• 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

Pas de deux

“Experiencing the Art of Pas de Deux”: Philosophical and Practical Guidance from the Pros

August 13, 2018 by Leigh Purtill Leave a Comment

Pas de Deux

Dance partners on stage and off, Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg and Carlos Miguel Guerra, present a detailed guide with practical advice, historical context and personal philosophy on the ballet pas de deux.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Library, Dancethropology Tagged With: ballet, book review, Carlos Miguel Guerra, classical ballet, dance books, dance education, dance history, Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg, miami city ballet, partnering, Pas de deux, Performing arts

The Surprising Connection Between Physics and Ballet

May 10, 2011 by Guest Contributors

Now widely accepted and taught in university dance programs, at first Kenneth Laws’ writings connecting physics and the art of dance were accused of “reducing ballet to a science.” Learn more about Laws, his late start in dance, and his books in this introductory post on his pioneering work in the dance field.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Library, Dancethropology, Dancing, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body, Technique Tagged With: books on dance, college dance, Dickinson College, kenneth laws, laws of physics, lecture demonstration, Pas de deux, physics and dance, physics and grand jete, physics and pirouettes, physics of dance, understanding physics, understanding the body, university dance, workshop

Role Of A Lifetime: Returning To Dance As A Mom

May 7, 2010 by Nichelle (owner/editor)

“Your body does change,” confirms Sara, “and my fear was that I wouldn’t be able to look or dance the way I did before pregnancy and birth.” It was a fear that Toni shared. When asked what concerns she had about pregnancy, Toni answers, “That my body would never be the same. Its true, my body has never been the same. So what.” However, Toni concedes, “Like most dancers, I am hard on my body image, and that got worse after having a baby.”

Filed Under: Beyond the Bubble, Blog, Career in Dance, Dance Styles, Dancing, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body, Interviews, Performing Tagged With: arts, career, dance, dancing moms, dancing while pregnant, Family, houston ballet, interviews, motherhood, parenthood, Pas de deux, Pregnancy and Birth, professional dancing, Sara Webb, Toni Leago Valle, women, working mothers

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