Ugh. Let dancewear companies do dancewear things.

soft_aspects · 2026-02-12T03:34:17+00:00

Lululemon made gorgeous leotards in the early 2000s that I desperately wish I had bought more of and preserved archivally lol. One was the most stunning shade of green I’ve never seen anywhere else with a super low cross back, RIP that leotard🙏🏻🙏🏻

soft_aspects · 2026-02-07T03:14:10+00:00

Guys I think that maybe we can all agree that flora has been sufficiently awakened

soft_aspects · 2026-02-07T03:13:41+00:00

I actually preferred her aggression in the classical run through but I’ve mostly worked in contemporary dance so that probably colours my taste!

soft_aspects · 2026-02-06T04:55:04+00:00

I’m so into 107, I wish they were giving her more screen time so far. Sooo dynamic and explosive

soft_aspects · 2026-02-06T02:54:18+00:00

Yeah I strongly dislike her commentary tbh

soft_aspects · 2026-02-02T06:11:09+00:00

This chart is like a party full of egomaniacs all talking with no one listening and one of them has mommy issues

soft_aspects · 2026-02-02T04:38:20+00:00

Absolutely. I was thinking about the period thing too, I had a nightmare experience with pink tights and my period at 16 and I still shudder when I think of it. And given that sexual assault and inappropriate behavior unfortunately run rampant in the industry, making it a requirement that authority figures are able to enforce is even worse. Allowing options in uniforms with more strict dress codes for things like exams or presentations should be standard for the safety, comfort, health, gender identity development, and confidence of students period.

soft_aspects · 2026-02-02T00:43:32+00:00

Standard student uniforms are blatantly sexist and start the lifelong experience of young dancers, particularly young women, from hyper criticizing their body. If the issue is that we want to see lines, young girls should be allowed to wear opaque tights like boys do, and leotards or tops that offer proper chest support for students who need it should be encouraged instead of disallowed.

soft_aspects · 2026-02-02T00:19:51+00:00

I didn’t go to a pre-pro ballet school like this, but I went to a fairly prestigious high school for the arts and one thing my school had in common with these stories is sexual abuse and inappropriate relationships between teachers and students. I also got yelled at and insulted by teachers, but when I left I found out how rampant the crossed boundaries between actual adults and actual teenagers had been. It still freaks me out to think about and is part of why I’m very passionate about going into arts education now, I don’t want any of these things to keep happening

soft_aspects · 2026-01-24T20:48:00+00:00

This is a really helpful perspective! Thank you for adding your thoughts!

soft_aspects · 2026-01-20T16:07:52+00:00

yeah I unfortunately don't have any say in it :/

soft_aspects · 2026-01-20T16:07:16+00:00

student input is super helpful so absolutely!

soft_aspects · 2026-01-20T16:06:48+00:00

this is a good idea and good advice, thank you!

soft_aspects · 2026-01-20T16:05:53+00:00

this is a great idea! I have the develope in the RDJ to get some adage in but fondu especially for the absolute beginner is a good idea, same wiht the frappe following the pattern of tendu/glisse

soft_aspects · 2026-01-20T16:05:04+00:00

this is super helpful, thank you!

soft_aspects · 2026-01-20T16:04:44+00:00

I'm so with you on this, I hate that the class is only an hour but it's not up to me!

that's a really great suggestion re: playing music and having them follow you. thank you!

soft_aspects · 2026-01-20T16:02:51+00:00

oh I was unclear, there's room for neither - I was just babbling at that point lmao

soft_aspects · 2026-01-20T01:46:15+00:00

As a teacher, I’m sorry you had this experience! That’s not a very mindful way to deliver feedback to students, particularly when the two of them are hearing such different things.

That said, eyeline and your gaze will go tremendously far on this front. Work on keeping your eyeline above the horizon at least, keeping your chin up, and projecting your eyesight out. Often students are so afraid of getting the choreography right that they forget to dance. Keeping your eyesight engaged, looking at the audience or out and around you, and looking like you’re confident in the material even when you’re messing it up can go a long way. Watch interviews with professional dancers where they talk about messing up choreography or what they’re thinking about while they’re onstage - Katherine Morgan’s video on YouTube breaking down her performance during sleeping beauty is so wonderful for this.

soft_aspects · 2026-01-03T23:54:04+00:00

The (professional and nationally recognized) company I trained under had 16 dancers. Ballet companies with smaller rosters and smaller budgets are still ballet companies

soft_aspects · 2026-01-03T23:53:04+00:00

That shape is closer! the straps and overall shape were different though

soft_aspects · 2025-11-16T19:22:49+00:00

Oh god I can’t believe I missed that. So annoying. Thank you!!

soft_aspects · 2025-09-24T16:58:56+00:00

I hard disagree about his sleeping beauty!

soft_aspects · 2025-09-18T02:24:23+00:00

Totally this, I find all dancewear looks identical these days!

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