From En Avant Winter 2024 New parents and students often have questions about how ballet works and how we at TLFCB work with our students. How do they get the most out of their ballet classes? Find out the answers to our most asked questions, answered by our own TLFCB teachers. Could you explain how the ballet grade system works? ...
Passion to Profession
By Anagha Madhan and Sowjanya Srinivasan for En Avant Winter 2024 Do you love dancing? Do you watch the beautiful ballerinas dancing and moving daintily across the stage in their lovely tutus, and imagine yourself in their place? Do you think of ballet as more than just a fun hobby, something more serious that you could see yourself do for ...
Ballet is Not Popular in India
The Ballet Boom - Ballet Finding Its Home in India by Anagha Madhan A common belief in India is that ballet has little to no presence here. Often, it is assumed to be the artform that is confined to Western countries. In fact, people often do a double take when we mention ballet as the dance form we chose to ...
Ballet is Only for Fair Skin
More Than Skin-Deep - Dismantling the Skin Tone Myth by Anagha Madhan Misty Copeland, Photo: Brad Trent In 2015, Misty Copeland shattered centuries-old barriers when she became the first black principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre. Her journey was far from easy; she was told that her muscular body and dark skin didn’t fit ballet’s traditional mould. Carlos Acosta, ...
Ballet for Every Budget
By Anagha Madhan What comes to mind first when you think of ballet? Is it lavish performances in red velvet curtained theatres, or prestigious schools with tuition fees as high as the jumps of the ballerinas that attend? It’s not a surprise that a lot of people believe that ballet is only for the rich. This art form has long ...
Ryan Anderson on Inclusivity and Diversity in the Performing Arts
From En Avant July/August 2024 Ryan Anderson, a Musical Theatre performer who has starred in productions such as Aladdin, Pippin and Peter Pan, tells us about life experiences with inclusivity and diversity in the world of Theatre. Can you tell us a little bit about how you first got into dance? What sparked your interest in it? I got into ...
Ballet Gone Global: Why Ballet is Not Just for The West
By Anagha Madhan My Love Chunhyang - Universal Ballet, South Korea Ballet’s universal appeal is taking root in India, but can it truly belong? Forget the borders – because, spoiler alert: it already does. Let’s explore why this ‘Western-only’ label no longer applies to ballet. Incepted in the royal courts of Italy and later refined on the grand stages of ...
Ballet and the Joy of the Present Moment
By Pournami Dheeshjith (far right in the banner image) When I first joined the Adult Beginners' Ballet class at The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet taught by Ms. Sushmitha Margad, I was so excited and nervous at the same time. Ballet demands years of training simply because of the strength, stamina and muscle memory that a dancer must achieve to ...
Ballet Bites – Mini Workouts
By Anagha Madhan from En Avant Magazine Jan Feb 2024 While you wait for your school bus to arrive, or when you reach the studio early, pick one or several of these mini workouts to strengthen and stretch your muscles. Plie Series: 20 demi-pliés (half bends) in first position. 20 grand pliés (full bends) in first position. Tendu and Degagé ...
Fueling Ambition
By Anagha Madhan for En Avant Jan-Feb 2024 As TLFCB steps into a pivotal examination year after a five-year hiatus, motivation becomes the heartbeat of every plié and tendu. The discourse around motivation is nothing new, especially in the early months of the year. While motivational quotes often adorn our walls, this time, let's step away from the usual rhetoric. ...
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