{"id":144,"date":"2018-04-30T13:55:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T17:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2018-04-30T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T19:05:34","slug":"solution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The simplest and most efficient way to fix all of the problems presented in ballet is to focus on the body type.\u00a0 To address all of the peripheral problems first is only a temporary fix.\u00a0 For example, if mental health is a concern in the company, then it makes sense to provide a company therapist to increase positivity.\u00a0 The problem is still there, however, individuals will still be affected by disorders such as depression, a therapist just helps them feel better quicker.\u00a0 Like any medical problem, it is best to focus on the root so problems, such as depression, can be better avoided altogether.<\/p>\n

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Without a hyper-focus on body image, most of the problems that have been addressed can significantly decrease.\u00a0 Paying greater attention to aspects of ballet such as the ballerina’s strength not only takes away from the toxicity of fixating on one’s appearance, but it also gives a new sense of empowerment to the young girls that participate in ballet.\u00a0 Various studies have observed positive effects on mental health due to exercises that are centered on movement and connectivity to the body rather than perfection and performance.<\/p>\n

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It would not even be difficult to shift this center of focus, there has been slow-moving progress over the years, but most significantly in 2015 when Misty Copeland was promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theater.\u00a0 Copeland is the first African American to ever hold this title in the company’s history and its meaning is massive in the dancer world.\u00a0 With icons like Copeland taking center stage, she opens the doors to greater amounts of diversity in ballet, which is something that is desperately needs.\u00a0 She also has a much stronger and toned physique than the typical ballerina which proves that a ballerina does not need to unhealthily skinny just to make it.\u00a0 Diversity like Copeland’s should be encouraged in ballet, for dwelling on tradition is quickly coming problematic in today’s progressive culture.<\/p>\n

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With these changes, ballerinas would not endure the challenges they do today.\u00a0 Taking away the importance of the Balanchine body would ultimately decrease mental health disorders such as depression, dysmorphia, or anorexia, because there would be much less pressure on a girl to obtain in.\u00a0 Physical health would improve as well because individuals would feel more comfortable eating nutritious foods and not needing to turn to drugs to stifle their appetites.\u00a0 With healthier bodies, comes fewer injuries as well, since the body would be better prepared and strong enough to absorb impact.\u00a0 Without these changes, ballet will continue to be the tragically beautiful art that it is today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The simplest and most efficient way to fix all of the problems presented in ballet is to focus on the body type.\u00a0 To address all of the peripheral problems first is only a temporary fix.\u00a0 For example, if mental health is a concern in the company, then it makes sense to provide a company therapist […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3869,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-144","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst250-ballet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}