Welcome to our state-approved ballet school!
This is the educator page of Ballet Studio Ost - a ballet school in Frankfurt am Main - offering ballet for children and adults.
The ballet school is located directly on Osthafenplatz in Frankfurt am Main and focuses on a classical ballet based on Waganowa. Ballet courses for children, young people, and adults as well as contemporary dance are offered. The youngest can start at the age of four in the "Pre-Ballet" courses. I am Olia, a qualified ballet dancer (training at the state Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, among others) and teacher, and has been offering ballet courses in the Frankfurt area for 13 years under the name "Children's Ballet Frankfurt".
Ballet Glossary
Today I want to show you some interesting things about ballet. Here are my
Contents:
---Story---
What is ballet?
How did ballet come about, when was ballet invented?
Timeline: Evolution of Ballet
---Style---
What is classical ballet?
What is contemporary dance?
What is contemporary ballet?
Differences classical & contemporary ballet?
Difference between Modern Dance & Contemporary?
---Terms---
What is Pointe Dance?
What is an arabesque?
What is an attitude?
What is passe?
What is a grand battement?
What is a port de bras?
What is a plie?
Splits in Ballet
About Ballet Shoes
What is a Ballet Tutu?
What is a leotard?
What are the Ballet Positions of the Feet?
What are the positions of the arms?
---Persons---
Famous people in ballet
Marie Taglioni
Tchaikovsky and his ballet music
Marius Petipa
What is the Cecchetti method?
What is the Vaganova method?
Differences between Cecchetti and Waganowa
What is the Balanchine Method?
Rudolf Nureyev
---Places---
The Moscow Bolshoi Academy
About the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg
About the New York City Ballet
---Miscellaneous---
Who can teach ballet?
Small ballet quiz
Would you like a ballet puzzle?
Questions or do you want for info about me and my ballet studio?
Contact * Ballet FAQ * Ballet Quiz * Pallet Puzzle * Ballet Classes
Ballet Studio Ost📍 Hanauer Landstraße 138, 60314 Frankfurt, 📞 069-29721499