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		<title>3 Reasons Dancers Should Stretch « Ballet Tips and Tricks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Leembruggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leg stretches are especially important for ballet dancers. Leg stretches involving the quadriceps, hamstrings and calves improve flexibility and help prevent injury. There are three major reasons why ballet dancers should stretch. Image Via &#8211; Here are 3 other images in 1. More flexibility. A few dancers are “noodles”. They can twist themselves into pretzels. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pointe Shoe Care &#8211; The Ballet Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Leembruggen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have just bought new point shoes and you&#8217;re excited to use them. Before you do, check out these tips on care and maintenance of ballet point shoes to make sure your pointe shoes last. . Image Via &#8211; Pointe Shoes You&#8217;ve heard it a thousand times, but let me make it clear: never leave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>how to be better</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dancinboi08</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#8217;m a new dancer and i am constantly reminded of how im not as good as everyone in my class&#8217;, so i woul like to know some ways on how i can make my exensions better, how i can get higher, and how i could get my extension better, also how i can get better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>how to soften ballet flats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the other day i found out that if you massage talcom powder into leather ballet shoes it makes the leather a lot more soft and supple you should try it]]></description>
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		<title>how to perfect your pirouttes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before i was allowed to turn my teacher made stand in revele with one of my feet in reterie for 4 counts this really helps develop your balance .]]></description>
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		<title>Changing pointe shoes, not only a matter of esthetics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have bought your new pointe shoes only a few weeks ago, love them and would love to wear them forever, they are so comfortable ! They probably are not as clean as when you received them the first time. They have taken your feet morphology and are less and less supportive with weeks. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballet Lesson 7 of 7: Tying Pointe Shoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 05:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tying pointe shoes incorrectly is as dangerous for the health of the dancer’s body, as progressing to using pointe shoes without having sufficient training, and being capable enough to dance en pointe. The decision to move to pointe shoes should only be made by a qualified dance teacher who knows the students body and limitations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballet Lesson 6 of 7: Battement Tendus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This photograph illustrates the incorrect execution of a Battements Tendus. A Battement Tendus is both the commencing position and the concluding position of a grand battement and is often used as an exercise to force the insteps outward. The foot which is working (that which is not stationary on the floor) moves from in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballet Lesson 5 of 7: Plie en Cinquième</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This photograph gives an example of a position plie en Cinquième. This position is basically fifth position with the bending of the knees, down into a plie. Like before where the dancer has made mistakes with the positioning of the body in fifth position these follow into plie en Cinquième. This highlights the importance of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballet Lesson 4 of 7: Fifth Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This picture shows the feet in fifth position. Fifth position is the most common of the five basic foot positions and involves the toes of the front foot being equal with and touching the heel of the back foot and vice versa. When in fifth position the dancer’s arms may be positioned above the head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballet Lesson 3 of 7: Plie en Premiere</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The position in this photograph is a deviation of first position and is again a basic movement. For this movement to be executed properly, the free arm (that which is not resting on the barre for support) should be held gracefully in front of the body. The elbow must be lifted, and not allowed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballet Lesson 2 of 7: First Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First position is shown in this picture. First position is instrumental as it is this position with which many ballet movements both commence and conclude, in addition to being the first position taught to a young ballerina. This position involves both the knees and the heels being kept close together, the legs are turned out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballet Lesson 1 of 7: Holding Your Arms in 5th Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The diagram at the left shows the Fifth position or Cinquième of the arms en haut. Fifth position is important when learning ballet as it provides a basis for many other arm movements. This involves lifting the arms above the head and having them form a soft oval shape in the air referred to as [...]]]></description>
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