My last post looked at directional preference for dancers and athletes and reported that dancers tend to turn clockwise (CW) on pirouettes and jumps while figure skaters, gymnasts, and divers prefer the counterclockwise (CCW) direction. I looked at 50 female …
Category: Ballet-General
Why Do Ballet Dancers Turn Clockwise?
Above photo: Creativity103.com The Winter Olympics are approaching and figure skating will be a main attraction. While watching skating several years ago, I noticed that almost all skaters turned in a counter-clockwise (CCW) direction. This contrasts to ballet in which …
Balletfocus Highlights of 2013
My ballet highlights of 2013: Irina Dvorovenko’s Final Performance, May 18 It was an honor to be at Irina’s final ABT performance, as Tatiana in Onegin. I always enjoyed watching Irina since she joined ABT in 1996, so it was …
Welcome to Ballet Focus!
Welcome to Ballet Focus! This blog provides commentary on my two passions, ballet and photography. I developed a love of dance during my days at a non-professional ballet company in Kansas over 30 years ago. Although I did not pursue …