The Boy Ballet Dancer

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Based on his experience as the Trainer at Billy Camp and ballet teacher for the boys who played Billy Elliot on Broadway and on tour, Finis Jhung knows that today's boy ballet dancer needs updated training—he must go beyond positions and poses and learn the mechanics of movement. In this new video, 11-year-old Joseph Harrington—newly-cast as Billy Elliot—warms up standing alone in center floor so he can check his placement and form in the mirror. He then demonstrates the essential exercises which emphasize the spring action of the bent knee in plié for powerful jumps, turns and combinations. Finis explains the exercise, Joseph demonstrates, Finis analyzes and Joseph repeats. At the end, Joseph performs jumps and turns that will make you stand and cheer as audiences do at Billy Elliot: The Musical.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• ballet
• dance
• boy
• billy elliot
• warmup
• warm up
• stretch
• center
• exercise
• finis
• jhung

[mickypuck]

THIS IS NOT GAY!!!!!

@illyrianchest

[TheDisneylandDieHard]

i do ballet... i travel the country and dance hands on with hot girls... ummm i dont think we are the gay ones...and whyy would you care any searousley?

[NxyDolli]

I have nothing but absolute respect for male ballet dancers. The strength and power they have in their legs is nothing short of formidable, not to mention all the crap they have to suffer from mongoloid philistines.

[calvinandhobbes12312]

Am buds with him and cast of Billy Elliot . What a beautiful dancer, and show. So touching and moving.

[doktorfuture]

Ballet is the martial art of grace. If Chuck Norris did Ballet the planets would align.

[youngazn317]

this hurts my knees and ankles just watching

[TheCalvin230]

 he is amazing and all ballet dancers wich arent gay get good girlfriends i no because i have one

[jeanwinne]

Such an amazing ballet prodigy.

[Rigobertina1]

yes he isnt gay because he is my boyfriend

[gabrielpalai]

And if given the opportunity, I would have taken up Western ballet as well... Classical dances are just phenomenally more challenging than talking nonsense, drinking beer, pubbing and dancing like crap on the dance floor that the so called 'macho' men do!

[gabrielpalai]

Í'm a MALE indian classical dancer trained in bharatanatyam. The techniques required are similar to western ballet. But the wrong notion that only gays are inclined to the learning of this art form still disturbingly perpetuates among the men.

Such ignorance! Goodness... My strength, stamina and determination are way higher than any guys around me - whether on the sports track or on the dance floor. So, I don't know if I should turn around and call them gay instead!