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Ballet Is The New Yoga

Ballet New Yoga

First Posted: 12/30/11 12:33 PM ET Updated: 12/30/11 12:41 PM ET

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I don't hate yoga. I liked it quite a lot when I learned it as an undergraduate at DePaul in Chicago. For my friends in the university's theater program, yoga was just another freshman rec they had to endure, and teaching me was a Friday night lark.  

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I don't hate yoga. I liked it quite a lot when I learned it as an undergraduate at DePaul in Chicago. For my friends in the university's theater program, yoga was just another freshman rec they had to...
I don't hate yoga. I liked it quite a lot when I learned it as an undergraduate at DePaul in Chicago. For my friends in the university's theater program, yoga was just another freshman rec they had to...
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Ann Thurlow
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01:31 PM on 12/30/2011
As one who studied ballet as a young woman, and now practices yoga as a middle-aged one, I would advise against comparing the two. Ballet is incomparable for developing grace and agility, but it also exerts considerable stress on the joints and few ballet dancers escape without occasional injury. Yoga is non-impact. If a teacher is trying to force an untrained student into difficult positions, try a different class.
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ziggy3339
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10:07 PM on 01/21/2012
Agree. I'm grateful you shared this important consideration. They aren't the same at all.
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