Did you know...
- Ballet dancers use a technique called spotting to avoid getting dizzy during turns.
- The first modern dancers got arrested for indecency – their flowing tunics and bare feet were considered scandalous in the early 1900s.
- Pointe shoes sometimes last for just one performance.
- Early tap dancers nailed pennies, bottle caps or tin can lids onto their soles to amplify sound.
- Jazz hands were originally meant to make dancers visible on dim stages by catching the spotlight.
- Ballet was once considered a “superhero training program” – kings trained in ballet for balance, strength and jumping.
- Early jazz dancers borrowed moves from animals for steps like the turkey trot, camel walk and kangaroo hop.
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