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Dance Moms – Shilpa Paralkar

Meedhu Miriyam May 23, 2018Ballet, beginner, callanetics, dancers, experience, insights, Jazz 4 Comments

Shilpa is one of the dance moms of TLFCB who began attending ballet classes years after her daughter started dancing with us. Suffering from a knee injury in 2015, she decided to come to Callanetics to get back on her feet last spring. That is where her own journey with ballet began. Here is Shilpa Paralkar: - Give us ...

Why We Love The TLFCB Summer Intensives

Elina Wisung April 18, 2018ballerina, Ballet, beginner, callanetics, children, dancers, experience, insights Leave a Comment

Every year, we hold a Summer Intensive during the holidays in April and May, and every year, the final show at the end of the two weeks is a beautiful presentation of the fun we have had, and the growth of the students who have participated. We always have a wide spectrum of ages and technical levels taking part, but ...

Entering the World of Choreography

Meedhu Miriyam February 27, 2018ballerina, Ballet, beginner, Education Leave a Comment

Choreographing your own dance piece takes a lot of creativity, patience, and hard work. Here are a few tips and pointers that will help you out as you gear up for the competition. Get inspired There is inspiration for movement everywhere. The world and your surroundings can offer so much if you just observe closely - nature, family, friends, pets, ...

Muscle Memory – why is it so important in dance and sports?

Devang Bhanushali August 31, 2017Ballet, beginner, dancers 2 Comments

Ballet is an intricate and demanding dance form. The artistic vocabulary is initiated by basic movement sequences and muscular patterning that enables us to choreograph a visual interpretation of the music. We begin with these basic movement that evolves through the grades to more complex muscular patterning that later translates into an artistic vocabulary. These become the vocational levels or ...