This dancer maintains her natural, lower back curve by flexing her hips & releasing her ribs. Dmitri's point is well taken, but the video image teaches another. This dancer shown in this video holds her hips behind her head & places too much weight on her first and second metatarsal joints. Instead, she needs is to strengthen her psoas muscles so she can plie more vertically without sacrificing her lower back, abdominals or turnout.
@tutublonde19 I'm sorry to disagree. If you look in Grey's anatomy book, you will see that the natural bend of the knee allows for a slight inward angle over the foot. If you place the knee over the toes in plier, the thigh is overly rotated and "locks" creating a lot of stress in the the hip joint and lower back. I have worked both ways, I have taught both ways and what Dimitri is teaching is very correct and freeing.
@CrystalineEyes NO NO NO! she is allowing her pelvis to tilt which is not correct placement! and we are not the same as runners or athletes! we have certain technique that allows us to do amazing things! with the pelvis tilted back the dancer is not on her leg making everything she does much harder and incorrect, In ballet we should feel pulled up not allowing anything to be tucked or pushed out. The feeling of everything pulling closer to the spine
It's amazing to live in Brazil and be able to learn from such an excellent teacher from so far away. Thank you very much and congratulations for your work, if you were Brazilian I'd definitelly hire you as my teacher.
I wish that I had had a teacher like him when I started my training as a child. I agree with the previous person -sunnybrett- this knowledge should be mandatory for all teachers. There is a lot more to being a teacher of ballet than just marking out the steps for the class to repeat and the odd correction based on aesthetics rather than anatomy and physics of movement.
This dancer maintains her natural, lower back curve by flexing her hips & releasing her ribs. Dmitri's point is well taken, but the video image teaches another. This dancer shown in this video holds her hips behind her head & places too much weight on her first and second metatarsal joints. Instead, she needs is to strengthen her psoas muscles so she can plie more vertically without sacrificing her lower back, abdominals or turnout.
DancingArtsCenter 8 months ago
@tutublonde19 I'm sorry to disagree. If you look in Grey's anatomy book, you will see that the natural bend of the knee allows for a slight inward angle over the foot. If you place the knee over the toes in plier, the thigh is overly rotated and "locks" creating a lot of stress in the the hip joint and lower back. I have worked both ways, I have taught both ways and what Dimitri is teaching is very correct and freeing.
GariGold 1 year ago
@CrystalineEyes NO NO NO! she is allowing her pelvis to tilt which is not correct placement! and we are not the same as runners or athletes! we have certain technique that allows us to do amazing things! with the pelvis tilted back the dancer is not on her leg making everything she does much harder and incorrect, In ballet we should feel pulled up not allowing anything to be tucked or pushed out. The feeling of everything pulling closer to the spine
00Glamorous00 1 year ago
wow
ballerina6359 1 year ago
It's amazing to live in Brazil and be able to learn from such an excellent teacher from so far away. Thank you very much and congratulations for your work, if you were Brazilian I'd definitelly hire you as my teacher.
LeticiaSchiavon 2 years ago
I wish that I had had a teacher like him when I started my training as a child. I agree with the previous person -sunnybrett- this knowledge should be mandatory for all teachers. There is a lot more to being a teacher of ballet than just marking out the steps for the class to repeat and the odd correction based on aesthetics rather than anatomy and physics of movement.
bachandbark 2 years ago 6
This knowledge should be obligatory to everyone who dares to teach ballet!
There would be less crippled dancers trying to fix the damage later in their life.
Thank you Dmitri for sharing with everyone you craft. Five* * * * * for you!
sunnybrett 2 years ago 4