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I do not own this video. The video rights belongs to Lifetime and the music rights belongs to Sia. Solo: Come To The Cabaret

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Here at Purdue, the sun is shining and it's warm outside at the same time - a pretty incredible feat for Indiana weather! Everyone has their windows open with their music blaring. If you haven't got great weather to get you smiling, I've got your solution. There's a bunch of great ballet memes online, but I've got 15 favorites that always make me laugh.

I hope these make you smile! And if you've got any that I didn't put below, I'd love it if you commented and shared them with me. Enjoy!

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Here at Purdue, the sun is shining and it's warm outside at the same time - a pretty incredible feat for Indiana weather! Everyone has their windows open with their music blaring. If you haven't got great weather to get you smiling, I've got your solution.

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EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards

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Home Winner Preserving and promoting dance heritage

April 07, 2016 | Education Training and Awareness-Raising | Germany | Berlin

Dance is an important, ephemeral part of our heritage and its preservation presents a substantial challenge. In 2011, the nonprofit organisation Diehl+Ritter launched a website (tanzfonds.de) to facilitate access to funds from the German Federal Cultural Foundation for artistic projects dedicated to the cultural heritage of dance. These projects aim to document, archive and therefore preserve the history of dance for future generations.

The selected artists are encouraged to fully research their projects and work closely with experts in the fields of history, dance science and choreography. The results allow the general public to openly access the history of 20th century and contemporary dance through a well-designed website, which includes videos of rehearsals, interviews and performances as well photographs, artworks and articles relating to dance.

By encouraging the projects to work within national and international archives, valuable artefacts have been uncovered and brought back into the dialogue surrounding dance heritage. The rediscovery of material has also led to the reconstruction of historical dance pieces, which have been reproduced as closely to the original as possible and have been reconsidered in a contemporary context. For the preservation of intangible heritage, this is an extremely important aspect of the project as it ensures the practice of something which can so easily be lost. The jury acknowledges " the importance of this supportive platform for this specific type of cultural heritage which intends to capture its ephemeral nature and make it available for the wider public as well as specialists of dance ".

" This project is remarkable in its objective and its devotion to the preservation and promotion of 20th-century dance is very welcome. The initiative highlights the need for heritage of this kind to receive the attention and protection that it deserves, especially due to the fact that the threats that face the preservation of dance are not always so apparent to those outside of the world of dance. The Dance Heritage Fund's success in raising awareness of this beautiful heritage is sure to have a positive influence on other projects throughout Europe by power of example ", the jury stated.

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Preserving and promoting dance heritage - EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards

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Home Winner Preserving and promoting dance heritage April 07, 2016 | Education Training and Awareness-Raising | Germany | Berlin Dance is an important, ephemeral part of our heritage and its preservation presents a substantial challenge.

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Portrait, ballet dancer. Ms. Buttedal by Gustav Borgen. Norsk Folkemuseum, Public Domain

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Dance House
Increasingly popular among modern women enjoy dancing classes. This is not surprising. Dance helps us not only to keep yourself in good shape, he charges us with positive energy, liberating and allows to shine in all its glory in the clubs. Do not forget that these tips for those who want to learn to dance at home. Of course the best results can be achieved by interacting with proffesionaly. After all, we often refer to them, there are plenty of services to them: professional dissertation editing services, community proffesionalov in dancing and so on.

When visiting a dance studio you do not have time, do not worry! Now there are a lot of books, manuals and video tutorials, which you can learn to dance at home. You can either buy them or download for free from the Internet.

To learn how to dance very well be to follow a few simple rules.

Firstly, you should choose the right time and place for dance. In other words - no one and nothing should distract you from the dance classes.

Second, the need to exercise regularly and a certain amount of time. If you decide to dance at home, tell yourself - I'm going to dance for 45 minutes twice a week - and very soon you will be able to enjoy their first victory.

Third, choose the right clothes for dance. For us women it is important, what we wear. Choosing a comfortable elegant set of clothes, you will create your mood, you will feel comfortable, and thus bring home workouts more positive emotions.

Finally, to dancing at home, you need to choose the appropriate course dance. The easiest way to do it via the Internet. Just type the phrase "how to dance at home", and voila - you can already choose the program that best suits your musical tastes.

How correctly to dance at home? Any practice, regardless of the dance genre, should consist of several stages.
Warm-up
From there you need to start each workout. A good workout stimulates circulation muscles, preparing your body to the main load. Turn the disk with your favorite music. It is best to choose an energetic track with crisp clear rhythm. Moving to the music, you can create the right mood, relax your body and adjust it to perform the necessary movements. Improvise, feel the rhythm of the music, remember your favorite dance moves. You feel like you are moving smoothly and freely? I think music is living in you?
Main part
Now you can go to the main part of the workout. It is better to start with a repetition of the material. Practise has learned the dance moves, do not forget about the technique and good posture. Here you can to focus on the movements that you have obtained still not well. Take it for 10-15 minutes. You can advance a list of movements that you need to hone. Pick up for this purpose, 3-4, 3-4 minute track.

Now turn to the study of new material. There should be paid attention to every detail and, of course, do not hurry. Study carefully the technique of movement and how a dancer working with her weight. For every new movement should take up to 5 minutes. Once you learn a few moves, make a list of them for yourself, you can come up with a funny name each PA. Even if you do not train a couple of days, try to mentally scroll through them in your head, and do not notice how they remember.
Ending
You work hard. But you need to relax your body flushed. Put a couple of slow songs. Restore breathing. Smooth movement will help you relieve muscle tension. Now you feel graceful and elegant.

Good luck and beautiful dance!

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Bayou City Art Festival Performance stage with FrenetiCore Dance. March 2012 at Memorial Park. All photos by Ed Schipul Creative Commons Attribution. Attribution-NonCommercial

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http://www.cosmopolitan.com/career/a45009/what-its-really-like-to-be-a-ballerina/

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Many little girls dream of becoming a ballerina, but the life of a dancer is more mentally and physically difficult than the graceful dances let on. Elice McKinley, a dancer at the Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, North Carolina, started ballet lessons at age 9 and enrolled in a full-time ballet school four hours away from her home by 14. Dancing seven days a week led her to choose to complete her high school diploma online, missing experiences like prom. At 18, she joined the Miami City Ballet School as a student apprentice, taking classes at the school and learning to dance with the company until she was promoted to corps de ballet (dancers who perform roles as part of a group).

In 2009, layoffs hit the Miami City Ballet and McKinley's contract wasn't renewed. After auditioning for five companies in two weeks, she joined Carolina Ballet in Raleigh. Due to budget constraints, Carolina offered her the corps de ballet role, but at the salary of an apprentice (one level below corps). The 28-year-old dancer spoke with Cosmopolitan.com about the less glamorous side of ballet.

We don't dance for money. We dance because it's our passion. When I first got [to Raleigh], I was on food stamps. I was making a sixth of my salary at Miami City Ballet. A lot of people see the glamour of ballet and don't know how bad the money usually is. Ballet generally does not pay well for most of your career for most dancers. Tickets can be expensive in some areas, and a ballet's budget can be high, but think about what goes into it: the pointe shoes, the production, sets, costumes, theater rent, etc. Companies depend on donations, gifts, and support from sponsors and outside sources, and sometimes they struggle to get them. But when I joined Carolina, I was grateful for a job with health insurance, pointe shoes, and the opportunity to be on stage. I figure I can make money later in life, but my body won't last forever.

I was on food stamps for a few years before I got a minimal raise, which made me ineligible. I still struggled. You learn to plan every penny. I pretty much bought the same groceries each week and stuck to that. I got a card for the local grocery store that earned me fuel points, and I could get 10 cents off a gallon at certain stations. I made my coffee at home, didn't eat at restaurants, and spent a lot of time looking for good clothing sales. I also stashed away any Christmas and birthday money.

We're on a 32-week, non-consecutive contract from September to May. In that time, we do 80 performances. We work six days a week, and Monday is the off day. It's grueling. But June through August is grueling too - we're essentially on layoff, with no income. Many dancers seek out teaching opportunities or guest-dancer jobs at other companies. Otherwise, we have to collect unemployment or find seasonal work in a different field. Now I teach ballet classes, which can pay pretty well, but during my first summer in Raleigh, I worked in two restaurants at once. I was very excited to do something "normal."

During the season, for your "on days," you are on. I get up at 7:30 a.m. and do a half hour of core work based on Pilates and yoga, do some physical therapy for my ankle, massage my calves. Then I take a shower, eat my breakfast, and bring a packed lunch and snacks to the studio. There I get on the Pilates Reformer and do more warm-up and core exercises.

When we're in rehearsal period, we'll have technique class from 10 a.m. to 11:20. Class isn't mandatory, but they do notice if you're not there. Rehearsal can be any time from 11:30 to 6:30. Sometimes I'll have six hours of rehearsal in a day. If I have a break in rehearsals, I get to the gym and do more workouts. I might squeeze in some ab work when I get home if I can, and I try to be in bed by 9:30. By the day off on Monday, I feel like I've been hit by a train. I use those days to do errands, chores, go to the doctor. Most dancers take the day off from physical activity, but I usually try to get a Pilates class or another workout in.

It is really important to rest your body though. I learned that the hard way in 2012. When I was 25, I was suffering a ton of ankle pain. The doctor did an MRI and said my posterior tibial tendon - on the outside of the anklebone - looked like string cheese. It was completely unraveling. For female dancers, it's often an area of pain because that tendon is the stabilizer for pointe work, but most get tendinitis or something milder like that. My injury wasn't just from all the pounding over the years; it was also because of poor nutrition. I wasn't anorexic, but I think I have the mentality of one. I don't see myself in the mirror as I actually am. I was definitely cutting out a lot of foods: I ate only boiled chicken, non-fat yogurt, fruit, and vegetables. Eventually my body suffered.

I'd eaten like that for over a decade, because when I was younger, I started thinking that if I were skinny, I'd be a better dancer. I think dancers are more susceptible to being overly conscious of our bodies. We are being partnered and touched all day. We stare at ourselves in a leotard in the mirror, and we have to go on stage and feel confident. Our costumes reveal everything.

I think most dancers have some sort of battle with food and body image that ranges from mild to severe. Weight is always a topic of conversation in the dance world, but some don't let it get to them. All of us feel "gross and fat" during layoff, and we naturally get "skinny" when we dance during the season for several hours a day. Not all dancers go as far as developing eating disorders.

For me, it took getting injured to seek help. I finally went to a nutritionist and began adding foods slowly. It helped that she was very scientific about it all, with a metabolic breathing test and graphs. I needed to see those numbers. I lost touch with reality, and it became more about fitting into small sizes in clothing with the excuse of ballet to justify it. I still have issues with it in my head, but now I am very aware of those thoughts, and my priority is health and dancing. I focus on healthy fats like almonds and avocadoes as well as carbs to fuel the dance day, and I let myself have 150 calories of whatever I want each day.

Working with my nutritionist helped greatly, but the rehab process after my injury was long and difficult. I thought seriously about quitting ballet altogether. Most dancers suffer some sort of injury that sidelines them, whether it's for one program or a few months. It's very exhausting mentally to push yourself to stay in the game. But after several long months, I did recover.

I had to get back in touch with what makes me love ballet. I honestly love being in class, working to be the best dancer I can be. I love the camaraderie of the corps - of dancing with 12 girls on stage, and being able to catch their eye and know what they're thinking. I love the feeling of accomplishment that comes from dancing a show for three hours with seven costume changes. I love performing for the audience; when I smile under those lights, that's genuine joy.

That said, the ballet life is grueling. It's hard on your mind and your body. We all want to be perfect. It's hard to have a significant other or friends who will understand you really can't go out and have fun from September to May. Ballet is a lifestyle, not a job. I do try to expand my social circle beyond dancers, because sometimes I spend so many hours with my ballet family that I just need to surround myself with a different crowd. My schedule makes that hard - I wouldn't say I'm always first thought of for invitations from those non-dancer friends - but it's wonderful to have those connections.

I know ballet can't be my life forever. I'm 28, but I feel old. My body feels 90. And when I had that injury at 25 and wasn't sure if I'd come back, I started taking one college class per semester. I told myself, You'll always have your brain, but you won't always have your body. I want to be a nutritional counselor, helping athletes with injuries. I joke that I'll be 50 by the time I graduate. But the idea is to build credits now so when it's time to stop dancing, I'm not starting from scratch.

I've always said that I'd like to dance until I'm 35 or 36. Most people try to dance until their bodies say "no more," which, depending on the person, could be in your 20s or 30s or possibly even 40s. But I don't know. There are a lot of days lately when I think, How much longer can I keep putting myself down? I have to look for that balance where I can kind of relax and enjoy it, but I don't enjoy it unless I feel confident. It's this whole sick spiral. But that's the ballet life: It's so hard, but it can be beautiful.
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Many little girls dream of becoming a ballerina, but the life of a dancer is more mentally and physically difficult than the graceful dances let on. Elice McKinley, a dancer at the Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, North Carolina, started ballet lessons at age 9 and enrolled in a full-time ballet school four hours away from her home by 14.