Starting Ballet As An Adult

Keya Matthew ballerina, Ballet, beginner, dancers, experience, teacher 3 Comments

It’s easy to get intimidated when you hear that most ballet dancers start taking ballet classes from the time they can walk. It’s easy to think “it’s too late for me to start now” when you see a video of a nine-year-old on Instagram with her leg stretched up to her ears. But if you love to dance, it is ...
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Screentime Phantoms

Keya Matthew Ballet, dancers, experience, insights, teacher Leave a Comment

If you ask yourself how much of your life you have spent looking at a screen, would the number of hours per day shock you? It may not come as a surprise to find out that staring at the screen has become a species-level problem. Whether its hours of binge-watching youtube or a series, working at a computer at an ...
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My Internship At TLFCB!

Keya Matthew ballerina, Ballet, dancers, experience, insights 1 Comment

I was in the midst of my gap year when I found myself running out of work and out of things to do. When I started searching for more jobs or travel opportunities, one option stood out to me - interning at TLFCB. I’ve been doing ballet since I was about 5 years old when I joined pre-primary ballet with ...
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Dance Moms – Irene Manning

Keya Matthew ballerina, Ballet, dancers, danceshows, experience, insights, performances Leave a Comment

Irene is a dance mom at TLFCB, but she is also a dancer herself! Irene attends  Grade 5, 6, Intermediate and pointe classes here at the studio, and has also participated  in two of the foundation’s biennial productions. Irene at her second dance recital! An Introduction & Background My name is Irene Manning. I am a sales manager at Intel, ...
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Why Should Your Kids Perform?

Keya Matthew ballerina, Ballet, ballet productions, children, dancers, danceshows, experience, insights, performances Leave a Comment

Every two years, The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet puts on performances for the public - performances that involve a year of making spectacular sets, glittering costumes and learning magical choreography that brings the audience right into the story. A year of pushing our technique to the maximum, brushing up on our acting skills and working as a team to ...
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Go To Live Performances!

Elina Wisung Ballet, ballet productions, children, dancers, Education, experience Leave a Comment

Should you take your child to live stage performances? The short answer is yes, you should, whenever possible! As budding performers, dance students need input from many areas in order to improve and achieve their goals, including from professional dancers. Here are some important reasons why live performances will enhance students’ dancing. Inspiration and Reflection Watching professionals on stage gives ...

The Women Behind TLFCB

Keya Matthew Ballet, ballet productions, dancers, experience, insights, teacher 2 Comments

From working tirelessly in the office to working tirelessly in the studio, the team behind The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet is one made up almost entirely of strong women who push us towards our dreams, watching us grow into graceful dancers and wonderful people. But how much do we know about them? Yana Lewis - Artistic Director What did ...

Nirupama Gives Us The Scoop

Rachel Oommen ballerina, Ballet, callanetics, children, dancers, danceshows, experience, insights, Jazz, summer intensive Leave a Comment

The Student Scoop Series: We want to provide a platform to encourage our dancers to share their individual growth, experiences and insights as they bloom as dancers in our community.  This is Nirupama Ganesh (Grade 3 + JDC) sharing with us her experience on attending our 2018 Summer Intensive, 'Adventures in Neverland'. "Get out of the house more often!" This was what I heard all summer. I sighed as I looked at my unfinished to-do list of summer activities. ...