As dancers we thrive on perfection. And what a better way to perfect your art than by teacher to peer and peer to peer critiques? Though, there are some simple things you could do, to help others get a better understanding of your technique.
- Post/hot link your photos to be the proper size. You dont want your photos to be too big, that makes it much more difficult to see your form if we have to scroll down and over for just one picture. Too small is also a problem. If the images are too small, we cant get a good look at your form/placement because its hard to tell what is what. Good photo posting and hot linking sizes are between 500x500 to 650x650. Its easy to resize your photos. Just open the picture in paint, select image at the top of the window, then select attributes. In the bracet titled Units, select pixels. Then enter your measurments.
Having proper sizing of your photos not only helps us get a better look at you, but it helps you more because we are able to give you more/better advice.
-Attire. Please wear proper or close to proper ballet attire for your critique photos. You would not believe how difficult it is to see if placement is correct when the poster is wearing jeans. Also, make sure all your "goods" are covered. That being said, its probably not a wise idea to post streachy photos in a low cut crop top and booty shorts. Yes, we can see more of your body-but for safty reasons (this IS the internet) please cover up to atleast the required amount in a ballet class.
-Placement. Now i realize that alot of people dont want their face plastered up on the net, and that is ok, but please atleast show enough of your lower torso so we can see your form and placement. I cant give an honest critique of you en pointe if i can only see your feet and ankles. Atleast include up to your hips so we can see not just your feet, but your turn out and knees. We want to make sure your using your turn out properly so you dont hurt yourself.
-Questioning your training. Please dont get offended if we tell you that you may not be ready for pointe because your technique level isnt on par with where pointe students should be. We all advance at different rates. Saying you may not be ready for pointe just yet dosnt make you any less of a dancer. We are telling you these things because we care about your study as a dancer. The last thing we would want is for you to get hurt and never be able to dance en pointe properly, ever. We want to see you make it to pointe just as much as you do, honest. But you will never get there if you seriously fracture your ankle from improper pointe training.
Juju!
xxcam.
