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28 JULY 2011

Maria and the Boys à la hauteur in Tokyo

Tokyo Metro commuters were temporarily stymied the other day by an unexpected set of turnstiles that sprung up at the entrance to the Omotesando station… no, wait, those aren’t turnstiles… those are ABT dancers stretching their gorgeous long legs!

Blaine Hoven, Julio Bragado-Young, Marcelo Gomes and Maria Riccetto decided to …

26 JULY 2011

Why cyclists should dance ballet

8 reasons why ballet is the perfect cross-training for cyclists:

  1. Ballet strengthens the core without having to do those boring crunches.
  2. It stretches the hip flexors, which tend to get tight in the forward-leaning position.
  3. It improves posture, correcting that rounded lumbar spine that cyclists often develop.
  4. It strengthens the
25 JULY 2011

Biker shows attitude

When not fine-tuning her braking technique down those devilishly steep bike trails in Marin, Sarah can be found tossing off triple pirouettes in the ballet studio.

Here she demonstrates one of the more difficult ballet poses – attitude croisée devant – difficult because you can’t simply lift the knee, you …

21 JULY 2011

Cambré on the streets of San Francisco

 

A streetwise ballerina like Vicki puts urban architecture to good use, supporting her cambré derrière (backward arch) on a stanchion.

Doing a supported stretch like this is a good reminder that when we stand up and do the cambré unsupported, we should feel as if we are draping our …

20 JULY 2011

Ecarté in Vegas

Christine takes a break from playing Texas Hold ‘Em and sunning herself poolside to demonstrate the écarté, one of the eight body positions in ballet.

The body faces one of the downstage corners and the leg is extended à la seconde, or to the side, in the direction …