by Natalia Boesch | Jun 29, 2017 | Technique, Training
Updated on 1/26/2022 Few turns make dancers more tempted to cheat than pirouettes from fifth, especially doubles. Former New York City Ballet principal Jenifer Ringer, who is now on faculty at the Dance Conservatory of Charleston, gives her tips for nailing them...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 15, 2017 | Technique
Penché. So simple, yet so tough. Here, San Francisco Ballet School faculty member Tina LeBlanc offers her tips for a beautifully supported penché. Think three-dimensionally: “A penché is not just front and back, or down and up,” says Tina LeBlanc....