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Watch the below video to find out how you can save precious class time by tying and untying your pointe shoes more efficiently. 1. Start with the outside ribbon, taking it around the ankle to the inside of the ankle. 2. Then take the inside ribbon around the...
Mimi's Journey, Student Profiles, Uncategorized
Introducing Mimi Swinton-Beatty, a young Sydney dancer currently training at Academy Ballet and additionally under the tutelage of Vicki Attard within Academy Ballet’s full time program. Follow Mimi’s steady progression onto pointe through a series of...
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Dance Australia Review – My Beginner Pointe Vicki Attard and Lisa Howell share a philosophy about training for pointe work. Attard is a former Principal Dancer of the Australian Ballet who is now head of the Semi-Professional Program at Academy Ballet School in...
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Some very important muscles that you need to work on strengthening for pointe work are your inner thighs and your VMO. Your VMO is the tear drop shaped muscle that sits about 5cm up, and 5cm in from the top of your knee cap. It is really important for you...
