I am not a dancer, but I did ballet when I was young and will occasionally take a class. Even though my pursuit is training to be a painter, I feel these tips can apply to that, or to any fine art/craft. Building self-discipline and pushing past the fear of pain is probably one of the things that I struggle with the most. Great video ☺️
Hi Isabella, new subscriber here. I discovered you yesterday and I have been binge watching your channel, such a great content. I am 52 years old, born, raised and trained in Brazil. My last time on stage on pointe shoes I was 48. I am trying to get back on dancing again and I love your great tips! Thank you!
Great advice! Everything you talk about here - time management, task management, multi-tasking, self-awareness, reflection, being vulnerable and honest with yourself, setting specific goals, planning your week in advance are all great skills to develop and use throughout life. 🙌🏼
Hi!! Thank you Isabella this was so helpful. I do have a few questions though I hoping you can answer 1. I’m in year 11 (non vocational auditioning for next year right now) and I practice after school quite a lot, the problem is I have no idea what I am doing!! I film myself and end up upset because I’m no where near the level of girls I follow on instagram (who are younger than me!) and end up down a spiral of ‘what if I don’t get into my dream school - the audition is in less than a month - what will I do?!’ Then my practice time is up and it’s my bedtime. I don’t know what to do!! 2. How can I improve my pointe work quickly. I started pointe late for my age and was not trained properly so I am currently working on correcting old, bad habits such as sickling and bad turnout. I’m doing calf raises every day, but I struggle to Relevè in centre on my right leg (not left for some reason) I can pose and all that on my left but not my right, is there something I can do to fix this? It’s my biggest worry. 3. I’m scared of falling. I’m scared of falling off pointe, I’m scared of falling out of pirouettes and fouettés, I’m just scared I’ll fall and break my ankle or it’ll hurt. I’ve been trying to get over this fear but can still only do doubles on flat, and singles on pointe, and am far too scared to attempt fouettés on pointe but I know I need to be able to do them at my level already. What can I do? My teachers told me nothing bad will happen but the fear is still there. I want to be able to turn confidently, and be able to do triples, maybe even quadruples, and I really want to do fouettés, I’m just so scared!! Sorry for the long message. If you can help that’ll mean so much to me. I love your videos btw!! 🥰
Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the evil in this world, God is full of justice, mercy and love. Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans . The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom. If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us into His image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. We cannot purify ourselves, but Christ lived that perfect sinless, pure life and then allotted it to our "account". That's where our righteousness comes from. Not from any good, works that you or I could do. It is not based on the amount of good works we do. God starts the changes, He carries it on, and He completes it in those who let Him. It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him, again, through His power and instruction). He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if YOU had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place. He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, forgiveness, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it. He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way. NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER If you have any questions let me know
67 female Brit, started ballet a few months back with weight to lose, lifelong inflexibility (thus no turnout), sciatica, motion sickness, sore balls of feet, v inactive, but am absolutely loving it! ❤
“do a ten minute plank, simple” ty queen
i can barely do a plank for 1 min! i just discovered my obliques exist!
A lot of this can be applied to things other than ballet! I've been watching this and applying this to how I improve my Russian faster!
Great! ❤
I am not a dancer, but I did ballet when I was young and will occasionally take a class. Even though my pursuit is training to be a painter, I feel these tips can apply to that, or to any fine art/craft. Building self-discipline and pushing past the fear of pain is probably one of the things that I struggle with the most. Great video ☺️
Enjoy this video! I would do these things and it really helped me - comment below if you enjoyed ❤
Hi Isabella, new subscriber here. I discovered you yesterday and I have been binge watching your channel, such a great content. I am 52 years old, born, raised and trained in Brazil. My last time on stage on pointe shoes I was 48. I am trying to get back on dancing again and I love your great tips! Thank you!
Started watching this video and followed your advice with a glute stretch.😂
hahaha yaass! Getting it done!
You’re so welcome! ❤
Great advice! Everything you talk about here - time management, task management, multi-tasking, self-awareness, reflection, being vulnerable and honest with yourself, setting specific goals, planning your week in advance are all great skills to develop and use throughout life. 🙌🏼
This is so true,thank you very much,i really enjoy learning some things from you! ♥️
Love this. Great tips. So relevant.
Thank you for this video! It was so helpful ❤❤
i appreciate you so much for this, thank you love
Hi!! Thank you Isabella this was so helpful. I do have a few questions though I hoping you can answer
1. I’m in year 11 (non vocational auditioning for next year right now) and I practice after school quite a lot, the problem is I have no idea what I am doing!! I film myself and end up upset because I’m no where near the level of girls I follow on instagram (who are younger than me!) and end up down a spiral of ‘what if I don’t get into my dream school - the audition is in less than a month - what will I do?!’ Then my practice time is up and it’s my bedtime. I don’t know what to do!!
2. How can I improve my pointe work quickly. I started pointe late for my age and was not trained properly so I am currently working on correcting old, bad habits such as sickling and bad turnout. I’m doing calf raises every day, but I struggle to Relevè in centre on my right leg (not left for some reason) I can pose and all that on my left but not my right, is there something I can do to fix this? It’s my biggest worry.
3. I’m scared of falling. I’m scared of falling off pointe, I’m scared of falling out of pirouettes and fouettés, I’m just scared I’ll fall and break my ankle or it’ll hurt. I’ve been trying to get over this fear but can still only do doubles on flat, and singles on pointe, and am far too scared to attempt fouettés on pointe but I know I need to be able to do them at my level already. What can I do? My teachers told me nothing bad will happen but the fear is still there. I want to be able to turn confidently, and be able to do triples, maybe even quadruples, and I really want to do fouettés, I’m just so scared!!
Sorry for the long message. If you can help that’ll mean so much to me. I love your videos btw!! 🥰
did you get into a vocational school??
Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the evil in this world, God is full of justice, mercy and love.
Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans
. The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom.
If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us into His image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. We cannot purify ourselves, but Christ lived that perfect sinless, pure life and then allotted it to our "account".
That's where our righteousness comes from. Not from any good, works that you or I could do.
It is not based on the amount of good works we do. God starts the changes, He carries it on, and He completes it in those who let Him.
It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him, again, through His power and instruction).
He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if YOU had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place.
He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, forgiveness, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it.
He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way.
NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER
If you have any questions let me know
get your god out of her comment section this wasn’t an invitation to spread the gospel
I'm a 54 years old man and never done any ballet before. I'm fascinated by it, however. Do you think it's too late to start?
absolutely not!! there are a lot of classes for adults, my mom started and she couldn’t be any happier, go for it
67 female Brit, started ballet a few months back with weight to lose, lifelong inflexibility (thus no turnout), sciatica, motion sickness, sore balls of feet, v inactive, but am absolutely loving it! ❤