Glissade tutorial

a few basic things about glissade. Thanks for watching my lessons and tutorials! Please leave questions and tutorial requests in the comments! About Me: Hi, my name is Victoria! I’m a ballet dancer and teacher trained in the Vaganova method. I make instructional videos without sugar-coating the gritty details. I danced professionally as a freelancer, and in a contemporary company for several years in NYC. Due to the pandemic, I now reside in rural Pennsylvania. I&a little salty because I struggle with chronic illnesses & invisible disabilities, but I try to keep it real and raise awareness... FAQs: Are you actually Russian?: Yes, I’m technically a tiny bit Russian. We always thought my mother was 100% Italian. But when she took the ancestry test, we found out she’s actually a bit Middle Eastern and Russian- the Caucasus region, specifically. Did you train in Russia?: No, I did not attend ballet school in Russia. But all of my instructors have direct lineage to the Vaganova Academy. I received a majority of my training from Prima Ballerina Irina Lebedeva, as well as other former principal dancers from the Mariinsky Ballet and Bolshoi Ballet. What ballet academy did you attend?: I never attended a formal ballet academy. All of my training is a culmination of public dance studios and open adult ballet classes that would run 2-3 days a week- with the occasional summer intensive. This is why I’m only about 85% competent in my execution and lessons. I just do the best with...