• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Dance Advantage

Dance Advantage

Solutions For All Stages Of Your Dance Life

  • New? Start Here
  • Dancing in Class
    • Health, Wellness & The Dancer’s Body
    • Dance Technique
    • World-Wise Dancers
    • Dancethropology
  • Dance Teacher Solutions
    • Dance School Owners & Admin
    • K-12
  • Parenting Dancers
    • Parents of Preschool Dancers
  • Dancing On Stage
    • Choreography Help & Ideas
  • Careers in Dance
    • Pre-professional Dance Training
      • Summer Study/Workshops
  • Member Login

better balance in ballet

“Look, Mom, no hands!” — Finding the Balance of Balance

May 12, 2011 by Lauren Warnecke

Why is it easier to balance standing up straight than bending at the waist? Lauren of Art Intercepts delves deeper into the science of balancing to answer that question and more.

Filed Under: Blog, Dancing, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body, Technique Tagged With: Art Intercepts, automatic responses, balancing tips, better balance in ballet, biomechanics, challenge balance, dance mechanics, how to improve balance, how to improve balance for dance, laws of physics, neuromuscular response, postural equilibrium, postural responses, practicing balance, science, science of dance, sense of balance, understanding balance, vertical balance

Your Blueprint for Better Balancing

January 19, 2011 by Nichelle (owner/editor)

IMAGE A Jenga tower miraculously leans and balances on a single, uncentered, block. IMAGE

Tips and thoughts to improve your overall balancing of poses. We discuss alignment, supporting muscles, focus, energy, and all about growing a balance in ‘good soil’. You’ll also get a list of balance challenges to train your senses for better stability.

Filed Under: Blog, Dancing, Featured, Technique Tagged With: alignment and balance, ankle stability, balance beter in releve, balancing in arabesque, balancing tips, better balance in ballet, challenge balance, contemporary dance balance, counterbalance, down to go up, hold a pose, how to improve balance for dance, microadjustements, minor adjustments, postural responses, sense of balance, stability, supporting muscles, tarsus joint, understanding balance, vertical balance, without falling, wobbling in a balance

Primary Sidebar

Get Updates For Free

For fresh articles, exclusive downloads and more, subscribe now.

Learn more.

Articles by Topic

Recently…

  • Getting Cozy with a Ballet Mystery
  • Achieving Your Dance Goals
  • Nicholson’s Action-Packed Retelling of the Nutcracker
Follow Nichelle @DanceAdvantage.net's board Dancer Tips & Advice on Pinterest.

Learn

Shop

Before Footer

Who is Nichelle?

Nichelle is the owner and editor of Dance Advantage. Struck by the potential the Internet held for creating community among dancers online, she founded Dance Advantage in 2008 to share information, tips, and advice about dance and dance training. Each month, the site reaches thousands of new and returning readers from all over the world. Thank YOU for reading!
Learn more about how and why Nichelle launched DA...

About Dance Advantage

Dance Advantage is the spot dancers turn to

Footer

Blog Policies & Disclosures

This page or post may contain affiliate links or sponsored content. See our blog policies for more details.
  • Disclaimer
  • Disclosure
  • Privacy
  • Giveaway Policy
  • Commenting Policy

Partners

  • About
  • Resources
  • Advertise
  • Write
  • Subscribe
  • Services
  • Testimonials
  • Contact

Copyright © 2019 · Wellness Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in