Tag: ballet
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Inside the Paris Opera Ballet: The Oldest National Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet was breathtaking and if you watched the video I posted on YouTube which is below the tips section, you could see the different Marbles and the structure of the place was really just amazing. Every room feels like a dream and every stairway was so picturesque. If I ever got…
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The Broadway of Russia: Watching Ballet shows in St. Petersburg (Mariinsky Theatre)
Im going to start writing a little bit more again on this Blog, as I’ve been Vlogging quite more than the usual but theres really something about writing that makes a memory and a place more beautiful. I went to St. Petersburg, Russia last June for my ballet teacher conference and now…
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Stuck in a dance plateau?
Do you feel like you’re not improving at all? Don’t worry we’ve all been there. Its normal, even in life sometimes to feel like, something is missing or something is not right. There will be days when you feel different and days when you feel like everything is in perfect place. But life is always…
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WHAT I THINK MAKES A GOOD DANCE TEACHER, THE KIND I ASPIRE TO BE:
Anyone can be a dancer but not everyone has the skills to be an effective and good dance teacher. It takes so much skill and patience for a teacher to be able to mold a beginner into what they visualise someday for their dancers. Theres so much more to teaching than a lot of people…
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Dance by Lina Update: Spring and Summer collection
Update on my dance wear line, we’re currently trying to develop 4 new things. The portable ballet barre, a mens sizing chart, a tweens sizing chart and a plus size line. I recently gave up on making leotards as it is too difficult to deal with the spandex fabric. I decided to stick to warmers,…
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Knowing your worth as a dancer
Knowing your worth as a dancer is always important. I always believe that you should see yourself in your own way and not in how others see you. I think being a dancer this is one of the hardest things. We are taught in class to be obedient, listen and to absorb, and we are…
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Remembering why I started dancing.
I was once told by a teacher of mine that I had the worst body type of ballet. It was really hard for me to overcome, and I still get insecure thinking about how my body looks. I really loved to dance and I still really do. I still remember my first corps work with…
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Dance Competitions. Are they healthy? Short review from my experience of the ABAP competition.
I feel like competitions are something parents love, most especially here in the Philippines, Theres the Philippine Dance cup, The ABAP competition and the CCP dance competition and many others. I wonder sometimes if it is healthy to be putting children into competitions into something as subjective as ballet. How then would you score your…
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Videos, El Nido Palawan
Here is a short clip from our trip in El Nido. You can read about my experience at Pangulasian Island resort on, Pangulasian El Nido Palawan. Watch video on Youtube: The backpacking ballerina: Palawan 2016
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Summer Recital excerpts from rehearsals
What did i love about this recital? The fact that I was given the chance to dance the role of Paquita, a Spanish girl who was raised by gypsies. We only danced the wedding scene for this recital. This summer was filled with so much challenges and injuries, up until a week before the recital…
The Backpacking Ballerina 