If you’ve spent much time around Dance Concepts you probably know Julie. This is her 6th year teaching with us. She works heavily with the competition teams but also teaches some of our more beginner dancers. Julie has become known for her outstanding choreography and is in high demand for solo/duet/trio work. You can see […]
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Here’s another great terminology sheet from Constanza Murphy. This one breaks down the most common turns used in ballet including detourne, chaine, pique, soutenu, and fouette. It also includes a review of en dehors and en dedans – important for every ballet dancer to understand.
As dancers we tend to spend a lot of time on demi pointe. Ballet, jazz, contemporary, and even tap dancers can benefit from strengthening and improving their releve (hip hop dancers, you can have a pass here-but do the exercises anyway, strength is good). . The only tool required today is a step (any step
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Check out our new sweats this year! Jackets are available for $30, and pants for $25. These sweats are only available by pre-ordering. Don’t miss out! Orders are due by January 31st. Print an order form here.
Over dinner on New Year’s Eve Julie and I were going over our personal highlights of 2010. We both agreed that one of our favorite Dance Concepts moments of the year was at Utah Dance Fest when Jenna, Tessa, and Mikel each won queen in their category. Each of their solos is well worth watching
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Tell us about your dance training and education: I started dancing when I was 3 at a RAD school in England: light blue leotard, pink socks, pink shoes…When I was 6, we moved to Texas where I went to an unfortunate studio until I was 10 and we moved to Alaska. North Star Ballet is
Meet the Teacher-Constanza Murphy Read More »
We had Red Tree Photography on site at last week’s winter recital. They took tons of pictures (chances are there’s one of your dancer!). Prices for prints start at just $6.00. In addition to the standard full color, they also offer prints in black and white, and sepia tones. You can view all of the
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Thanks to Constanza for another great study sheet. This one focuses on allegro steps. You’ll have an easier time learning quick allegro combinations if you’re familiar with the names of the steps.
Allegro Vocabulary Read More »
The new year is a great time for Dance Concepts dancers to put themselves out there in the ballet world – by going to auditions! Summer intensive audition season runs January-March, and it gives everyone an opportunity to take great classes from master teachers, as well as the fantastic learning experience dancers get from auditioning.
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Some things are just beautiful. Click the break to watch choreography by Costanza Murphy and Tiffany Armijo. Dancers are from our Level 5 ballet class.