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How to Sing Covers - 8 Lesson Mini Course for Singers -
Sheena Mackie (1,809)    
Sheena Mackie   
Introduction to "How To Sing Covers..."
For those of you who don't know what I'm referring to... the term covers' simply means a song which has already been made popular by someone else (i.e. not your own original song).
After 20 years of singing in covers bands and interpreting songs... ( added 12 days ago.) |
Exercises For Pointe in Adult Ballet Classes - Warm Up and Awareness -
 - Dianne M. Buxton (3,708) 
Most ballet exercises cover a lot of muscle
groups, while exercises to prepare for pointe work, or foot work in
general focus on the feet/ankles. Here is a simple exercise you can use
as a warm up before class that will activate your posture, leg muscles,
and foot muscles. It will get your... ( added 14 days 18 hours ago.) |
How Adult Beginners In Ballet Can Progress To Pointe Work -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
Most adult ballet beginners I talk to are motivated to add home practice to their dance class schedule. If you want to progress to pointe work, you can save time and money by learning exercises targeted to prepare the foot muscles for pointe. An added bonus to this focus is, that the same... ( added 18 days 5 hours ago.) |
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How to Avoid Overuse of the Achilles Tendon in Sports and Ballet -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
One of the too-common dance injuries is that of the achilles tendon. Runners and other athletes in sports training also suffer some over use inflammation, and even rupture of the achilles tendon. This tendon depends on muscle strength in the calf and the foot, to retain proper use. Following are... ( added 1 year 96 days ago.) |
How to Choose A Ballet Teacher/Feet and Turnout -
Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
How the bottom of the foot contacts the floor is very important.
Whether standing on a stretched leg, or in a plie, the ankles and soles
of the feet should not be tense. The tension in the ankles will be
correct if the turnout is held from the top of the thighs, down to the
knees, by the... ( added 2 years 336 days ago.) |
How To Choose A Ballet Teacher - Good Posture -
Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
In choosing a good ballet teacher pay careful attention to the
postures you see in the students you observe. While the teacher is not
responsible for posture acquired before a student begins training with
her or him, she/he is responsible for establishing correct posture at
the beginning... ( added 2 years 336 days ago.) |
How To Choose A Ballet Teacher -
Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
Things to consider: What Do You Want For Your Child? What does
your child want from ballet? Would tap dancing, karate, or jazz be a
satisfying alternative, or does it have to be ballet? Ballet is a
traditional, technical form requiring commitment and discipline.
Sometimes it isn't fun! But... ( added 2 years 336 days ago.) |
Easy At Home Stretches For Your Ballet Or Cheer Leading Moves - Position To the Side -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
Doing the splits to the side, or a la seconde, can be improved with patient stretching after a sufficient warm up. Basic ballet positions can be used to highlight cheer leading jumps, and landings, into the splits. After a ballet class or a cheer leading workout is a great time to stretch - when... ( added 85 days 8 hours ago.) |
Easy At Home Stretches For Your Ballet Or Cheer Leading Moves - Position To The Front -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
If you are a beginner in ballet classes, adult ballet classes, or with a cheer leading team, safe stretching is an important factor in your training. Following are some safe easy at home stretches with which you can become more flexible. Whatever aspect of ballet/sports/fitness you participate in... ( added 109 days 9 hours ago.) |
Should you Learn on your Own or Hire a Guitar Instructor? -
- Ralph Serpe (5,557)   
Ralph Serpe
So you are looking to further your learning as an acoustic guitarist but not sure what to do next? There is a vast array of options available to you and things can get rather confusing. You basically have two options when learning how to play acoustic guitar: Hire a guitar teacher or Learn on... ( added 118 days 16 hours ago.) |
An End to Street Performing in Chicago? -
- Sei DeMarks (14)
Recently there have been a lot of discussions about one of Chicago's alderman's attempts to put a stop to street performing in Chicago, by requiring licenses for performers, setting up a system of fines and just generally making things difficult for them. After two fines a performer's license... ( added 156 days 9 hours ago.) |
20 Essential Acoustic Guitar Tips for the Beginner -
- Ralph Serpe (5,557)
Ralph Serpe
Acoustic guitar lessons online are not difficult to come by. There are many sites offering free tips and lessons for the beginner, but it can be rather difficult sifting through pages of content to find direct answers to some of the most basic questions beginners have. I researched many of the... ( added 173 days 19 hours ago.) |
What Ballet Dancers Need to Understand About Weight Loss and Calories -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
To gain weight is still the nightmare of serious dance students, even as they work out hard a few days a week. It doesn't make sense, except in the light of what has become the staple industrialized-nation diet. Too many fats, nutrition-free carbohydrates, and factory made cheeses dominate the... ( added 217 days 13 hours ago.) |
Maharishi and the Beatles: What Really Happened? -
Tom Ball (73)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi died on February 5, 2008, almost 40 years after the Beatles left Rishikesh. John Lennon would never again see Maharishi in person, but would phone him years later to apologize for his youthful mishap of publicly accusing Maharishi of improprietiesaccusations that had nothing... ( added 253 days 15 hours ago.) |
Develop the Perfect Foot Muscles For Pointe Shoes -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
Is there a perfect foot for ballet - or can any foot function perfectly if the ballet dancer has the correct understanding of how to use their foot muscles in pointe shoes? Even men in ballet want to work in pointe shoes to develop the fine foot muscles that will enhance balance and virtuoso... ( added 267 days 13 hours ago.) |
Guitar Tabs For Beginners -
Ingvar Runarsson (73)
One of the most important skill an aspiring guitar player can pick up is reading guitar tabs. The best thing about guitar tabs is its simplicity. Compared to sheet notations, learning to read guitar tabs is a walk in the park. Let's take a look at a brief explanation on how guitar tabs work.
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Guitar Tabs For Beginners -
Ingvar Runarsson (73)
One of the most important skill an aspiring guitar player can pick up is reading guitar tabs. The best thing about guitar tabs is its simplicity. Compared to sheet notations, learning to read guitar tabs is a walk in the park. Let's take a look at a brief explanation on how guitar tabs work.
... ( added 300 days 14 hours ago.) |
Injuring the Hamstring and Patience With Rehabilitation in Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
Patience with rehabilitation is not easy for ballet dancers. Muscle pulls are rarely serious, but without proper treatment and rehabilitation, they can become a chronic situation. With the hamstring muscle, which is involved in every ballet position and ballet movement in the lower body, special... ( added 301 days 18 hours ago.) |
Prevent Ballet and Dance Injuries in Your Nutcracker Season -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
Learning how to minimize the chance of dance injuries is an acquired skill. Warming up, having healthy snacks in your dance bag, and perhaps having an extra pair of pointe shoes ready to wear, will help you avoid ballet injuries. Rehearsal schedules intensify as the Nutcracker season approaches.... ( added 356 days 17 hours ago.) |
A Professional Attitude For Ballet and Dance Students -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
Listening, not disrupting the class in any way, are skills that teachers hope every child has before they come to kindergarten. If only. In ballet and dance classes progress depends on quick understanding by the students, as the physical doing and repetition of a correct movement is what creates... ( added 1 year 3 days ago.) |
Giving a Wedding Speech -
- John Bell (7)  
John Bell
1. The main purpose of a wedding reception is to celebrate the happy event and to give guests, from both families, the opportunity to meet and get to know one another. You can create the desired atmosphere through the wedding speeches. 2. Speeches are primarily a way to congratulate the happy... ( added 1 year 36 days ago.) |
Learn To Play the Guitar For Your Hobby -
- Woody Bridges (14)
Okay, you say "it just takes to long to learn to play". Now what you don't realize is that learning can be as much fun as playing. Actually, learning can be more fun. If you can find someone that lives close to you and is interested in learning to play, then it becomes more fun. I remember when I... ( added 1 year 43 days ago.) |
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Ballet Shoes, the Movie, With Emma Watson -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
This is great entertainment for children, with theater, dance, music, competition, and fierce family devotion. The drama, based on Noel Streatfeild's novel, the costumes, the characters, and the sets are wonderful. For Emma Watson fans, this is her first film outside of the Harry Potter series of... ( added 1 year 63 days ago.) |
Two Handed Tapping on Guitar -
- Trevor James (38) 
Trevor James
Playing by guitar tapping (or bass tapping) means tapping the fingers upon the fretboard strings to play notes. No striking, picking, plucking, or strumming is employed.
Generally this is called two-handed tapping, meaning to use the technique with both hands. The tapping technique can be used... ( added 1 year 155 days ago.) |
Professional Footwork, Muscle Memory For Ballet, and Neural Pathways -
- Dianne M. Buxton (3,708)
Improve your ballet dancing and pointe work, and even your tennis footwork. Tennis players learn ballet to refine their professional footwork, too. By understanding the part of the foot in finely reflexive movement, you will prevent muscle exhaustion in the lower leg. Muscle memory will be... ( added 1 year 159 days ago.) |
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