Tuesday Tutorial | Ballet
Tuesday Tutorial | Ballet
Transcript
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00:35 Yes, hello.
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00:39 Thank you so much for being with us this morning.
00:41 And to teach us how to do ballet,
00:43 our guests in this Tuesday Tutorials
00:45 are the ballet dancer and instructor
00:47 Peter Lloyd-San Juan.
00:49 Good morning again. Welcome to Rise and Shine
00:51 Philippines. Can you speak? You're still wheezing.
00:53 Good morning. Good morning to everyone.
00:55 Good morning. You look like you're wheezing
00:57 from all that.
00:59 That's what we're doing but we're wheezing.
01:01 Peter is different.
01:03 First of all, we want to know
01:05 how did you get interested in ballet
01:07 and how long have you been teaching it
01:09 because I believe you also taught
01:11 Hiyas of the Philippines. Yes, under
01:13 Congressman Lito Atkinson.
01:15 Right? Yes.
01:17 First,
01:19 when I was young, I was already fond of dancing.
01:21 Watching Michael Jackson, Gary Valenciano.
01:23 You still have Michael Jackson.
01:25 Who are you pegging now?
01:27 In high school, I auditioned for a scholarship
01:29 in Quezon City.
01:31 Right after a year,
01:33 I got a full scholarship in
01:35 Philippine Ballet Theatre. Now, I've been dancing
01:37 with Ballet Philippines.
01:39 Ballet Philippines, just like me.
01:41 Yes, right?
01:43 Maybe it's better
01:45 while we're exercising,
01:47 let's start with the ballet
01:49 instruction that you'll be doing for us.
01:51 How are the basic steps?
01:53 First, we need to learn
01:55 the five basic positions of the arms.
01:57 I know that.
01:59 I was in ballet when I was young.
02:01 First, we have a preparation
02:03 that we call brava in the hands.
02:05 Brava, okay.
02:07 Just hold the chopsticks.
02:09 Both hands.
02:11 The hands in ballet
02:13 are always round.
02:15 The shape is round.
02:17 This is the first position of the arms.
02:19 Second.
02:21 Third position.
02:23 Fourth. Fifth.
02:25 Open in second.
02:27 Alonjay, palms down.
02:29 Back to brava. You will do it both sides.
02:31 Okay. Right now,
02:33 five basic positions of the feet
02:35 in classical ballet.
02:37 First position.
02:39 One of the fundamentals of ballet is turn out.
02:41 Open your hips first.
02:43 Second.
02:45 Third.
02:47 Fourth.
02:49 Cross your thighs. Fifth position.
02:51 Okay.
02:53 Now, we will coordinate
02:55 the arms and feet.
02:57 Okay.
02:59 It will be a dance.
03:01 First.
03:03 Second.
03:05 I remember when I was young,
03:07 I always put my chin on the instructor's chest.
03:09 Fourth.
03:11 Fourth position.
03:13 Fourth.
03:15 Fifth.
03:17 Open in second.
03:19 Alonjay.
03:21 What are the benefits of ballet?
03:23 Of course, you can learn
03:25 a lot of things.
03:27 Ballet is a dance, right?
03:29 Yes. It's the highest form of dance.
03:31 Classical ballet.
03:33 Why should our countrymen choose ballet?
03:35 It's important.
03:39 It's good to choose.
03:41 If you want to be a dancer,
03:43 ballet is the best and basic foundation
03:45 for all forms of dance.
03:47 Because
03:49 you can learn
03:51 the right lines,
03:53 balance, and coordination.
03:55 I guess it's like a classical singing.
03:57 That's the basic form of everything and anything
03:59 when it comes to song.
04:01 What are the common mistakes
04:03 that you notice in your students
04:05 when they execute ballet moves?
04:07 How do you teach them
04:09 to avoid it?
04:11 Is it included?
04:13 The stick and the chin?
04:15 Yes, it's included.
04:17 Fifi is not allowed to do that.
04:19 The common mistakes
04:21 of students is
04:23 how to remember
04:25 the corrections like the proper form
04:27 of arms and the legs.
04:29 Aside from
04:31 brain memory, we call it
04:33 muscle memory.
04:35 It's important to practice.
04:37 It doesn't happen overnight.
04:39 You need to stretch.
04:41 It's like being graceful.
04:43 Also, the common mistakes are
04:45 how to rush.
04:47 You need to trust the process and your teachers.
04:49 Trust the process.
04:51 You might think you're okay,
04:53 but you're still listening.
04:55 Some people are really good at tiptoeing.
04:57 There's no shortcut.
04:59 You need to be patient.
05:01 I see.
05:03 And you need to be willing to learn.
05:05 When it comes to this,
05:07 what's the most important thing
05:09 that a person should know
05:11 before he or she
05:13 starts learning ballet?
05:15 Like what I said,
05:17 it's important to
05:19 understand and trust the process.
05:21 You need to listen to your teachers.
05:23 When it comes,
05:25 you'll be surprised
05:27 and you'll enjoy
05:29 the ballet.
05:31 You have upcoming events.
05:33 We might invite RSPs
05:35 to support you.
05:37 Thank you, ma'am.
05:39 The Philippine Ballet will enter
05:41 the Philippines.
05:43 We'll have a lot of ballet productions
05:45 this year.
05:47 Social media accounts
05:49 so we can know.
05:51 @peter_sun_1
05:53 Thank you very much
05:55 for teaching us
05:57 the basic ballet movements.
05:59 This Tuesday morning,
06:01 here in our Tuesday tutorials,
06:03 @peter_sun_1.
06:05 Thank you so much.