Hiya people;)
K, today I am doing a collab with my best friend and owner of 'Lover of Dance' Blog. This is to get us both noticed a bit more, so I will be posting a beauty post on her blog and she will post a dance post on mine. Hope you like❤
Hi viewers! This is Lover of Dance, the link to my blog is at the bottom of the page⬇
My blog today will be 'How to do a Pirouette'. Lots of my friends have been begging me to post this because it is useful to have tips and they can look really good once you have mastered it! Note: This is for a single / double / triple pirouette not a fouette so please do not get mixed up! If you want me to post about fouettes please request in the comments. Anyway...
Tip 1~ keep your toe firmly onto your knee. If it is wobbling around all over you will find it so hard to keep your balance and it will look messy too.
Tip 2 ~ Keep your body straight and have good posture like you would do normally. This is so important for keeping your balance and staying upright.
Tip 3 ~ If you are attempting multiple pirouettes, bring your arms further around the opposite side of your body before you start to get more momentum.
Tip 4 ~ Always prepare fist. Degage your leg to the front, side, back and pirouette or to the front and ronds de jambe the leg to the back. This helps with speed and momentum.
Tip 5 ~ Pull up your body. Try and touch the ceiling with your head, this will help your body stay in line and slow you down so you don't go crazy.
Tip 6 ~ Spot with your head. Focus on a spot on the wall in front of you, and keep your eyes on that spot until you no longer can and whip your head around really quickly to find that spot again. Practise this step turning on flat. This stops you from getting dizzy, and having more control.
So that is it for now, please check out my blog at http://lover-of-dance.blogspot.co.uk/
hope you liked!!!
Lots of Love, Lover of Dance / Lover of Life x
Question of the Day: What is your highest number of pirouettes in a row? Answer in the comments below x
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Sunday, 12 June 2016
Dance - My Daily Stretching Routine
Heya guys x
Ok, so today I will be posting a blog about how I stretch on a regular basis, just a few small exercises that are easy to do before school or work, or before you go to sleep. I think it is so important to stretch little and often, instead of lots in one go, firstly because you can overstretch your muscles and possibly injure yourself, secondly you will find yourself becoming more flexible over time and keeping that flexibility going. You will also find it easier to stretch if you have got used to holding the shapes for long amounts of time! I really hope this helps, so here you go!
1. Knee Lunge
Kneel up on the floor. Put one leg in front of you, bent, so they are both in a 90 degree angle. Now put your weight forward until you can feel the stretch in the upper leg (thigh). Hold this for 1 minute, and repeat on the other leg.
2. Straight Leg Lunge
This is basically the same as the last one, but straighten the back leg and tuck your toes under. This stretches the same places, but generally is a deeper stretch. If you have time do both, but if not I recommend this one over the other. Hold for 1 minute and repeat on the other leg.
3. Cobra
Lie on your front, and push your upper body up using your arms. If you are more flexible, you could bend your legs to try and get your feet to touch your head! This stretches your back. Hold for 1 minute.
4. Bridge
Lie on your back, put your hands behind your ears and push up, making a bridge shape with your body. This is a back stretch. For this one, for the first few times hold for about 20 seconds and eventually build up to longer.
5. Core stretch 1
Lie on your back again, and lift your legs slightly off the ground until you can feel an ache in your stomach. This is a good one for strengthening your core (hence th name) and will help your balance and posture immensely. Hold for 1 minute.
6. Core stretch 2
This is pretty much the same as the last one. Lift your legs to a 90 degree angle, with your legs in the air in second / straddle / box splits. This also stretches your thighs, and will help your straddle. Hold for 2 minutes.
7. Standing Lunge
For this one stand up, hold on to some kind of table, chair or barre that will support your balance. Put one leg behind you (straight as you can) move it back and bend the front leg. Keep moving your leg back until the heel is almost coming off the ground, and lean forward until you can feel the stretch. This should stretch the lower leg (calf) and will help of you have trouble straightening your back leg in splits. Hold for 2 minutes.
8. Splits
Now try your best leg splits. If you can't quite get there yet, tech to your back leg to get your hands off the floor. You don't actually realise how much your arms are supporting you, but once you take them off the floor it will help you sooooooooooo much!!! Hold for 2 minutes.
So that is my daily stretch routine, I also usually put some music on while I do it so if it hurts I can take my mind of it. This should take about 10-15 minutes to do, bit you can shorten them if you don't have much time. I hope you find this helpful, I really did when I learnt these stretches!
Byeeeeee, Lover of Life x
Question of the day: Which stretches do you know that you find really useful? Answer in the comments below x
Ok, so today I will be posting a blog about how I stretch on a regular basis, just a few small exercises that are easy to do before school or work, or before you go to sleep. I think it is so important to stretch little and often, instead of lots in one go, firstly because you can overstretch your muscles and possibly injure yourself, secondly you will find yourself becoming more flexible over time and keeping that flexibility going. You will also find it easier to stretch if you have got used to holding the shapes for long amounts of time! I really hope this helps, so here you go!
1. Knee Lunge
Kneel up on the floor. Put one leg in front of you, bent, so they are both in a 90 degree angle. Now put your weight forward until you can feel the stretch in the upper leg (thigh). Hold this for 1 minute, and repeat on the other leg.
2. Straight Leg Lunge
This is basically the same as the last one, but straighten the back leg and tuck your toes under. This stretches the same places, but generally is a deeper stretch. If you have time do both, but if not I recommend this one over the other. Hold for 1 minute and repeat on the other leg.
3. Cobra
Lie on your front, and push your upper body up using your arms. If you are more flexible, you could bend your legs to try and get your feet to touch your head! This stretches your back. Hold for 1 minute.
4. Bridge
Lie on your back, put your hands behind your ears and push up, making a bridge shape with your body. This is a back stretch. For this one, for the first few times hold for about 20 seconds and eventually build up to longer.
5. Core stretch 1
Lie on your back again, and lift your legs slightly off the ground until you can feel an ache in your stomach. This is a good one for strengthening your core (hence th name) and will help your balance and posture immensely. Hold for 1 minute.
6. Core stretch 2
This is pretty much the same as the last one. Lift your legs to a 90 degree angle, with your legs in the air in second / straddle / box splits. This also stretches your thighs, and will help your straddle. Hold for 2 minutes.
7. Standing Lunge
For this one stand up, hold on to some kind of table, chair or barre that will support your balance. Put one leg behind you (straight as you can) move it back and bend the front leg. Keep moving your leg back until the heel is almost coming off the ground, and lean forward until you can feel the stretch. This should stretch the lower leg (calf) and will help of you have trouble straightening your back leg in splits. Hold for 2 minutes.
8. Splits
Now try your best leg splits. If you can't quite get there yet, tech to your back leg to get your hands off the floor. You don't actually realise how much your arms are supporting you, but once you take them off the floor it will help you sooooooooooo much!!! Hold for 2 minutes.
So that is my daily stretch routine, I also usually put some music on while I do it so if it hurts I can take my mind of it. This should take about 10-15 minutes to do, bit you can shorten them if you don't have much time. I hope you find this helpful, I really did when I learnt these stretches!
Byeeeeee, Lover of Life x
Question of the day: Which stretches do you know that you find really useful? Answer in the comments below x
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Dance: Solo Ballet Routine To 'Good Enough' by Little Mix
Hiya again x
So for this post I have decided to share with you one of my own personally choreographed ballet routine. The song 'Good Enough' is fairly slow and quite emotional, I feel it is also quite good for if you are not feeling so happy you can just put this song on and dance your heart out. This might sound a bit complicated, so if you want it I will post a video of me performing the dance but only on request. I hope you like this, it took me a while to choreograph so if you are going to use this then please give me credit!! Lets go!
INTRODUCTION
Start at the center back, with one leg against the wall with your head down. Reach up with your left arm, and walk 2 steps slowly, lowering the arm. Step again onto the right leg towards the right diagonal front, lifting the left leg into an arabesque with the arms into second arabesque. Hold for one count, and Corou round in a full circle to face the rdf again, and close into 5th position with the right leg devant, arms in bra ba.
FIRST VERSE
Chasse the right leg forward (arms in 1st to crossé fourth) left leg degagéd derriéré. Transfer the weight onto the back leg, with the back arm in 5th and the front one in bra ba. Transfer weight back again, and with arms in 3rd (upstage arm devant) ronds de jambe the left leg round to a rise facing the left diagonal back with both arms in 5th. Plié into second, and falling spiral to face the front with your knees hugged into your chest, looking down into them. Release slowly, to lay down on the floor, and go into a shoulder stand. Bend the upstage leg, and open into left leg splits on your back.
Lower and kick up to standing, facing the right side. Reach your arms up around the side of your body and clasp at the top, with your legs in second position. Plié, taking the arms down to a clasp next to your stomach. Pivot round in two small circles with one hand above your eye (the other in demi bra) as if you are looking for something. Pretend you have seen it, and do two quick steps back to join the feet on a rise, lower, and doing a full port de bra circle your arms alternately around your head until you come to standing, with arms in a high arabesque.
Sorry have not quite finished yet, will keep on updating whenever I can x
Bye, Lover of Life x
Question of the Day: What's your favorite dance move? Answer in the comments below x
So for this post I have decided to share with you one of my own personally choreographed ballet routine. The song 'Good Enough' is fairly slow and quite emotional, I feel it is also quite good for if you are not feeling so happy you can just put this song on and dance your heart out. This might sound a bit complicated, so if you want it I will post a video of me performing the dance but only on request. I hope you like this, it took me a while to choreograph so if you are going to use this then please give me credit!! Lets go!
INTRODUCTION
Start at the center back, with one leg against the wall with your head down. Reach up with your left arm, and walk 2 steps slowly, lowering the arm. Step again onto the right leg towards the right diagonal front, lifting the left leg into an arabesque with the arms into second arabesque. Hold for one count, and Corou round in a full circle to face the rdf again, and close into 5th position with the right leg devant, arms in bra ba.
FIRST VERSE
Chasse the right leg forward (arms in 1st to crossé fourth) left leg degagéd derriéré. Transfer the weight onto the back leg, with the back arm in 5th and the front one in bra ba. Transfer weight back again, and with arms in 3rd (upstage arm devant) ronds de jambe the left leg round to a rise facing the left diagonal back with both arms in 5th. Plié into second, and falling spiral to face the front with your knees hugged into your chest, looking down into them. Release slowly, to lay down on the floor, and go into a shoulder stand. Bend the upstage leg, and open into left leg splits on your back.
Lower and kick up to standing, facing the right side. Reach your arms up around the side of your body and clasp at the top, with your legs in second position. Plié, taking the arms down to a clasp next to your stomach. Pivot round in two small circles with one hand above your eye (the other in demi bra) as if you are looking for something. Pretend you have seen it, and do two quick steps back to join the feet on a rise, lower, and doing a full port de bra circle your arms alternately around your head until you come to standing, with arms in a high arabesque.
Sorry have not quite finished yet, will keep on updating whenever I can x
Bye, Lover of Life x
Question of the Day: What's your favorite dance move? Answer in the comments below x
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
How To: Friendship Bracelets
Hiya again x
Today (well I say today, but I actually just posted and I am planning on posting another in a minute) I am going to do a tutorial on making friendship bracelets that look complicated and cool, but are actually quite simple once you know how.
First you start off with 8 strands of thread, double the length of your palm to your elbow. I would advise using different colours, but at least one of each colour looks better and is easier I think.
Tie the tops of the thread together in one knot. When I make them, I put a safety pin through the knot and secure it to my jeans or whatever I am wearing, so that I stays steady and won't fall around and become messy.
Sort the strands out so that they are all spaced out in a kind of semi-circle. Take the first strand, place it over the next to make a 4 shape, with the first strand on top. Make sure you hold the second strand unmovingly still. (is unmovingly a word? I don't think so... Oh well 😊) anyway thread strand 1 through strand 2 to create a knot. Repeat.
Now move strand 2 to the side. Take strand 3, and repeat the process. Make sure you are always tying two knots, and always strand 1 goes on top.
Repeat again and again with strands 4,5,6,7 and 8, using strand 1 to go over every time.
When you reach the end, put strand one to the back so it becomes strand 8, and repeat the whole process again and again until you have your bracelet!
This method does take a while to do, and is quite hard when you first start, but after a while it becomes like second nature seriously! I really like these, they look so cool, professional and complicated which they are really not!!
Please comment if you enjoyed this post, and get making!
Question of the day: What is the nicest thing you have ever done for your best friend? Answer in the comments below.
Thanks guys, bye!! Lover of life x
Today (well I say today, but I actually just posted and I am planning on posting another in a minute) I am going to do a tutorial on making friendship bracelets that look complicated and cool, but are actually quite simple once you know how.
First you start off with 8 strands of thread, double the length of your palm to your elbow. I would advise using different colours, but at least one of each colour looks better and is easier I think.
Tie the tops of the thread together in one knot. When I make them, I put a safety pin through the knot and secure it to my jeans or whatever I am wearing, so that I stays steady and won't fall around and become messy.
Sort the strands out so that they are all spaced out in a kind of semi-circle. Take the first strand, place it over the next to make a 4 shape, with the first strand on top. Make sure you hold the second strand unmovingly still. (is unmovingly a word? I don't think so... Oh well 😊) anyway thread strand 1 through strand 2 to create a knot. Repeat.
Now move strand 2 to the side. Take strand 3, and repeat the process. Make sure you are always tying two knots, and always strand 1 goes on top.
Repeat again and again with strands 4,5,6,7 and 8, using strand 1 to go over every time.
When you reach the end, put strand one to the back so it becomes strand 8, and repeat the whole process again and again until you have your bracelet!
This method does take a while to do, and is quite hard when you first start, but after a while it becomes like second nature seriously! I really like these, they look so cool, professional and complicated which they are really not!!
Please comment if you enjoyed this post, and get making!
Question of the day: What is the nicest thing you have ever done for your best friend? Answer in the comments below.
Thanks guys, bye!! Lover of life x
My Top 10 Hairstyle Ideas
Hiya guys x
So this is my first blog on this site (exciting!!!) and I am going to do a hairstyle post. This is going to be a quick overview of the styles, and if you want to know how to do it. So here goes... Enjoy!
10. Side Plait (difficulty ***)
9. French Braids (difficulty ****)
8. Half up, half down (difficulty *)
7. High Ponytail (difficulty **)
6. Messy Bun (difficulty ***)
5. Natural Waves (difficulty *)
4. Ponytail Plaits (difficulty ****)
3. Low Bunches (difficulty *)
2. Low Plaits (difficulty **)
1. Plaited Half Up, Half Down (difficulty ****)
Sorry this post is a bit short and not very detailed, I promise that I will post better in the future... Please comment which you would like me to tell you how to do.
Question of the day: What is your favorite hairstyle? Answer in the comments below.
Bye for now, Lover of Life x
So this is my first blog on this site (exciting!!!) and I am going to do a hairstyle post. This is going to be a quick overview of the styles, and if you want to know how to do it. So here goes... Enjoy!
10. Side Plait (difficulty ***)
9. French Braids (difficulty ****)
8. Half up, half down (difficulty *)
7. High Ponytail (difficulty **)
6. Messy Bun (difficulty ***)
5. Natural Waves (difficulty *)
4. Ponytail Plaits (difficulty ****)
3. Low Bunches (difficulty *)
2. Low Plaits (difficulty **)
1. Plaited Half Up, Half Down (difficulty ****)
Sorry this post is a bit short and not very detailed, I promise that I will post better in the future... Please comment which you would like me to tell you how to do.
Question of the day: What is your favorite hairstyle? Answer in the comments below.
Bye for now, Lover of Life x
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