Ballet Class - Center work 1 - Dutch National Ballet

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Ballet Class - Center work 1 - Dutch National Ballet

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4 жыл бұрын

In these intense and difficult times it’s important to stay safe, but also to stay in shape! Therefore we’ve developed a few ‘ballet classes’ for our dancers, but you can join from your living room as well. Ernst Meisner, artistic coordinator of the Junior Company, teaches this ballet class and pianist Rex Lobo accompanies him on the piano. We will stream a ballet barre on KZfaq every Monday and Friday and will go live during a class with dancers (via ZOOM) on our Facebookpage Het Nationale Ballet. All classes start at 11am (CET).
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@DutchNatOperaBallet 4 жыл бұрын

We love to hear your opinion and feedback! For example this centre class was requested by many of you. Let us know what you think and what other video's and classes you would like to see. For now, enjoy this class! Stay safe and keep on dancing❤️

@dianakang7016 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Is it possible that you make a level-down centre as well? I love the video, but it's too hard for me :(

@jillnash4146 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, concise centre class - thank you. Please could you do a tutorial on pirouettes- particularly multiples. Thank you

@federicafattore 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing all of these beautiful barres and centre work!!! It feels like being there with you in your wonderful studios and they help so much to keep in shape during this though time. Also thank you from the bottom of my heart for the positive energy you are sending through classes, it really boosts one's mood when practicing alone at home. Live piano music is gorgeous too!!!

@ichdenkesonstichbin 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I woke up early to view this - so excited. I think you can still do some local pirouette drills (don't need to waltz across floor). Same for medium jump, e.g. front, side, back, side. Most who do this value the technical training, and aren't doing it as entertainment or fitness class, so I think no need to be too "dancy." But I love particularly beat exercises and hope you can continue in this direction and carry on with the class. This is the best series - clean technique and wise cues. And is Rex a former dancer? He marked with his hands, and he could anticipate. Looks like he has danced before.

@amyoungil 4 жыл бұрын

I was able to make a donation to your opera and ballet -- thank you so much for making these for us.

@mariana_palazuelos 4 жыл бұрын

I just noticed the pianist marking the exercise with this hands 😭 my heart melted

@BZU3759 3 жыл бұрын

I love the pianist's music!

@aichi9825 3 жыл бұрын

Live piano music is one of my favorite parts of class!

@margarita898989 3 жыл бұрын

@@BZU3759 high hi Bobby

@agulhoncaroline8486 4 жыл бұрын

Ernst you’re the best thing ever people in confinement and in love with ballet dance could have wished for. Thank you so much for making us practice our passion everyday with such rightness and creativity

@annajimmink 4 жыл бұрын

I am Marion Jimmink from Houten in Holland. I am at the age of 50 and I do ballet classes since almost 14 years. I miss my ballet classes so much. Our teacher, Helen Wilson, gave us the link to these videos to keep up the spirit at home. I am so happy with it! Thank you for posting it. 🌺✨🩰

@jfsteilauthor 4 жыл бұрын

I am 51 and I also adore these classes. Brings me back to my dancing days.

@gracialafuente3991 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't danced in 20 years. Im 55 and you brought me back to it. Lots of love from Spain.

@elisavetgeorgoudidancescho8624 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful teacher, wondelful exercises! wonderful pianist! Thank you so much!!!

@jfsteilauthor 4 жыл бұрын

I cannot tell you how much I love these classes. Ernst and Rex, you are saving me. The mere act of dancing changes everything. I am not a professional dancer, but for a moment at the bar, I can imagine... and the depression lifts.

@annabradshaw6932 3 жыл бұрын

As a professional figure skater--and Ernst is just a delight--with a background in RAD ballet, this series has been extremely helpful in keeping my muscles malleable and strong while many ice rinks are closed again. I hope everyone is enjoying these classes as much as I am. Keep the love of performing alive and stay safe.

@joebloggs619 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent instruction. After moving back to remote country Australia where I grew up, from the big city where I loved doing ballet class and other arts, I despaired of ever doing ballet again because there is vast flat open spaces here, but nobody does ballet in the bush, but the kangaroos can do very good leaps and bounds.... (I learned ballet from my European immigrant parents who just knew the basic steps). But I kept my old ballet shoes for some irrational reason, though there was no hope of ever being able to do it again. I'm glad Idid because this has inspired me to dustthem down, get back into physical shape, find a place where locals won't think I'm crazy doing such things and try to do it using these great instructional videos. The classical piano music is great. I like modern music, too, but for modern style dance, not classical ballet class. And I prefer a male instructor but seeing the good female dancers demonstrating the feminine moves.

@MsBelline 4 жыл бұрын

Élégance, gentillesse , générosité, c’est Ernst !!

@tinamccann8968 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the excellent center! The combinations were great. They were well demonstrated and understood without a lot of explanation. The spotlight on Rex for the second half of the combination was great ---- he is a treasure. Ernst is pretty awesome too! :-)

@circlestheatricalproductio1772 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a former professional dancer but haven't danced now for years these classes are just wonderful and have helped me fall in love with dancing again, Thank you so much!!

@susanpeterson6765 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this class, I really loved the centre work. Well done.

@DutchNatOperaBallet 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! And enjoy our other classes too

@kathleengoodwin6713 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely centre class - going to look for a safe spot to do jumps, even if it’s out in the garden!

@woneugene313 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful exercises. Thank you always😊👍

@lingoh814 4 жыл бұрын

Ernst, you are an excellent teacher! And Rex, your playing is beautiful! You are both very inspiring, and a godsend to all of us. Thank you so much for your effort and generosity in bringing your wonderful ballet classes to us at home. And thank you, Dutch National Ballet, for sharing the both of them with us. 💖

@evitadean 3 жыл бұрын

I was introduced to ballet at a very early age, continued for ten years but schools obligations made me quit. Having found these videos made me realise how much I love ballet and start all over ! I am a bit rusty but I am determined to go on my pointes again ! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge :)

@DutchNatOperaBallet 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Keep on trying and make your goals come true! We are happy to help you :)

@jessiecarfora2075 4 жыл бұрын

My life is a little more happy with your classes,tahnks and thanks and thanks again.From a little town on the heart of Tuscany,a big kiss for you

@jillnash4146 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ernst and Rex! I love your classes and they are making lockdown a lot more bearable. Huge appreciation that you both keep showing up to do more 🙏🏼😊

@DustPuppyOI 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mr. Meisner. Thank you, Maestro Lebo. (It really makes such a difference to have live music.) Thank you to the Het Nationale Ballet and all the staff that produce all theses classes. These are gifts to us. Please continue to stay healthy and to stay safe.

@stephanieparis4131 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for both of you. It's great !!!

@valentina.mend0za 2 жыл бұрын

i keep coming back to this video, it’s fantastic for practicing at home and he’s such a lovely teacher!!

@leaf2576 Жыл бұрын

It's two years after this was posted for covid, but these videos are so amazing for me as a college student with a busy schedule. It's a dream come true that I can still do ballet in my little bits of spare time! Thank you for making these delightful videos

@francescavolchitzamarta5500 4 жыл бұрын

GRAZIE DI CUORE

@MartaJoannaKlara 4 жыл бұрын

That is really perfect short and condensed center. Thank you so much for doing this and answering for our requests ❤️ I love how Rex is repeating combinations with hands 👐

@naomiholkeboer2853 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for class!

@eunjungpark3683 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It's a wonderful class.

@anavarela4378 4 жыл бұрын

The Best Ballet Barre on the internet> THE BEST INDEED... THANKS Ernst and your great pianist Rex Lobo

@levimazie2223 2 жыл бұрын

I joy loved your class the centre work is quite challenging but I do need this . I love barre work because I have natural turnout so great to joine you . long covid has weakened me love you .God bless all teachers.

@romybellalevinsohn8288 4 жыл бұрын

I would love a strengthening class for pointe! I’ve been out of my pointe shoes for 2 months now and it would be great to have some barre exercises to just ease me back into it so that I’m not too shocked to go back on pointe when I am able to go back to class!

@Sarah-fv3kb 4 жыл бұрын

KZfaqr Kathryn Morgan has a lot of good strengthening/targeted conditioning videos if you are interested.

@Colectivo-RITO 3 жыл бұрын

Muchisismas gracias, me han fortalecido y he aprendido mucho de ustedes, soy mexicana,bailarina contemporanea

@lilyxu1446 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely center class! Thank you ver much!

@butternutpickle234 4 жыл бұрын

BLESS YOU TWO!!!!

@yeok9891 3 жыл бұрын

Great class as always! Since I quit ballet about 20 years ago I never tried to do this again. now I feel like I'm ready to just enjoy the ballet. Your class helps a lot. Thank you so much!

@sarahbuscaino9411 4 жыл бұрын

I was so happy to see a center posted today! Just perfect and very spatially aware. I would love a little pirouette combo also if you have time!! I know space is limited, but maybe we can make it work! Thanks again!

@christinecash115 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these classes. I am not a ballerina, but I am a figure skater and these classes have made me feel like I am back at home training even if it is in a different format. Thank you for your positivity and kindness as a teacher! With love from Canada.

@deedee1364 4 жыл бұрын

Hellow Rex, thank u for the beautiful music! ❤

@professora1973 4 жыл бұрын

Dear Ernst and Rex, Thank you so very much for providing this valuable resource to dancers. I am an amateur, older dancer, but ballet keeps me going when my stressful job and the general pressures of life become too much. Today, I did not feel much like dancing, but after making myself put on my slippers and roll up my carpet, I cued up one of your barre classes, and by the time I was done with that, between the beautiful music and the challenging choreography,I felt like taking center as well. It's not an exaggeration to say it made my day. That little coupe exercise is a devil, and I'll be working on it for days to come! So bless you, and stay safe and healthy.

@rainbows.and.daisies 4 жыл бұрын

Really amazing thank you so so much! Loved that it was very suitable for those of us ladies trying to maintain our centre work with pointe shoes. Wishing you two and your crew health and safety.

@VeronicaMartinez-xj1qn 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your time, experience and knowledge! I haven't done ballet in many years and I am enjoying every minute of it.

@DutchNatOperaBallet 3 жыл бұрын

Great! Keep on dancing :)

@feldib2809 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much !! We all love your classes . Greetings from Munich

@m.antonietavazquezflamenco389 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Thank you so much.

@tamaraaranguren7415 4 жыл бұрын

thank you Maestro ...from Argentina. Beautifull class and i feel your passion for teach in the classroom

@stephanieshapso293 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome ! So excited to do this center work ! My living space is the lowest level so I'm all good ! Thank you so much for sharing your gifts !

@ginafobbe2210 Жыл бұрын

Still great after some years, now that my studio has technical problems, thanks Ernst and Rex

@Cristina-bo1ly 2 жыл бұрын

Love seeing Mr Lobo dancing with his hands. Thank you gentlemen so much for doing this!

@beatrizmartins2570 4 жыл бұрын

What a treat , Ernst, in this perplexing times, to have a centre exercise from you. Many thanks keeping this up and offering regular barres to keep us going!

@danceableandloveable 4 жыл бұрын

Keep up these ballet classes I’m loving it!

@xiaoyuliu7855 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for adding the center class! As always, thoughtfully designed. Your classes are one of the few things I can look forward to in this difficult time. Thank you for helping us getting through this through dancing and beautiful music.

@milenasalazar7286 4 жыл бұрын

OMG! Thank you very much guys!!! You are my best friends in these last days, Mr. Ernst I love you so much haha Please, don't stop these videos!

@rowenayoung8228 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful classes Ernst, Rex. Loving the trackie, and bringing a Dutch presence into my home, too. Much love.

@Kris-bm4tt 3 жыл бұрын

you two are literally keeping us sane sane right now. Doing one every day and I'm feeling great! Thank you and love from Colorado.

@DutchNatOperaBallet 3 жыл бұрын

How great to hear you are doing one every day Kris! Keep on the good work:)

@Hellbender8574 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for creating this center class portion! I was waiting eagerly for this one. If you create another center, could you please include turns as well? Thank you again to the entire team at the Dutch National Ballet for giving the world the gift of dance.

@Balletmum 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this happen! Thank you, Ernst, for your beautiful demonstration of the epaulement. Especially for this Centre work, I appreciated the occasional small windows showing the entire picture of him demonstrating the movement while the bigger, main screen might be focusing on something else, many times his footwork. I also appreciated your obvious consideration of the "world peace" by reminding us to be mindful of our neighbors downstairs! Rex, your selection for the final port de bras, "Over the Rainbow" was perfect! Music makes a huge difference, always. Again and again, I thank you all, artistic team and technical team, for such a gift of love and caring in such a beautiful form!

@annshultz4085 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ernest and Rex for making this series available!

@kathleengoodwin6713 3 жыл бұрын

Just a pleasure to have such beautiful music and exercises to keep my spirits up! Thank you

@SinaBe99 4 жыл бұрын

Your online class was a recommendation of our trainer and what shall I say? Your are both such a treasure in this special time. Thank you so much for your work! Love & hugs from Germany

@ashleylindsaysearlesspirit2375 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ernst and Rex! I am a dancer in Philadelphia PA and am so grateful to have your beautiful work during this crazy quarantine. It's helping to keep my body, mind and spirit healthy. Please keep it up!!

@georgijskomarovs4995 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot from Latvia! Ernst, Rex you are brilliant! Great classes!

@erickapatriciajurado7277 Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias ❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗

@elizabethgreen8596 4 жыл бұрын

Loving Rex alot. Please could you show the other side just a bit more, so many years since I have danced at this level. Thank you I have improved so much. Loving Ernst too. Big love from the UK

@cecilemalandain7918 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Ernst and Rex 🤩

@Annacosperder 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you again so so much! Really appreciate the center exercises! I’m visiting Colorado and finally have a floor for jumps! Feels very good. Thank you thank you thank you

@DutchNatOperaBallet 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too for joining!

@katiekirwan1219 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you to both of you. Rex, what a gift to have live music! Thank you both for the breath of fresh air here from AZ.

@focusteamdance 4 жыл бұрын

ASSISTINDO DO BRASIL !!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

@marciayomura5277 4 жыл бұрын

I was so in need of a center!! Thank you very much!! It’s just perfect! Love these two!

@pollyflaviano1325 4 жыл бұрын

I've only just discovered your center work videos after four weeks of barre only. Thank you Ernst and Rex for these wonderful classes, while we desperately await our ballet studios to reopen. Love and hugs from Quebec city.

@Simmikin 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ernst and Rex, what an excellent team! Wonderful classes to keep us moving well in Australia 🇦🇺 Love the addition of a short centre 🙏🏻 🩰

@carolyfrank9402 3 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias gracias por compartir las clases! son estupendas!!

@stanislavolshanskyi-ce7hz 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@maylisatik7647 4 жыл бұрын

I love your épaulements and your directions changing, even in a small space, it's so dancing and motivating... Great workouts!!! I'm trying them on pointe too...

@claudiap9006 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful ballet class! Between Monday and Friday I repeat your beautiful lessons to improve myself, so that I can perform your next lessons better. Music makes me fly high, forgetting this difficult situation. Thanks so much again 💙💙💙

@AnaPaula-on5ih 3 жыл бұрын

Obrigada pelas aulas

@isabellagori7865 3 жыл бұрын

Rex is amazing 😊 thank you for this! I am self-training for being a ballet pianist and this is so helpful!

@eileencasey3724 3 жыл бұрын

so great that this pandemic has connected us in the ballet world. everyoneshould do this!

@deedee1364 4 жыл бұрын

Yay center! Thank u!💙💙

@elizasgaify 4 жыл бұрын

Ernst and Rex, Thank you so much for adding a centre exercise, and one that is doable for a intermediate adult student. Thank you, thank you, thank you 😊 You guys are the best!!!

@jonellenel7871 4 жыл бұрын

This is so lovely and uplifting. I love everything about these classes.

@sofiaangelelli5023 4 жыл бұрын

it was very beautiful i did it today.i wait for another!!!!!!!!!

@fionaperry5545 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful duo - you go together like bread and butter! Loving the teaching and the piano playing to match the movements. Thank you both for these wonderful classes.

@alexandrageronikos5966 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo bravo

@IsarahMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I love it! Thank you so much, you are making my "STAY HOME" time an opportunity to improve and enjoy :) Every exercise is clear. Thank also to Rex, he plays perfectly.

@patrirobaina7340 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!I really love the class , the energy, the music!!It´s a pleasure having this oportunity. Thank you, Rex, Ernst and all the people that make this possible.

@lilyxu1446 3 жыл бұрын

It is an amazing ballet class, and I take this class at least once a week. Thank you very much!

@luisabrychcin4816 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!! I love your trainings.

@romybellalevinsohn8288 4 жыл бұрын

Been looking for a good centre practice to add with your barres I have been following! Thank you so much for this! Would love some pirouettes! I just altered some of the exercises in the centre because I wanted to spin!! Can not wait for more centre practice! 🩰

@sheahuang 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a superbly instructed class. I always forward to your classes. Thank you for providing these in this time of uncertainty.

@user-cv3dw8ll2j 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing classesfrom korea!

@mvugt 4 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for now offering a center class! It is very helpful. I haven't done the full class yet because I did not have time since I was doing the barre from last week. This format totally works for me!

@victoriab.5422 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your classes. Thank you for making it available to the general public. I hope you will continue the classes after the quarantine is over.

@saskiatindle5031 4 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely calm ballet master and wonderful pianist!!!

@idaniaserji-lovelyeating8808 4 жыл бұрын

As always thank you so much!

@AnitaRIsaak 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the centre class! This made me so happy today!

@DasDuken 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the centre work. I appreciated that it seemed to be designed for people with limited space. Some of us with tiny rooms have had to get creative with using our spaces.

@maryse-jordanewehrung3540 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely center class I enjoyed it . Thank you

@lrees7636 4 жыл бұрын

What a blessing and gift you bring to us during this unprecedented time. I love all your instructions and also the beautiful piano work by Rex 👏❤️.

@castesn 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing all this joy and energy with us. And thank you for the center work, we also need to move more than at the barre. I feel so amased to be ' teached' by such a wonderful professor. And the piano, waouh: wonderful. Many many thanks!

@ronggao4414 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Best centre class I found for my level!!! Looking forward to more centre classes from you :):):)

@cjaquay29 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ernst! Thank you Rex. If you find a chance/time if you could include perhaps exercises one can do after barre + center that continues to work on turnout and the lengthening of the leg + extension. Thank you for these videos they've become ritual and sacred.