Pointe aesthetic

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Hellooo, Dia here. That's not my name but a nickname that I really like so you can call me that!! I started this blog because I, finally, decided to improve more as a dancer. In September, I will be starting ballet and contemporary dance classes. I've been doing commercial dance for at least three years now but I've been dancing all of my life. Dancing gives me the opportunity to express myself and make the best memories with my team. However it sometimes get hard. The pressure of being…

Ballerinas are often associated with beauty, grace, and elegant human forms. In his video En Puntas (‘On Points’), however, artist Javier Perez has managed to preserve all of these elements while also portraying the dark intensity, dedication and even violence that this graceful art form can represent. En Puntas features ballerina Amelie Segarra dancing the en pointe ballet technique (in which the performer typically dances on the points of their toes) on the tips of huge, menacing kitchen…