I was just reminiscing about my old ballet classes and remembering how much I struggled with this. Watched the video and all the lightbulbs came on. My teacher had conveyed the "it's not ronde de jambe" so I was doing the flat turn but I simply couldn't make it look graceful, quick, or fluid. The coordination of the arms upward and movement of the shoulders in particular were such helpful tips. Your students are so lucky to have such an insightful teacher! Thank you for clearing up this mystery after all these years.
"Don't just depend on 50% of your body" ~ Katie {2017} This gives me my motivation, this is what's going to go through my head in class. Thank you so much, Katie!! ❤
My teacher’s always says my entrelace needs a lot of improvement, and after practicing with some of your tips, my teacher last week was like, “Your entrelace improved!” Thanks so much!! :)
It's been ten years since I've danced, but I recently found how good it was for my soul. I just wanted to leave a note & tell you how helpful your videos are. You articulate things in a such a way, that I'm finally discovering breakthroughs in my dancing - years after my prime. I saw you dance Juliet at Saratoga Springs, when I was a very young dancer attending the Saratoga summer program. Thank you for the memories & inspiration. Then & now.
Thank you so much, I didn't realize I was swinging my leg around and collapsing my upper body on the landing, I have always had a hard time getting the proper position. Seeing the difference really helps.
Thank you, Kathryn. I'll be 62 in a couple of months and still putzing along in ballet classes. Your friendly realism and purity of technique helps me do the best I can achieve!
Here I am at 43 wanting to get up and try this again after 25 years and thinking there's no way my body would cooperate - what an inspiration you are! I would love to dance again just for the pure joy of it and I am so happy to hear that I might not have missed the chance.
Great video! I would love a video about flic flac, and also a video discussing how to stay lifted through pointe shoes especially during long combinations en releve. I really like the right/wrong demonstrations in these lessons. Thanks!
Oh yes, definitely flic flac! I swear when I learned them as a kid it was something we just did en face, but now we only ever do them en tournant and I feel like I just look like I'm paddling around!
Thanks Kathryn..this is the only instruction that i understand, as a teacher I know how it feels to provide an instruction to a beginner and ending up getting no response at all. Your explanation is very clear .
I'm so glad that I found your channel. I recently started taking adult ballet classes (I'm 22) and your videos are a great help. With them I'm improving really fast, I really like the way you break down the movements!
Grand battement, grand battement was exactly how my teacher taught it to me and I can't get those words out of my head when I'm doing one!! I love these videos Katie and I can't wait to get back to dancing soon when I move house!
Oh my godness this couldn't have been posted at a better time. Last week during class I couldn't seem to get a tour jete down and I was the only one. I have class on monday and this really helped. Thank you so much!❤️
I just went to the park across the street to practice. I can get the foot coordination. Now I have to work on the arms... the grand battement, the arabesque, uh - my upper body (big time) - ok, that's enough to get started. And thanks as always for the wonderful tips & tricks!!
anyone else doing slowmow to see exactly how she does it? XD i am trying to learn these because i am a late starter because of insufficient funds and im moving up through levels and i like to be prepared. Kathryn's videos are so helpful!
Katie thank you so much for this video. These are the tips I have never learned from my teacher. They have really helped me. I look forward to your next video. Things I would love to see you make a video on is cabriole. Thank you!
Grande here ehtrelece should peak at second position 90 degrees with arms in high fifth. Then the underneath leg reaches for a grande battlement back. I don't know if sab skips second , but the beauty of the step comes from the peak in second , mary
Right now in my adult intermediate class my ballet teacher is focusing on one grand allegro step at a time. Right now we are focusing on saut de basque. Could you please do a technique tips on this jump? I find it very hard to coordinate the legs and I tend to end up landing in an awkward position because I don't hit the correct position in the air.
Hi Kathryn! I've been zooming around your basics videos as I'm getting back into ballet after a *cough* 25yearabsence *cough* and I would love it if you could add to that collection too - maybe talking about correct foot placement for wraps and also breathing whilst dancing? I love the fact that you do make videos for all stages. I'm at that awkward re-leaning stage where my mind remembers steps but my body really doesn't :P
This was great, at my school for nutcracker my level and up they don't have auditions and just observe you from how you're doing in class. I have been working really hard but you any tips for me?
I used to be so good at tour jete but we started doing them with a chassé backwards and now I can’t do them, I keep falling over or just spinning around and landing on the wrong leg.
Love your videos. Do you have any tips on how to adapt choreography to different sizes or shapes of stage or studio, particularly smaller spaces when it feels like you're going to run out of room?
Katie I'd love to see a Q&A or a Chat with Katie video, these are my absolute faves and everytime you upload I hope it is one :D I love it when you just answer the communities questions, and your chats are always very informative. I'd also still love a video about ballet stuff from wish.com. Kisses, Salina xx
Thank you so much for that video, can you make a bar workout that targets the muscles anyone needs to jump and to jump higher, that would be so incredibly helpfull.
Hey, I don't know what I did wrong. But after practicing these, my right hip joint is in agony and every stretch I've tried so far has made it worse. What's a good stretch for that area?
i have a feature role in the ballet dance in my schools annual show and i have to do a large amount of developpes in the beginning and I'm determined to get them as high and impressive as possible. do you have any tips how to strengthen your body to achieve this? x
Thank you so much for this video!! I'm struggling with grand jete en tournant so much. Do you have tips for dedans/dehors turn sequences? I hope you get what I mean :)
i'm nice and stressed because my school forces you to take dance, and i hate it, and we got tested on this recently and i did a good job failing even though i tried my best and i just fucking hate it so much, i'm not made out for it and i'm pissed that my school forces me to do it and i just feel like everyone is judging me on it, and i just wanna cry i hate dance especially ballet so much.
Omg guess what..... I got clara in the nutcracker and arabian leader and dew drop/sugar plum fairy in waltz of the flowers and some solos and im in snow as clara dancing with the snow queen and under studying snow queen. ahhhhhhh
I was just reminiscing about my old ballet classes and remembering how much I struggled with this. Watched the video and all the lightbulbs came on. My teacher had conveyed the "it's not ronde de jambe" so I was doing the flat turn but I simply couldn't make it look graceful, quick, or fluid. The coordination of the arms upward and movement of the shoulders in particular were such helpful tips. Your students are so lucky to have such an insightful teacher! Thank you for clearing up this mystery after all these years.
"Don't just depend on 50% of your body" ~ Katie {2017}
This gives me my motivation, this is what's going to go through my head in class. Thank you so much, Katie!! ❤
This is amazing. Very informative. You're such a good teacher.
Thank you!
Moondustangel
My teacher’s always says my entrelace needs a lot of improvement, and after practicing with some of your tips, my teacher last week was like, “Your entrelace improved!” Thanks so much!! :)
This is so great, we were doing tour jetes yesterday and my teacher told me I need a lot of improvement, perfect timing!
Hope this helps! :)
It's been ten years since I've danced, but I recently found how good it was for my soul. I just wanted to leave a note & tell you how helpful your videos are. You articulate things in a such a way, that I'm finally discovering breakthroughs in my dancing - years after my prime. I saw you dance Juliet at Saratoga Springs, when I was a very young dancer attending the Saratoga summer program. Thank you for the memories & inspiration. Then & now.
She's all like "look at how bad this looks" am I am like😶 everything you do looks amazing.
Madeline Stanifer I KNOW RIGHT?!
Shaylyn Vick I understand the point that she is trying to get across, but she does everything so gracefully
Madeline Stanifer I know it! She's so graceful even if she is doing it incorrectly!!
Awww thank you! xoxo
🙋🏻♀️ that’s what I was thinking!!
Thank you so much, I didn't realize I was swinging my leg around and collapsing my upper body on the landing, I have always had a hard time getting the proper position. Seeing the difference really helps.
Kathryn Morgan! How did you know that that's what I did for my tour jete's !? I feel so attacked right now! Ha! Thanks for the help.
Thank you, Kathryn. I'll be 62 in a couple of months and still putzing along in ballet classes. Your friendly realism and purity of technique helps me do the best I can achieve!
Here I am at 43 wanting to get up and try this again after 25 years and thinking there's no way my body would cooperate - what an inspiration you are! I would love to dance again just for the pure joy of it and I am so happy to hear that I might not have missed the chance.
Great video! I would love a video about flic flac, and also a video discussing how to stay lifted through pointe shoes especially during long combinations en releve. I really like the right/wrong demonstrations in these lessons. Thanks!
Thank you Eleanor! Flic Flac is on my list!
Can't wait. Yay :)
Oh yes, definitely flic flac! I swear when I learned them as a kid it was something we just did en face, but now we only ever do them en tournant and I feel like I just look like I'm paddling around!
What is flic flac?
I danced years ago and, probably was taught, but that was over 40 years ago!!
Thanks Kathryn..this is the only instruction that i understand, as a teacher I know how it feels to provide an instruction to a beginner and ending up getting no response at all. Your explanation is very clear .
I'm so glad that I found your channel. I recently started taking adult ballet classes (I'm 22) and your videos are a great help. With them I'm improving really fast, I really like the way you break down the movements!
Grand battement, grand battement was exactly how my teacher taught it to me and I can't get those words out of my head when I'm doing one!! I love these videos Katie and I can't wait to get back to dancing soon when I move house!
Thanks Claire! And good luck moving!
I have the very 'around' problem you addressed in the beginning. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much and I love your channels.
I'm an older male dancer & just learning tour jete. Your video is really helpful! I'm sure that I'll refer to it over and over so thank you!
Oh my godness this couldn't have been posted at a better time. Last week during class I couldn't seem to get a tour jete down and I was the only one. I have class on monday and this really helped. Thank you so much!❤️
Thank you for breaking this down, I have so many students that anticipate the floor
I just went to the park across the street to practice. I can get the foot coordination. Now I have to work on the arms... the grand battement, the arabesque, uh - my upper body (big time) - ok, that's enough to get started. And thanks as always for the wonderful tips & tricks!!
anyone else doing slowmow to see exactly how she does it? XD i am trying to learn these because i am a late starter because of insufficient funds and im moving up through levels and i like to be prepared. Kathryn's videos are so helpful!
Please do more videos on hair and makeup looks. I love them so much!!!!
I am not a ballerina but I am here to cheer for you as you are reaching 100k subscribers :D You are such a class act and an inspiration :) cheers !
Katie thank you so much for this video. These are the tips I have never learned from my teacher. They have really helped me. I look forward to your next video. Things I would love to see you make a video on is cabriole. Thank you!
Kathryn, thank you so much for this video! I adore you and your channel! 💕
Thank you so much!!! I've also been struggling with tour jeté. This has been so very helpful!
Grande here ehtrelece should peak at second position 90 degrees with arms in high fifth. Then the underneath leg reaches for a grande battlement back. I don't know if sab skips second , but the beauty of the step comes from the peak in second , mary
Thanks so much this really helped me. I do need to work on my grand battements though. Do you have any tips?
This is my hardest step thank you SO MUCH !!
You’re so awesome. Straight to the pointe
The first demonstration you did of what typically goes wrong with tour jete, I said out loud, "that's meeee" haha. Thanks for the help on this!
I really need help with my petit allegro I find it hard to do more than 6 sautes in first position without getting tired and my legs getting sore
i do gymnastics and this a part of my floor routine but i could never figure it out, thank you
thank you this is the jump im worst at this will help
i would love to see a video about more "advanced" travelling turns that i see in variations but can never find the name of to learn more about them!
Right now in my adult intermediate class my ballet teacher is focusing on one grand allegro step at a time. Right now we are focusing on saut de basque. Could you please do a technique tips on this jump? I find it very hard to coordinate the legs and I tend to end up landing in an awkward position because I don't hit the correct position in the air.
I've been waiting for this video for a long time! Thank you so much! ❤ Can you please do a video on how to take care of your hair as a dancer? Thanks!
Did this tonight and I’m struggling like hell. I keep doing fouettés!!
I need this(I was literally about to recommend you do this video) thanks so much Katie
Hi Kathryn! I've been zooming around your basics videos as I'm getting back into ballet after a *cough* 25yearabsence *cough* and I would love it if you could add to that collection too - maybe talking about correct foot placement for wraps and also breathing whilst dancing? I love the fact that you do make videos for all stages. I'm at that awkward re-leaning stage where my mind remembers steps but my body really doesn't :P
I love your videos! They're so incredibly helpful.
amazing teacher!! i can really understand the way you explain things...😄
This was great, at my school for nutcracker my level and up they don't have auditions and just observe you from how you're doing in class. I have been working really hard but you any tips for me?
What are your tricks and tips for pointe shoes and a slippery floor other than rosin. I hate to see dancers holding back for fear of slipping.
Lol 2:40 "I look like I jumped...." Cracked me up
I used to be so good at tour jete but we started doing them with a chassé backwards and now I can’t do them, I keep falling over or just spinning around and landing on the wrong leg.
Please please please can you make one of tour en l'air? Love you so much💕💕
my favorite jump!!! Very helpful!!!!!
Perfect thank you!! 😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌿🌿🌿🌿
Can you please do a pre-show exercise video? 🙏🏼
This is so helpful! I've been looking for a video like this and this is great!✨
Can you do brisés? Try as I might, I can never get them right!
I'm need help on petite allegro
I will work on that!
Thank you this is so helpful🎉
Love your videos. Do you have any tips on how to adapt choreography to different sizes or shapes of stage or studio, particularly smaller spaces when it feels like you're going to run out of room?
Woooow your points helped me so much!!
Beautiful!!!!!!! Could you please do more ballet/pointe shoe hacks?
Katie I'd love to see a Q&A or a Chat with Katie video, these are my absolute faves and everytime you upload I hope it is one :D I love it when you just answer the communities questions, and your chats are always very informative. I'd also still love a video about ballet stuff from wish.com. Kisses, Salina xx
Pls help with cabriole
Thanks i love this
This is awesome !! Can you do a video on leg holds ??
Great video!! Thank you for posting!!
Love your way of explain
This really will help me alot! Thank you😃
great lesson!
Could you please do a video on saut de basque? I always have trouble with that step :)
Could you or Chris talk about pas de cisaux and 540? Pleaaaaaase
Thank you so much for that video, can you make a bar workout that targets the muscles anyone needs to jump and to jump higher, that would be so incredibly helpfull.
So helpful!!! Love this!!!
OMG for me it the placement of my leg and my arms
very very helpful!!! can you do a video on sissone failli assemble? thank you!
Amazing as always 👌🏻
I need help with improving my grand battement
I will add it to the list!
Kathryn Morgan That would be awesome 😍
Thank you so much!
Hey, I don't know what I did wrong. But after practicing these, my right hip joint is in agony and every stretch I've tried so far has made it worse. What's a good stretch for that area?
Thanks for the tips!
Could you do pas de couru jete en avant please? Thank you!
Great video👍🏻👍🏻
hello! Could you share some tips on mastering Gargouillade? :)
i have a feature role in the ballet dance in my schools annual show and i have to do a large amount of developpes in the beginning and I'm determined to get them as high and impressive as possible. do you have any tips how to strengthen your body to achieve this? x
Thx a lot 🥰⭐⭐⭐
Can you explain how this is different from an entrelace? We have done entrelacés in class before and these look very similar :)
I think we call that step entrelacé - or is that another one?
Thank you so much for this video!! I'm struggling with grand jete en tournant so much.
Do you have tips for dedans/dehors turn sequences? I hope you get what I mean :)
I am planning a video on menages so we will cover that then! xo
I need help with my fouetté turns.
She has numerous videos that apply to that. And one just for fouettes.
Hi Kathryn could u do a video for free enchantment ?
i'm nice and stressed because my school forces you to take dance, and i hate it, and we got tested on this recently and i did a good job failing even though i tried my best and i just fucking hate it so much, i'm not made out for it and i'm pissed that my school forces me to do it and i just feel like everyone is judging me on it, and i just wanna cry i hate dance especially ballet so much.
I have been having a hard time getting to your online classes idk if the website isn't working but could you please reach out and tell me?
They have shut down the website. So unfortunately the classes are no longer available. I haven't had the chance to delete all of the links yet.
@@kathryn_morgan oh that's so unfortunate, are you planning on having a new website? And also thanks for letting me know!!
Great!!
Hi Kathryn! Do you think that I should have a full rest day once a week, or that I should work out 7 days a week? Btw your videos are so helpful!
Fouette turns!!!!!!!
Do you still do dance performances?
Omg guess what..... I got clara in the nutcracker and arabian leader and dew drop/sugar plum fairy in waltz of the flowers and some solos and im in snow as clara dancing with the snow queen and under studying snow queen. ahhhhhhh
That's amazing!
Yay! Congratulations!
That's what happens to me when I did it wrong.
Can you go over the difference between this and a Russian? ( I don't know what they are really called, we call Russians)
this jete must end in an arabesque position, I think you have missed that part...
i’m here because my ballet teacher says, “you shouldn’t be doing a tour jete in a circular motion.”
HI! Can you please do fouettes on pointe!!!Please
FIRST COMMENT again
flic flac!
Just scrolling to see if anyone mentioned the tour jete he executed. 👀💚🩰