Bournonville and Vaganova are also styles and teaching methods that have produced many wonderful dancers. August Bournonville created the great Danish ballet style characterized by brilliant, bouncy jumps, clear, precise footwork, open unaffected port de bras and charming mime. Its star pupils have included Erik Bruhn and Peter Martins. Agrippina Vaganova created the Russian style as we know it today, especially the Kirov Ballet style. Nureyev, Makarova, Baryshnikov and many other of the late 20th Century's greatest Russian dancers were trained with her syllabus and methods.
Bad training can have the opposite effect.
If half the class has tendinitis at the end of term, parents might well question what's going on. Sick or injured dancers can neither create Art nor experience the physical joy of dancing. Weight Parents should take the following factors into consideration in assessing the health and safety-consciousness of a school. Recent medical studies have shown that underweight female adolescents who exercise without sufficient caloric intake are at risk for serious health problems even if they have regular menstrual periods . A teacher who permits pointework before the students are 10 or 12 would have to have truly exceptional students because very few girls have sufficient strength and technique at such a young age.