Dance Technique - The Ballet Blog

Pointing the foot into a Theraband is often given to dancers worldwide as an exercise to ‘strengthen their feet’. Wh...

Last night Lisa was featured in a special segment on the ABC in regards to the risks of overstretching in young danc...

Dear Lisa, I am a dancer in Singapore. I have dislocated my patella 4 times and have done serious cartilage damage a...

Good morning lovely Lisa!! Just wondering if you have any info/data on the use of demi pointe shoes in classical bal...

Thank you so much for your interest in the products that we provide. There are a lot to choose from, and many people...

We are well aware that many people in the world don’t have access to a Physiotherapist who specializes in trea...

Hey Lisa! I started ballet when I was 4 years old. I’m now 17. I still can’t do a double pirouette and ...

THE QUESTION: The question that we’ve got for you today is actually from a non-dancer who’s been interested i...

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So many girls have good flexibility when stretching, but find it hard to use this when dancing, especially with gett...

Most dancers will complain of some foot injury at some stage in their training, and professional ballet dancers will...

While something as ‘simple’ as a Tendu gets taught very early on in most ballet schools, and is one of t...

Unfortunately, injuries are often considered a part of life for the dancer, but this doesn’t necessarily have to be ...

In our Tips for Training Turnout EBook, we look at all of the contributing factors to a beautiful developpe devant &...

In our first Tips for Turnout post we looked at ways of opening out the hips, to get some more turnout range, and ...

It seems like the flavour of the month in the clinic this month is turnout. Not that it isn’t always an issue, but i...

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