06/05/2024
Who needed this reminder today? 🙋🏻♀️
Remember, technique makes you a good dancer, but how you use that technique to tell a story, makes you a great artist.
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06/05/2024
02/05/2024
At different phases of your dance journey, technique will either become the focal point of your training, or it will simply become the structure and foundation that will effectively allow you to rehearse and perform choreography without limitations and to the best of your artistic ability.
However, if you are a student or are at a place where performance opportunities are limited - then this is your chance to channel your energy towards being extremely intentional with your training. Every class is an opportunity for you to PROGRESS and make intentional improvements to yourself - class can very quickly become a mindless and mundane practice, and this is where most dancers fall trap. To the idea of taking class purely just to “maintain” their technique, rather than to actively progress.
Know the difference between the two, and apply accordingly depending on the season you are currently in.
09/04/2024
🌟 Dive into Xin Yi’s inspiring journey with our turnout transformation programme! Swipe through to read part of her testimonial, which in itself is a testamanet to her dedication and progress. 🩰✨
She found the 2-week commitment just right, with straightforward yet effective exercises and clear cues for intentional practice.
Though initially unsure about improving her turnout, Xinyl decided ti give herself and our programme a shot.
And has zero regrets :)
After completing the programme, Xin Yi was pleasantly surprised by the progress and change she was not only seeing, but genuinely feeling in her turnout.
Despite her naturally less open hips, she felt increased muscle activation and found herself experiecing better control ove rher body overall in class.
This boost in confidence has propelled her forward in her technical progress as a dancer ever since.
Congratulations, Xinyl, on your incredible transformation and commitment to our programme, and for inspiring so many students around the world to start their Turnout Transformation journey with us through your results!
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Want to work on your turnout and achieve real and noticeable result like Xinyl? Take your first step towards better turnout in just 14 days 🥳 with our Turnout Transformation Programme.
Link in bio or go to www.onlineballetacademy.com 📲
06/02/2024
In response to the many DMs we’ve been receiving asking about Miss Maya’s personal transformation, and HOW you too, can go about starting your very own journey of transformation your lines… SWIPE THROUGH! 👉🏻
We believe that every body has the potential to achieve beautiful lines, and that they will come naturally as a result of working correctly - emphasising the feeling of constant lengthening through the body.
‼️This post is not claiming that every single body will be capable of achieving the same transformation - anatomically we each have our own unique limitations and abilities which we must individually take the time to understand. HOWEVER, this post is emphasising the way each body has the ability to change its muscle shape through working differently, and therefore achieving a different line as a result.
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Beautiful lines take shape naturally, when we start to focus on LENGTHENING, BREATHING and GROWING through every position and movement.
The path to transforming your ballet lines begins with building confidence in these three essential areas: your feet, turnout, and extensions. Swipe through to read why each of these areas are so crucial when it comes to reshaping your leg lines.
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🩰 Register for one of our flagship technique programmes, completed and loved by ballet students, teachers and lovers all around the world 🌎 and start your journey to achieving your dream lines today!
31/01/2024
🌟 Ali’s journey with the our Elevated Extensions Programme is nothing short of inspiring! Swipe through to read her full testimonial that we were so delighted to receive 🩰✨
From enhancing her extensions to refining overall form, Ali shares how this programme has been a game-changer in her journey as a dancer, coming back from an injury. Having continuously rejoined and repeatedly practiced the exercises provided in our programme, she shares how this course has been the secret behind her improved lines, heightened extensions, and strengthened core 💪🏼
Congratulations, Ali, on your incredible transformation and commitment to our programme, and for inspiring so many students around the world to start their Elevated Extensions journey with us through your results!
Want to work on your extensions like Ali? Achieve this result in 14 days 🥳 with our Elevated Extensions Programme.
Link in bio or go to www.onlineballetacademy.com 📲
12/01/2024
Miss Maya's first audition video in 2016 vs... NOW in 2024!!
Which transformation photo is your favourite? Comment down below!
The day we learn to see our bodies for what they are, is the day we can slowly start to work WITH them rather than against them.
Your technique will allow you to become the artist you want to be.
08/03/2023
Happy international women’s day to all the incredibly multitalented, multifaceted, resilient, kind, compassionate, creative and intelligent women who are simultaneously the trailblazers and the glue that both lead and hold our wirld together today.
From our proud co-founders Miss Maya and Miss Natalia ♥️
05/02/2023
"Who here has had first hand experience of coming back to ballet after an injury or taking time away?
And who here can agree that it is possibly one of the most intense emotional rollercoasters a dancer can experience in their lifetime?
Here are some of our tips, for coming back to ballet after time away, that we hope will help make the process just a little bit easier.
Tip 1: Stop trying to get ""back"" to where you were. By using your past self as a benchmark for how you want to be again either physically or technically, you rule out all the other factors that came into play which allowed you to be at that level back then in the first place.
You are an entirely different human being now, compared to where you were before taking time away. Therefore, you are going to be an entirely different dancer this time round, and isn't that exciting?
The thought of never being able to return back to the version of yourself that you once were may feel disheartening and scary... but the reality is, there were probably many things about yourself back then, that you didn't like and wanted to change about yourself.
But now, as a blank canvas, you have the huge opportunity to be able to reinvent yourself as a dancer, by intentionally starting the process of returning to dance, with a fresh perspective, new inspiration and a transformed understanding of your body and the dancer you want to be. Try your best to find the empowerment in starting over, rather than fearing it. Who knows, after all that time away, and with so much new awareness, you might even end up surpassing your previous level and reaching heights your old self would've never thought possible before!
Tip 2: Start SMALL, and build up gradually from there. A huge mistake dancers often make when trying to come back to ballet after time away, is jumping straight into it and expecting themselves to be at the same level as where they left off. Not only is this physically dangerous, and can lead to new injuries, but this can also sabotage your mental state.
By going all in too soon, you will feel the extreme contrast of how difficult everything suddenly feels, after so much time away... which will then leave you feeling discouraged and disheartened about the possibility of ever reaching a high level of dancing again.
Start with small, measurable, goals. 10 minutes of stretching and conditioning exercises at the start or end of each day. Then slowly build up to 30 minutes or more. Then build your way up to doing a broken down, very slow and basic, home barre. Which will then give you the strength and confidence to eventually make your way towards a full ballet barre and so on.
You will find that this gradual progression towards being able to complete a full ballet class again, let alone pointe/rehearsals/performances, is a much more sustainable option, for your body and your mind.
Let us know your personal tips on what helped you persevere through the journey of returning to ballet in the comments below!"
22/01/2023
Happy Chinese New Year to all!
May this new year bring you and your loved ones good health, happiness, and prosperity. Wishing you a prosperous and joyous Chinese New Year! 🧧🎉
Much love from miss Maya Miss Natalia and the OBA team.
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