Ballet has been gently, beautifully and steadfastly evolving for over four decades with increasing knowledge of injury prevention bringing decreasing pain levels to the dancers. Dancing on pointe started at a slightly later date as ballet was initially only danced by men performing both male and female roles and perhaps they were too wimpy or canny to start this trend. It’s conception lies at the feet, or should I say toes, of an Italian dancer. In 1832 Marie Taglioni danc

Having a really good dance solo, rehearsing and practising as much as possible at home are all going to ensure your child does well at the competitions but a vital part of the solo is the costume and deciding what and how to get a costume is quite daunting especially if you are doing this for the first time. You must carefully consider the dance genre, choreography, storyline or character. Style and tempo of music is also important. Discuss with the choreographer if they hav