As a medical physicist (in training) and a dancer I second that!

YES!!

Totally agree.

I'm a psychologist (in training too) so I'd love to see that!

Maybe even a choreographers brain too would be interesting

yep same. i literally pulled my hamstring and didnt realise until i stopped dancing and couldnt even walk across the room

Tasha This happens because you are very excited and focused during dance class. Human brains have two nerve systems that work together to give us the best performance when our situations require it and to let us rest when the time comes. They are called the sympathetic nerve system and the parasympathetic nerve system. When you are highly engaged in an activity, the sympathetic nerve system is excited and the parasympathetic one is suppressed - imagine in the prehistorical time, when one ran at full speed, that was usually away from predators. One could not afford to feel tired or pain because that was a moment of life or death. Therefore our brains adapt this way to suppress pain until we have run to a safe spot. Then the tiredness kicks in. We notice our injuries. So we relax and heal. With this understanding, athletes and dancers alike, must follow progressive training and be guided by experienced trainers to avoid over- training and injuries. But sometimes, you are in a big group and everyone is different. So it becomes kind of difficult for the coach to know your personal limit. Take some breaths between runs and check in with yourself a few times in a class. Deep breaths for just 1 minute can give the brain the necessary space to connect with the body. After all, you don’t want to be injured and miss classes for a long time.

Tasha Good luck with dance. Have fun! And remember to care for yourself. ☺️ (I happen to know these theories because my ma was a gymnast and my pa a physiologist). I dance a bit just for fun.

Same as with any other intense physical activity. And the pain and injury you feel afterwards and the time to recover only get worse with age. :( So enjoy it while it lasts.

You’re releasing a neurotransmitter called endorphins which is kinda like morphine. This is why we get this runner’s high and the pain basically goes away after a while and it fades into the background and starts to actually feel good

Lol trueeee 😂😂😂

Karen Kirkpatrick I also have really bad PTSD, but don‘t understand what you mean 😳

Maybe it's a good brain training for them then 😃

I have the exact same problem ! Even with the exercices at the barre. ! I can’t seem to memories anything. It’s very frustrating sometimes but it’s part of the process I guess !

I find that you can do anything fast, but it takes a long time to make it professional or good

Congratulations! Work hard on strengthening your feet while you're waiting - you won't regret it!

Nikita A yes! something i struggled with was toe strength as you don’t do too much of it before pointe, theraband exercises are good

georgia c Kathryn Morgan does some great videos on foot strengthening if you’re looking for some 😊

Nikita A i have weak ankles and it’s really upsetting because it shows when I’m in class :(

Bell G we all have our weak spots (for me it’s my feet and back) that we need to strengthen, that’s why we go to class! It’s nothing to worry or be embarrassed about, just give these areas a little more work. You can find great videos online to help you, or even ask your teacher for exercises to strengthen your weaker areas. They’re there because they want to help you, so don’t feel like you’re imposing or bothering them

Greta Lukacs TYSM! You’re very help full!

Stjarnljus a few were definitely from the nutcracker ballet, and some may have been from swan lake but i’m not sure

space oddity it is a skill that does develop over time, like any step or trick you will need to practice it over and over. A few different thing I have used myself is coming up with my own little “titles” for certain steps or combinations or using musical phrasing/cues, I know people make their own stories for the sequence of steps even knew someone who used foods they ate that day. Just try different methods and see what works best for you. Everyone learns differently you might even come up with your own method of remembering things, but these things will take time so just be patient and it will come.😁

ive found that reapeating the steps in your head at the right tempo like a little worded phrase helps, i find it alot easier to remeber the steps if its like a little chant in your head.

I had this issue as well and a word of a advise I will give you is that you won’t be able to really see the progress for a long time, but it’s there. It took me a few years of practice and now I’m really fast at picking thing up. Just do your best to mentally run through it as much as you can before you do it. I’m also a very musical person, so memorizing it in terms of the rhythm rather than the counts may help as well. that way once you hear the music it all just flows nicely. good luck!

For combinations (barre, jumps, etc) i like to write them down and repeat then in my head in my spare time. Using blocks (sections basically) is a good way to find the pattern and makes it easier to remember

Usually when my teachers give combinations the best way for me to remember is by doing it full out while they show us. If I can’t get the hang of it, then I’ll work on it at home that night and try again next class.

If it’s classical ballet is because the choreography was probably made in the 19th century and many of us have watched it before. Personally for most of the videos of variations I’ve watched I memorize according to the music and associate sounds to movement and divide variations in sections. Also if you don’t know about ballet, the moves we do have names, is not like we do a random movement, many dancers memorize choreography by name.

Daph Duck For those of use who have been dancing for a long time, memorizing things isn’t as hard as it may be to others. This is coming from someone who learns choreography a little bit slower than other dancers. So basically, practice. That’s the answer. And also, we know what parts of music were dancing to because we choreograph to the music. We listen to music first, THEN choreograph dance steps to certain parts.

RoyalPsilocybin it’s by four tet called two thousand seventeen

@@gggggggggggggg41 I knew it was four tet but I didn't want to wormhole into all their albums! Tysm 🙏💗

yes

Yes just do it.

altfaith yes definitely!! ballet is amazing and so fun ☺️

Yes yes yes it’s great

go ahead! I started when I was 12 and if you put your head into it you won't believe how quickly you can catch up.