Project Resurgence

This is probably the hardest combo I’ve ever set at Project Resurgence on our Monday Masters Programme.

Hence to say my feet were throbbing after class last night 😂

Mondays will be going up another notch next year as we will be adding our brand new Contemporary Associates to our Masters programme, providing the most elite training outside of professional training.

There are still places available next year for students of excellence and to find out more and how to submit your video application visit https://projectresurgence.co.uk/senior-associates-13%2B

I haven’t posted a classical duet post for such a long time but I was so impressed by performance during class , I thought we should have a dance together.

Milo is so good and has improved so much and to be able to coordinate such challenging steps & beats together is such an accomplishment at such a young age. 👏👏👏

For me it was just really good fun to see if I could keep up 😂

Grandad still got something left in the tank 👴

DONT EVER JUMP ONTO DEMI-POINTE!! Firstly it’s terrible for the joints in the body & the bones, secondly it’s terrible for achieving balance on turning steps.

Our weight placement on the supporting leg has to be consistent for us to be able to establish an understanding of our optimal position to balance on our supporting legs.

Balance creates control, control creates consistency, consistency creates confidence 💥

Practice all of your rises and releves without letting the ball of your foot leave the floor to increase in both strength and control 👍

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Adding connection between our head and arm lines to our advanced dance steps, such as this Renversé will only create more theatre and drama.

I’m a huge lover of the relationship between your chin and wrist when performing classical ballet steps.

It really involves your audience as well which is such a special skill that all dancers can develop.

Renversé is my favourite dance step and has such a powerful and visual effect on stage in particular. Filmed with the Monday Masters students.

Adding connection between our head and arm lines to our advanced dance steps, such as this Renversé will only create more theatre and drama.

I’m a huge lover of the relationship between your chin and your wrist when performing classical ballet steps.

It really involves your audience as well which is such a special skill that all dancers can develop.

Renversé is my favourite dance step and has such a powerful and visual effect on stage in particular.

Filmed .resurgence Monday Masters Programme

Another hugely productive day today at Project Resurgence as we worked on fouettés for over 45 minutes with our intermediate group. It’s so important to over practice in my opinion.

There are many ways to train a fouetté but this method in particular is brilliant for dancers who are struggling with the leg movements.

Taking the arms out of play is a sure fire way to put the emphasis on a single leg strength of the supporting leg and also the Demi grand round de jambe of the working leg.

It’s actually incredibly hard to hold balance and tempo without the arms but it’s massively beneficial for the major muscle function in the legs and core.

Please, if you do practice this, make sure you have plenty of space and others to spot you.

Part 2 coming tomorrow 👍

I love Grand Allegro ❤️ especially when I teach and dance with my Monday Masters at Project Resurgence.

These kids are so talented and hard working, I literally can’t keep up with the energy, passion and enthusiasm.

I know ballet is an art form but there is such athleticism, agility and coordination attached to what we do, to me it’s a sport as well, but a sport performed gracefully with meaning and theatricality to elevate it above a purely objective activity.

It’s why I believe ballet is so much more than powerful than its current state and could be so much more if we make it relatable and accessible to everyone. 💥

Another productive Sunday at Project Resurgence as we work on a lot of new technique & content including this challenging petit allegro for our intermediate group.

It’s full of ballotté, glissade, entrechat and our first ever brisé! 💥it’s super tough but completely worth it!

Small jumps are so much more than a warm up, they are the gateway to every elaborate big jump in dance so it’s vital that we get the fundamentals bang on.

A lot of practice is the only way to accomplish these beautiful but demanding steps, however, I saw so much improvement in such a short space of time today.

Today was all about getting our heads down and training our bodies to absorb exact & accurate technique leading to mastering the many beautiful jumps in classical ballet 👍