Ballet and Psychology Relation?

Question:Would Classic ballet students be more successful without strict balle rules? Is there any study about ballet and humanictic psychology approach?

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I'm aware of no study applying humanistic psychology to ballet.

Now, Gabriel Roth started out wanting to be a ballerina, injured her knee, wound up at Esalen teaching therapeutic movement (one of her students was Bateson), and then went on to become the leading proponent of ecstatic dance as a means for self-actualization. That's the closest I can come to linking the two.

As for whether the students would be more successful--do you mean as ballet dancers? I'd have to say no. The ballet requires dancers who can perform the basic movements of the form, and the strict training is the proven way that they can master those movements.

That doesn't mean that ballet teachers can't be humanistic. They certainly can, just as can any teacher--but a humanistic math teacher would not accept 2+2=5, and a humanistic ballet coach should neither accept a plie done with the knee out of line (an error that would not only look bad on stage, but that might lead to injury).

I think ballet students might be more successful if their teachers knew more about kinesiology and musculo-skeletal development. And I'm certain beyond doubt that ballerinas would be well-served if their toe shoes were continually re-engineered to incorporate space-age materials with better cushioning and support. Those are the ways to most improve student success, IMO.

I think it is called a good upbringing, class, good manners

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