics. The presentation lacked highs and lows. I too, would like to see the 2nd Adage and the Ports de Bras.
your extensions are gorgeous just watch out on that standing foot keep your weight forward and you shoul be good :) good job doh
Val94DSter 1 month ago
beautiful! love it!
flightydancer 2 months ago
You are a stunning dancer, you have such amazing control over your devlopes!
Rozzyberry 3 months ago
Need to lift up your back when you have an attitude derrière
hippchick 3 months ago
i hate adage!!! its always so confusing!!! how do you do it so well?
LilylunaP13 3 months ago
woah your sooo good! and do you have a dance studio in your house?
ilovegingers13 3 months ago
If in completely honest, if she wasn't so flexible, she wouldn't look so good... in devant you're a bit turned in, some of your lines are a bit weird because you're trying toi get your leg higher and you really need to perform rather than just being all legs!
msamymcentee 4 months ago
thats so cool! do you have a ballet studio in your house?
btw good job :D way better than me :)
animallover2297 6 months ago
i think your turnout is lovely but be careful with the balance:)
melissalina123 6 months ago
OMG you were 14 in that vid? I am 11 and only in grade 3!!
lumalumaday 6 months ago
be careful to not sickle your ankles when turning. it's just a strength and balance thing, which you clearly have--i think you simply need to focus on your ankles as much as you are on your arm and leg positions.
jewishhxdancer33 6 months ago
im so jealous lol
brwnhoney 6 months ago
i love your technique!!! just remember to smile, and give it that "dancing quality", instead of making it look like an exercise. remember, ballerinas on stage always hide any pain or nervousness! good luck! :D
Kata397533 7 months ago
amazing arabesque!
MissLizzanna 7 months ago
wHAT DID YOU get in your exams?:P
cuteannabanana 9 months ago
amazing though keep it steady! you have to hop a bit but i know it is soo hard to stay completely balanced all the time! You are amazing!
JEMich888 9 months ago
That was really lovely
ravegods 10 months ago
WOW, THIS IS AMAZING!!
WELL DONE!!
Heheee123123 10 months ago
YOURE PEFEECT!
v4094 10 months ago
I really enjoyed your dancing - your technique is already very good some more work on the flow but you really drew me in too. I hope you are at ballet school somewhere!!!
LaLuLolly 11 months ago
thats very beautiful!
TrnsfrmerPrncs4lyfe 11 months ago
And maybe you could try to combine the steps more, if you see what I mean: like not only doing one step after the other, but dancing them in an honest, connected way, you see? I think you're a really good eleve, especially at your age, and I hope you're still dancing!! :)))
DarkAngelsForever 11 months ago
Hi there, this is really nice, just a few things as "constructive criticism", as you said ;)
Be careful with your lines: you got amazingly high legs (you're 14, as I read? Thumbs up!!), but height is not the only thing, the lines are at least as important. If you lift your back arm in the penché higher in order to bring it into one line with the leg, it will look really beautiful. :)
DarkAngelsForever 11 months ago
Very nice!! I especially liked your extensions =D I'm 14 too *highfive*
xD
thefourandonly1 11 months ago
You are an extremely talented dancer. You should be very proud :D Advanced 2 is very difficult and you made it look easy :D Btw, Do you have a dance studio in ure house?
pinkdancer0708 1 year ago
wooooooooaaahhhhh... absolutely fantastic :)
MrTsalikidis 1 year ago
@nicolelovessantino
I know exactly how you feel. Sometimes I think I should stop watching these videos- it can be really bad for your self esteem :(
kelkelhughes 1 year ago
cool is that a dance area in your house!!?? luckyyyy!
christinuhhhyay 1 year ago
amazing! i can't believe you were only 14 and in advanced 2 :o
FionaJacqueline 1 year ago
I love to watch others dance but it makes me so sad because I know I'll never be so good.
Lose weight, stretch more, your feet aren't right, your leg doesn't go this way or that, you're bowlegged, you have weak ankles
if it isn't one thing it's another
what a joy it must be to be gifted
nicolelovessantino 1 year ago
When you go down in your grand plea don't let your bottom stick out because it shows that your not going down and back up centered :) But the rest was amazing
elenaconverse75 1 year ago
ah your extension is so lovely and you make it look effortless!
broadwaynballet 1 year ago
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HomeMuk 1 year ago
is that studio in your house? or is it at your ballet school? If it is your house, I hate you, you are so lucky. Where do/did you dance?
missiheartballet 1 year ago
I love you Vailly, you are amazing and it's a shame you didn't continue. I am adding this to my favourites. Don't forget me!
- Vicka xx
LadyVedovis 1 year ago
@LadyVedovis Ahahah thanks hon. That's very kind :D
vaillylovestodance 1 year ago
beautiful dancer.
make sure you are always turning out.
otherwise really good.
msmarissa909 1 year ago
This is amazing. (: I wish I was as flexible as you! :D How old are you in this video?
InsaneGeniousMoments 1 year ago
you are a beautiful dancer, your control is fantastic, do you dance full time?
hotgirlsexyplay 1 year ago
I'm 15 and I only started dance two years ago. I'm doing my intermediate exam soon. You are so lucky to have started earlier.
SophieSophieAgency 1 year ago
wow you are soooooo good. you look like you have amazing strength, technique, and balance. on top of all that you are very graceful and make it look so effortless even though its not lol.
deetothajay1 1 year ago
Well, I like it!! I love your pencee, it's very controlled! You might blend it all a little bit more together instead of a connection of different steps you just do each after the other. And Slight into the attitude from your arabesque. You are very good misses!! Keep up the good work & practice !
Much of balletlove, Hannelore x
jacobshannelore 1 year ago
You are good - are you/were you at a professional school? Do you still dance? I have watched this video of your dancing the RAD Adage Advanced 2 quite a few times now - did you take the exam -? Did you make any other videos of the other studies in Advanced 2?
sanfranpam 1 year ago
avvolte sei in en dehor
TheDafne09 1 year ago
love the penchee!! try to make your promenade smoother, as in make sure when you push your ankle to turn, you're not going up and down too much
Kata397533 1 year ago
that was aaaaaaamazing.
eshtein 1 year ago
what mark did you get?
mdancer18 1 year ago
very good!! what was your grade in you exam?
lorewheelock 1 year ago
SPEECHLESS im only in intermediate im 12 ! how old are you in this vid ??? well done x
honeybunch050797 1 year ago 3
@honeybunch050797 I was 14 in this video :)
vaillylovestodance 1 year ago 2
@honeybunch050797 im in intermediate and im 12
xBallet4Evax 1 year ago
@honeybunch050797 hun im 14 and im only in intermediate foundation! (: lol
rottenruth5 4 months ago
what did you get for your exam??????
emeraldmasq 1 year ago
You're awesome! In my opinion, you have only to improve your arms, expecially your fingers. The other things is the start of the turn, I think you shouldn't move your body to do a better turn ;D
ItsMandy13 1 year ago
your extensions are really good :)
ultacatlover 1 year ago
your extension is good and you are pulled up nicely, but the turn out is not there. You need to learn how to turn out from your hips - you hold your lower tummy in and your but in and that will rotate your hips out and your feet out. Without the turn out classical ballet moves won't look that nice.
ruhalka92 1 year ago
Nice work. two things I encourage in my students, 1: focus your eyes and be present, rather than 'in your head' 2: work your feet a bit more, feel the floor with your forefoot and get really high up on your demi-point in releve. Keep dancing!
JesHolloway 1 year ago
Great job! You have a beautiful arabesque and pique back!
iloveamericangirl12 2 years ago
you make this look so decevingly simple...but its so not!! you have a wonderful quality and technique in your dancing.
prn4ustat 2 years ago
I am studying Advanced 2 of the Cecchetti method in Australia and there are no videos or dvds available. If anyone would like to video themselves doing the exercises that would be great. I've only started and would really like to see them demonstrated.
CecchettiDancer1 2 years ago
Gorgeous! well done! :)
frangipani100 2 years ago
you really need to work on turn out during devant extension and grade ronde de jambe. also coming up from your penche, dont lift ur heel. u have really nice control but look amature with that no turnout....i wish you all the luck in the world =]
emo2theheart 2 years ago
Beautiful! Lovely extension
dawnswyrboy 2 years ago
I really don't get why RAD teaches dancers to become teachers .. so what RAD is basically doing is: teachers training future teachers.. so that doesn't make sense...
isthatmarcee 2 years ago
Why do you think they teach students to become teachers? :S
itseve 2 years ago
Wait I take it back xD
itseve 2 years ago
it has ferfect sense is not the same be a teacher, is important to educate the eye in order to correct the positions and avoid injury in future dancers.
a dancer search to improve movements and a teacher search to improve metodology techniques and ways to teach.
one thing is true, a teacher needs to train like a dancer to feel the sensations and so transmit it to the students.
caritochoa 2 years ago
the rad further education courses specialises in teacher training. Those teachers then go on to teach their syllabus to students as a hobby and also those who whish to train as professionals. The vocational syllabus gives these students a sound base to go on to professional level. Most profesional colleges and schools in the UK use this syllabus to train their dancers, many then go on to be professional dancers in companies worldwide. Few go on to teach RAD.
lgdance100 2 years ago
great extentions!! i wish mine were half as good:) im working on advanced two right now, did my advanced one in the summer.
TheBigf350 2 years ago
You are very good. You should do well in the exam. Have you taken it yet? Would certainly like to see more of your dancing. Do you study at a professional/full time ballet academy/school?
bachandbark 2 years ago
Hello RAD friends :) haha.
So I have a question. I know that if you do Intermediate you can be a ballet teacher, right? But what I dont know is if RAD is a school to become a ballet teacher or a professional dancer. I really want to be professional. I'm 15 and in intermediate foundation, I know I'm kind of old but I will accomplish my dream. So, what do you think? RAD is for professionals or for teachers? Should I switch to the National Ballet School here in Mexico? Thanks a lot!!!
isthatmarcee 2 years ago
Why do you keep asking that ???
MsBallerinaful 2 years ago
Cuz I want to know if I should really stay in RAD to become a professional ballerina. :)
isthatmarcee 2 years ago
@isthatmarcee it's best if you go to a pro ballet school to be a pro dancer, as the RAD on train dancers to become teachers. I'm on the CBTS course :)
Devhan1 2 years ago
sorry meant if you want to go to the RAD on a university course, they only do courses to become a teacher, not a perfomer :) but it's best to learn RAD syllabus if you want to be a performer as well, because it's internationally recognised. Hope that helps :)
Devhan1 2 years ago
oooohhhh yea u can... but i'd suggest thinking of moving to europe if you're not from there... RAD is more popularly used there, though it is internationally recognized.. america tends to use the balanchine technique and cecchetti..
porcelain100 2 years ago
I think you can make RAD, because I am on RAD school and some of my school are now Teachers, but there were many students, who are professional dancers, now.
Hope i could help you
Lulchen94 2 years ago
im in Adv 1 Cecchetti, so i have absolutely no idea about the RAD syllabus . . . but you have a beautiful devellope at the start of the exercise, and a lovley penchet, but really try and use you rotators and turn out from the hips ( bottom leg at 0:40) but your doing well :)
ToodyayDANCER4Ever 2 years ago
you're good. i'm also in advanced two now.
if i'm not mistaken, the last grand rond de jamb ends with an arabesque not an attitude positon. ;)
crystalized899 2 years ago
the only advice i can offer is what you hips are squre all the time both facing the same alingment and on the same lever abd maybe oush for a little more turn out but other than that 10!
playboylover2153 2 years ago
Well I think you are almost Miss Perfect and that was wonderful! :0)
frangipani100 2 years ago
I like it!
DAoggiCHIAMATEMIsi 2 years ago
dont sit in your grande plie` otherwise its coming along nicely =]
MissGxoX 2 years ago
Amazing! Your extensions are to die for, and your arches are good too. If you have trouble balancing in penche or arabesque, try to remember to keep your hips closed and your hips over your knees. Keep it up!
GreenOliveExpress 2 years ago
you´re doing great, I´m such a chicken I didn´t want to take the Advanced I exam this year, but I´ll try next year, the only advice I can give you is to be careful when you transfer your weight, specially before the arabesque en penche, and for the developé on the retiré don´t go directly from the floor to your knee... congrats and good luck!
odile77 2 years ago
i thought that was quite good ... i think i could top that with some practise though :P probably not but whatever LOL! im trying to learn ballet to get into a decent dance school, cause so far im up to first award in everything else, which is kinda different from ballet grades. keep it up!
RebyK511 2 years ago
omg and you're only 15? i'm 16 and currently at grade 7!
iamsixtyeight 2 years ago
push ur sternum up more in ur arabesqye and piviots and work on the carriage of your arms more to make them more flowing and never ending but it is looking good
dancerholic1991 2 years ago
Nice! I just took this exam jsut so you know at the end of your arabesque turn you can land on fondu and then straighten into attitude.. Makes it a little easier and also at the end of your rond de jambe en l'air keep it in arabesque not attitude :) Good luck!
MMeranda05 2 years ago
pretty !!!!:)
this year i am doing Intermediate Foundation for ballet and i cant do that at all except maybe the uhhh.... developes although it is only like 45 degrees high :)LOL
if u had done that for your exam i hope u get/got an excellent mark!
NERDY12345678910 2 years ago
very good but be careful not to cut your line in the ponche, just make sure your arm is in the same line as your leg :)
xballerinadreamsx 2 years ago
wow!!! that was really good!! i love the extensions and your control. put more videos up please!!! :-D
prn4ustat 2 years ago
nice strength and flexiblity in the hip again! support the arms underneath when finishing in attitude. nice ending, very soft and elegant. you definately are on the right track to doing very well on your exam. keep up the good work, and good luck on your exam!!! :)
maryadelegrace 2 years ago
supporting foot of your penche!!! beautiful 12 o'clock extension! you have both nice flexiblity and strength! 5. cleaner transition between pirouette in arabesque into the rotation in attitude. finish your pirouette, extend the leg for a moment, and then go into your attitude 6. support the arms underneath, show that strength that you have!! 7. caught you cheating :P close into fifth before you draw your leg up into the grand ronde de jambe. yikes, the leg to the front is completely parallel!
maryadelegrace 2 years ago
Hi there! I'm in the process of becoming a ballet teacher and would like to give you some constructive criticism :) I took detailed notes as I watched your video, and this is what I had: 1. don't sit at the bottom of your plie, make it one big, continuous movement 2. beautiful developpe to the front and smooth transition to a la seconde! wow! 3. don't lift your heel so noticeably when you are shifting your weight and testing your balance 4. be careful about being completely parallel on the
maryadelegrace 2 years ago
very nice...:)))
marakisweety 2 years ago
its clear that youve got great strength
and flexbility
now just try to work on ur continuity
and coordination :)
erikax0x 2 years ago
Very nice, beautiful feet and lovely high legs, though you should be careful with your arms, they are a bit fishy sometimes. =)
But very good work!! Keep going!!
DarkAngelsForever 2 years ago
Hi i thought ur adage study was really good
lovely extensions
at the end after the rond de jambe en l'air has come all the way round i think it ends in a arabesque not attitude but correct me if im wrong
good luck
TheLaurasmith3 2 years ago
very nice..... i hope to get to do Advanced 2 too, one day... haha :D but i don't think so as my town only offers the grades 1-8 and no vocational trainng
m2307 2 years ago
I too am studying A2, and may I just say WOW! your first ronde de jambe enlair was amazing...thats my weakness, i lack looseness in the hips :( I'm more of a pirouette tyrant...good luck! xoxo
luvtheRG 2 years ago
u're good! and strong!
LifeResort 2 years ago
Very nice, high leg lines. Make sure you resist your lowerings so they are smooth and controlled. Try feel like you are lifting up through your hips and thighs as you come down from demi point.
KellyReedHockey 2 years ago
it's all very lovely. just use your head more :) keep up the good work! how old are you?
Danzersss91 2 years ago
Very, very good! Thank you for uploading.
Ballettstudio 2 years ago
daffodil1
Lovely extensions and beautiful feet and legs. I would like to see a little more in the way of dynamics. The presentation lacked highs and lows. I too, would like to see the 2nd Adage and the Ports de Bras.
sw7136 2 years ago
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levipes 2 years ago 6
this is the first adage... Ill try to upload another vid soon. thankyou for your comments!
vaillylovestodance 2 years ago
hey that is so cool!!!! :):) cya soon :) (i found my youtube account)
lepelili 2 years ago