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Replies 70 Created 11 yr Last Reply Jan Top Posters In This Topic 3 4 3 3. Momof3darlings Posted June 28, Posted August 20, edited. Momof3darlings Posted August 20, Posted August 20, Posted August 23, Georgia Posted August 23, Posted August 24, Georgia what makes you so certain?
MBF Posted August 24, I thought Whitney Jensen from BB was quite petite? Posted August 25, Georgia Posted August 25, Mel Johnson Posted August 25, Posted October 4, And as far as contemporary goes, we have seen a lot of that over recent years and have noticed a number of really tall girls dancing so beautifully. It is definitely true that whatever end of the scale a dancer is, if they are not average height then they will absolutely have to be excellent.
Most companies give their requested heights on audition info. One of the best places to find out about auditions is "Dance Europe".
They also produce a book listing European Dance companies. Not all companies do open auditions. Look up companies and send a C. V to those you are interested in and ask to attend Company Class. Some will let you some won't. Make sure you are attending on a day the director is around! Extremes in heights are difficult either way. We have found certain countries look for taller , or shorter. For example Germany seems to have taller dancers. Not all German companies of course. My son's general experience after auditioning was France and Portugal were "smaller" than Germany and Austria.
But again that is a snapshot of that time. The real problem is a corps is meant to be balanced so no-one sticks out. I'm sure life becomes simpler for soloist role If a girl is very small it is as much of an issue as one who is tall but there are jobs. Asia has some little girls. My dd is the same height as her friend, but is an inch shorter when they are on pointe as she has such small feet. The other girl she's always paired with took a stretch a while back and is now at least an inch taller than my DD - however when they are in their Inter Foundation class and doing their pointe work DD is back to being the same height - her friend has tiny feet and my DD is a size 4.
She's only 12 and not yet 5' tall - so we liken her to Coco the Clown when she's walking in her pointe shoes as her feet just look enormous! I believe it's my job as a parent to laugh at my DD with these things - then if anyone else makes a comment she just shrugs it off as it's nothing she hasn't heard before from us!
Robin - my daughter is currently dancing with a girl who is just over 6' so her height hasn't prevented her from a career in dance, although not currently in ballet. My advice, for what it's worth, is for your daughter to continue training, hold onto her dreams, whilst always being realistic, as at 13 who knows what artistic directors and choreographers will be looking for in 5 - 6 years time.
We all try to speculate as to what vocational schools and companies are looking for but in my experience it's impossible to second guess. Thanks for the encouragement. Last week I went in to finally hand in our notice to stop ballet lessons after DD had reluctantly gone to a pointe lesson and I felt it was time to stop and she agreed. After 11 years it was a very big decision and quite emotional. Well, what do you know.. DD came out of the lesson saying "I hope you haven't given in the letter, I know it's been hard but that lesson was great, the teacher was supportive and I just can't give up, I love it too much" I didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
So we are back on the rollercoaster! I have been away this weekend but coming back and reading your responses has been so nice. I am glad we have faced a bit of a crisis in a way because DD has had to really think and assess what she loves about ballet and has made the decision for herself with no pushing from me although deep down I was disappointed about her giving up. It won't be easy but she is determined to work through the issues with her difficult feet and ankles and her teacher feels that it is not an impossible task.
Luckily for her other forms of dance seem to come quite easily but as you all know ballet is just very special. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. Height of professional ballet dancers. Share More sharing options Followers 1. Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2.
Recommended Posts. Posted June 20, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Pas de Quatre Posted June 20, Tulip Posted June 20, Congratulations to your daughter Daisybell, you must be so proud and relieved. Boys on the other hand, need to be strong and physically capable of lifting girls with consummate ease and with little or no strain on their body during the execution.
The girls in general also need to be shorter than the boys due to their increase in height en pointe. Most companies will have a standardized physique from which they will try to be consistent. Corps de ballet members need to be very similar in height and shape, as with the traditional classical ballets, a company will have the corps appearing to be the same.
There may be a variance in heights within the one company but in general they would still maintain a commonality with the group and henceforth a standard physique is required. Even though the training physique ideally needs to conform to the standards as previously stated, the professional dancer really can come in all shape and sizes — short, tall, wide, narrow, buxom, large hips, or long torso.
What is important at this level is their ability as dancers. The males at a professional level should all generally be strong enough to adhere to all the rigors required of lifting. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
Dance Informa Magazine. A prime example of this is talented Australian Ballet Principal Dancer Adam Bull who trained under me from 6 to 17 years of age. So lifting in pas de deux even though he had a gym-strengthening program was very difficult as physically he was just too immature.
Adam also has a very flexible back and the probability for him to hyper-extend it while lifting was imminent. As I had studied Human Movement, I was very conscientious of his development and, along with other boys similar to him, I was very selective with who he was allowed to lift and what lifts he was allowed to do.
As a result, Adam was never injured in the entire 11 years I trained him. Share this:.
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