The most common question I’m asked is “why can’t I go on pointe?” Reason #1 – You’re Too Young Unfortunately, if your teacher says “you’re too young” and you’re under 11, she’s right. Sorry! You will see 9 and 10 year olds on pointe – but unless they’re in a full-time ballet course and they’ve …

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Improvisation is so vitally important, I’d go so far as to say: If you can’t improvise confidently and fluently to a familiar piece of music, you’re not ready to take solo bookings. I say that for two reasons. One is a a matter of principle. Belly dance (raqs sharqi) and flamenco are solo improvisational dances. …

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