Growing Through Dance Podcast Dance to Live, Live to Dance

Ballet- does it still provide a foundation for dancers? An interview with Jacqui Richards

March 11, 2021 Season 1 Episode 9
Growing Through Dance Podcast Dance to Live, Live to Dance
Ballet- does it still provide a foundation for dancers? An interview with Jacqui Richards
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This  Bonus episode, concerns the concept of ballet training being the foundation for all dancers.
 Jacqui Richards from J R Classical who specialises in making Ballet more accessible, shares her thoughts on the value of learning ballet in the 21st century. Her thoughts on the vocational schools curriculum's; why the daily ballet technique class is still appropriate to the trainee professional performer and why children starting their dance journey should take ballet class.

Full details on JR classical can be obtained by emailing jrclassical21@gmail.com

Fast forward 24 years
Introduction to Jacqui Richards
Why every performer should learn Ballet
More than one way to dance
Jacqui's advice for curriculum development
Cross training of skills