What a novel and wonderful exercise!-- "Pick a character and take class As that character." Wonderful Idea!!!

I LOVEE the acting part of ballet, in my school's end of year spectacle I'll be one of the side characters, but aaa I've created a super crazy backstory about her and my group. I know its probably overreacting but I can't help, just love it

Outstanding and authentic advice for teachers and dancers alike. Brava, Katie!

Hi Kathryn, I've been following your videos for some time and I can't tell you how much they have improved my performance. I'm at least a decade older than you but thanks to ballet I feel young and beautiful; thank you for helping me with that. Basically your videos have shown me that I can keep up with the 18 yo in my class except that I've had kids.

I love this channel! Katy is an amazing dancer, and my role model. Thank you for making this video. It helped me a lot. Thx!

Thank you so much!! Artistry is the thing that I struggle the most with but with your tips i understand it a lot better

I've been subscribed for a while and I just realized that you're the one who gives advice in the dance spirit magazines! I had no idea :)

Glad to see you back on youtube and stage.Love you.

Thanks Katie! I was struggling with artistry in my dance class and this video really helped!

Thank you, that was helpful! And yayy for performance footage! :D

Thanks for this, Katy! this wll be really helpful for me for the future, during my competition it was really difficult for me to get the artistry my teacher wanted XD

So glad that you're back!! 😊

My teacher gives us new music once a month. I love it because she uses piano versions of well know pieces like broadway tunes, variations, etc. It has really helped me work on my artistry because each song has different emotion behind that I can express

Love your channel I think you are an amazing dancer and teacher. I take so much from your videos.

This is an amazing idea! Im definitely trying it next ballet class!

This helped me so much. Massive thank you x

Not to sound creepy but I really love your channel been watching all your videos for a year now or so. Thank you you've helped me so much!!!!

I am learning Concerto Barocco next week! This advice was so helpful!

One of my ballet teachers uses the "Ballet Goes Pop" album and we love it. She also plays Nutcracker music occasionally

Great video!! It helped me so much!

A beautifull video!! I think its going to help me so much 💪❤ love xx

I always love your videos!!!

Great video!! Never thought of doing that in class. But such a great idea. Again congrats on To Dance, I loved it.

So nice to hear from you again! You're looking great!

Man, I don't even do ballet but I love your videos! They make me wish I'd stuck with it.

This is so helpful Kathryn! Thank you.

You look so happy and so tired hahaha the dancer life

Welcome back! I wish I could have seen the musical.

Love this video^^ I love inputting more artistry in my dancing I think that makes a dance ten times more meaningful not only to me but definitely also for the audience. As I am a new dancer, I struggle with inputting my emotions and character into my dancing as I am so engrossed in improving my technique but I'm getting better and trying to open up more:) During a few performances when I did actually embrace the music and show more of me as an artist it felt amazing, maybe more than ten times better than when I was just doing steps^^ I really like your tip of doing class as the character, its such a refreshing tip! I can imagine it being very helpful so thank you for (again) sharing your tips from your experience. Lastly, (sorry this is kinda long) thank you for taking your time out of your schedule to help us out with your videos:)

Hurray, glad you're back!! :) xxx

This video really helped, Thanks!

take your time, katie. we'll be patient. enjoy and savour your comeback on stage. you deserve it! :)

Thank you for the advice!!! Do u have any tips for improvising choreography when told? I'd appreciate it

Hey Kathryn, love your videos!! Can you please do a video on how to do an entrechat six? or you can make a video on how to do different beats? Thanks!! :)

it's kinda hard to make a story that is just allegro (because that's basically my whole solo)

HI Kathryn. Thank you for the video. I was wondering if you could make a video on how to improve your musicality?

This is an amazing video. I am really struggling with facials and telling a story through dance, because I just couldn't figure out what the story was... now I know that that was my mistake. I was trying to find something that I had to make for myself. I'm good at making up stories, so just making sure that I make them instead of needing someone to tell me the story, will help me for sure :) I'm going to take my dances for this years dance recital (that only have subjects, but no story) and I will make stories for them :) So if you excuse me, I'm going to make a story about freedom, climate change, 9/11, hairspray the musical, protests and 3x lifestyle (used to be brexit) :)

Will you do a video on tips for teaching young children (pre dance, ages 3 - 5).

Love this video :) can't wait for the foundations series :3 will this video appear on the app automatically as it is not on the app under new videos :P I'm in love with the app, I'm on it constantly!

Hi Katie! I loved this video - it was really helpful! I was just wondering, I have my ballet exam coming up and I wasn't sure if there are any things I can do to prepare for it as I am really nervous about it. I also struggle to turn out my feet and my teacher gets a little bit cross that I can't turn out my feet very well. Are there any good stretches that can improve my turnout?

Could you make a technique video for cabriole? I need to learn how to do them really well if I want the part that I want in my competitive ballet

Hi Kathryn I don't dance but I really want to get into choreography and I was wondering if you could do kind of a dance vocabulary to help us who don't completely understand the terms Thanx

Do you have any ideas or advice on ways to play The Queen of Hearts from Alice and Wonderland? I am trying to play her to the fullest, but I am not onstage a lot. Thanks so much! :)

This was very helpful! I was just wondering, how long have you been dancing ballet? LOVE your videos!

Hi Katie! I have Nutcracker auditions on Saturday and I've been taking class with the ballet master and director, and the same note I've been getting is that I need to get more on my leg. I'm having serious trouble as I feel I'm going to fall over. I really want to prove myself, but I feel like I'm just frustrating them because I can't apply the correction fully. How can I stretch/strengthen to get on my leg more (I'm pulling back). Also, I have pointe class tomorrow and pas de deux the morning after, and a really bruised toenail that hurts to even walk on let alone do pointe. Do you have any pain relief tips? I've never really bruised a toenail X.X Thanks for the advice! Love your videos and I really wish I could have seen your musical!!

Thank you so much for this Katy! I have been dancing since I was six years old, but I quit last year when I was 11. I joined back this January, and the other girls in my class are doing their exams in December. My ballet teacher called me over and told me she would like me to do my exams with the others! I was speechless, as I feel I'm very behind and everybody is better than me. I've been working extremely hard ever since, (using you're stretching videos, thanks again!) but now I'm always aching and I always feel weak. I'm always told to slow down a little but I really want to do as well as the others in the exam. Any advice? Thanks in advance! x

What is the story of princess Florine

My pianist teacher is like: Do the class strictly and no acting, but hopefully my ballet teacher likes when I act like character in class😅❤️

You should be an actress.

How old are you?? I love your videos ☺️

Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the struggles and madness in this world today, God is full of justice, mercy and love. Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans . The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom. If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us back into that previously perfect image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. He will help us through the struggle, the stress, and anything we experience in the world. It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him through His power (not ourselves, we need Him to help us as it's impossible without depending on His power and instruction). He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if you had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place. He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it. He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way. Christ says in John 16:33: I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.] - (AMPLIFIED version) NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER. Regardless of what you've done or what you're going through you CAN make it through Jesus. If you have any questions let me know UXQ9ErQ0IZpGGN9NOnZY8CWja1940ISXEfiNYlG_IPi30mm6eIOjZzUwvfbOX2dz&utm_Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the struggles and madness in this world today, God is full of justice, mercy and love. Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans . The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom. If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us back into that previously perfect image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. He will help us through the struggle, the stress, and anything we experience in the world. It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him through His power (not ourselves, we need Him to help us as it's impossible without depending on His power and instruction). He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if you had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place. He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it. He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way. Christ says in John 16:33: I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.] - (AMPLIFIED version) NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER. Regardless of what you've done or what you're going through you CAN make it through Jesus. If you have any questions let me know

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