The Ballet Dancer

Ballroom dancing?

Hi, I’m 14 years old and want to start ballroom dancing (there’s another question for you — is it too late to start?), and I want to know if there’s stuff that every ballroom dancer knows. For example, in ballet, everyone knows the 6 positions of the feet and 5 positions of the arms. Everyone knows what a tondu is. What does every ballroom dancer know? Thanks! =]

14 is definately not too old to start ballroom dancing.
I do ballroom and latin american dancing and have done for 10 yrs (I’m 14 too!) and there’s still lots of time to start.
Through these 10 yrs I have learnt the correct footwork, and technique, different arm postitions, how to count the beats and bars in a piece of music and identify which dance goes with each piece of music.
If you want to know where you can start dancing, the yellow pages are good, but also dance websites:
www.supadance.com
www.dancesport-international.com
eada.org.uk
Hope that helps! -xox-

5 Positions Arms

Basic Principles of Classical Ballet $4.25 Discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movement by fundamental types. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. Offers dancers, teachers, and ballet lovers information often difficult to locate in other books. 118 illustrations….

Position of the Arms in Ballet $45.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. There are two basic positions for the arms. In one, the dancer keeps the fingers of both arms almost touching to form an oval shape, either almost touching the hips, or at navel level, or raised above the dancer’s head. In the other, the arms are extended to the sides wit…