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Arts & Humanities: Dancing: “Question: How do I get my feet to not stick to the floor when doing pirouette turns?” plus 3 more

Arts & Humanities: Dancing: “Question: How do I get my feet to not stick to the floor when doing pirouette turns?” plus 3 more


Question: How do I get my feet to not stick to the floor when doing pirouette turns?

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 01:00 PM PDT

How do I get my feet to not stick to the floor when doing pirouette turns?

Whenever I try to do them, my foot sticks to the floor and holds me in place. (Not in a way that helps me to keep my balance, but in a way that will either keep me from turning or make turning slightly painful.)

Question: Irish dance ( feis dancers only)?

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 11:30 AM PDT

So im going to my first feis in 2 weeks and i dont know what i have to wear. I dont have a dancing dress .

So do i wear a black skirt & white top or a black skirt and black top

And what makeup should i wear and what should i wear in my hair whould a bun wig be fine

Im in tuasgrad . Should i wear fake tan either ???

Question: Hollywood Themed Dance Solo Ideas?

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT

From movies/soundtracks—
Star Wars, Star Trek, Avatar, stargate, Breakin, Breakin 2, Mortal Kombat, Top Gun, Strictly Ballroom
Burlesque, Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop), Show me your fire truck—Backdraft, She's like the wind—Patrick Swayze (dirty Dancing), It's my turn to fly—The Urge (Titan AE), More than a kiss-Tommy Conwell (shout), Tonight is what it means to be young, nowhere fast—Fire Inc (Streets of fire), Cause I'm a blonde-Julie Brown (Earth Girls are easy), Please Mr. Jailer—Rachel Sweet & James Intveld (Cry Baby)
Through the eyes of love—Melissa Manchester (Ice Castles theme), 24-Jem (ultraviolet)
Raining Sunshine - Miranda Cosgrove (cloudy w/ a chance of meatballs), Annie--Dumb Dog, Let's go to the movies, Hard knock life, I have the power—She-ra: Secret of the sword, Let's Get Together (The Parent Trap),The Ugly Bug Ball (Summer Magic), Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South)
Are We Dancing (The Happiest Millionaire)
Oogie Boogie's Song (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Heffalumps and Woozles (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day)
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)-- (So Dear to My Heart)
Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
Some Day My Prince Will Come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
The Siamese Cat Song (Lady and the Tramp)
RAD--Music that you can dance to-The Sparks, Send me an angel—Real Life, Thunder in your heart—John Farnham, Get Strange—Hubert Kah
Legend--Loved by the sun—Tangerine Dream,Is your love strong enough—Tangerine Dream ,The unicorn theme, The Cottage, Darkness , The Dance
Labyrinth-- Chilly Down, Magic dance
Dracula--Love eternal, Love remembered, The storm, Lucy's party, Love Song for a vampire by Annie Lennox
Dragonheart -World of your heart, Flight to Avalon, Draco
Ladyhawke--main theme, She was sad at first, Phillippe describes Isabeau
the Princess Bride-- The cliffs of insanity, I will never love again, The fireswamp & rodent of unusual size, Storybook Love—Willy Deville
Space Jam—theme song, Hit 'Em High (Monstars theme)
Batman-Partyman-Prince, Batdance-Prince
Teen Witch--Finest hour-Cindy Valentine aka Valentine Leone, I like boys-Elizabeth & the Weirz, Never gonna be the same again—Lori Russo aka Valentine Leone
Batman Forever-- There is a light—Nick Cave, The riddler—Method Man, Crossing the River-Eddi Reader
Sing--One more time –Michael Bolton, What's the matter with love—Laurena Wilerson
Fern Gully--Toxic Love—Tim Curry, If I'm gonna eat somebody it might as well be you—Tone Loc, A dream worth keeping—Sheena E
Oliver & Co-- Once Upon a time in NYC-Billy Joel, Perfect isn't easy-Bette Midler
Aladdin--A Whole New World, One Jump Ahead
Little Mermaid--Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Part of Your World
Lion King--Circle of Life, Hakuna Matata, I Just Can't Wait to Be King, Be Prepared, Can you feel the love tonight
Beauty and the Beast--Beauty and the Beast, Be Our Guest, Something There, Belle
Mary Poppins--Jolly Holiday, A Spoonful of Sugar, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag), Let's Go Fly a Kite, Stay Awake
Pete's Dragon--Candle on the Water, Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too), I swear I saw a dragon
Bambi-- Love Is a Song, Little April Shower
Disneyland--Main Street Electrical Parade, It's a Small World (After All), The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
Bedknobs & Broomsticks--The Age of Not Believing, Portobello Road, Substitutiary Locomotion, A Step in the Right Direction
Cinderella--Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Oh Sing Sweet Nightingale, A dream is a wish your heart makes, So this is love
The Jungle Book--The Bare Necessities, I Wanna Be like You, That's What Friends Are For
Pinocchio--When You Wish upon a Star, I've Got No Strings
The Hunchback of Notre Dame-- Out There, God help the outcasts
Pocahontas--Colors of the Wind, Just Around the Riverbend, Steady As the Beating Drum"
Sleeping Beauty-- Once Upon a Dream, I Wonder
Dumbo--Pink Elephants on Parade, Baby Mine, When I See an Elephant Fly
Robin Hood--Oo-De-Lally, Love
The Aristocats--Thomas O'Malley Cat, Everybody Wants to Be a Cat
Burlesque-I'm bound to you, The Last of me
A Call to Arms-Glory
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang--Chitty Chitty bang bang, roses of success, doll on a music box/truly scrumptious, me Ol' bamboo, lovely lonely man, you two, hushabye mountain
Hunt for Red October, Apocalypse Now, Good Morning Vietnam, The Blue max, Windtalkers, Last of the Mohicans, Excalibur, Flight of the Intruder, Gods & Generals, Behind Enemy Lines, Bat 21, Letters from Iwo Jima, Flags of our Fathers, Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket, Born on the 4th of July, Gettysburg, Platoon, Patton, Dances with wolves, where eagles dare, fly boys, great escape, gladiator, journey to the line, the pianist, Bridge on the River Kwai, Black Hawk down, Lawrence of Arabia, Crimson Tide, Kingdom of heaven, Inglourious basterds, Rambo, Defiance, the thin red line, life is beautiful, Schindler's list, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Tora tora tora, Braveheart,

Question: I buying my first pair of pointe today! Any advice?

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 08:33 AM PDT

Try on as many pairs as possible. If one feels good, there might be one that is still much better. Figure on being there about an hour.

Wear convertible/transitional tights under loose fitting pants that aren't too long. That way you can work with spacers or padding if you need it.

Hopefully your fitting is towards the end of the day (afternoon not morning) when your feet swell and you get a more accurate fit.

Make sure you can easily get up on the box before you purchase your shoes.

If your teacher is not with you, show your teacher your shoes and how they fit BEFORE you attach your ribbons and elastic. You cannot exchange shoes that have been sewn if they are not right.

Have your teacher show you how to break in your shoes before you work in them. If you have a good teacher she wont let your feet do all the work as a shoe not broken in is less stable and hard to work in. Not to mention a new dancer en pointe will have feet that may not break the shoe in the proper place.
FYI- here is a good video that explains how and why you need to do this.

Congrats on earning your pointe shoes!

My daughter is a professional dancer. I worked for NYCB (New York CIty Ballet)

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