how can I write for wikihow? I am an experienced couple therapist. It says only more experienced users can write new articles?

hi, i was wondering how much experience I need to have before I can RC patrol?

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hey! :D

Heyyaa Jayne! lol, nearly fooled ya! I was kinda bored with it so wanted to to try something new lol! Also changed my profile to try something new! Wikihow is so awesome by the the way like wow! I love this website! It really helps a lot with everything and it is just SOOO amazing and thankyou so much to all of you guys working hard to keep it better! Thankyou!!! Itss Amyyy! :) ;)!

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I'm so sorry dont mind the 2 d's lol! Miss clicked, :)

Your awesome, wikhow is awesome, everyone is awesome. I love it!!! :)

i want to write h article paid or free tell me pls how can i process

Hey, just curious if this bot is still being used. If not, I'd like to recommend reactivating it to normalize talk/disc page messages (such as these ones ). It's a tad mind-numbing to do by hand.

Hey! Do you know why this edit didn't trigger the possible blanking tag?

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Hi Jayne! Quick question - is User:Aslihanquick aslihan a member of the wikiHow staff? I see they’ve correctly and appropriately added a few expert citations to pages, but they don’t seem to have a staff badge. Thanks :)

Sounds good. I should have time to start knocking those out tomorrow.

Ah, makes sense! Thank you for clarifying :)

yep :)

Hey! Did I format these properly? They look correct, but I just wanted to check before I get too far in :)

Update: got all the way to the number 4! This is gonna be a REALLY long project.

Okkk. I think that name might be better thank you

Hello! I just sent a new question to this article. https://www.wikihow.com/Look-Evil I haven't sent any questions before. How long does it take to get an answer to the question?

So I noticed... will-do on asking for help, ty for the idea.

I got an email that 1804 people saw my comments this week!!! 0.0

Thanks for Wikihow!

Fun! I'm loving them (;

This deletion struck me as a bit odd. It caused the article to pop into the pages with broken file links category, so I'm guessing the image might have been working prior to that

Hi. I want to volunteer

Noticed some duplicate comments are slipping through again like here  :)

I tried to update some pages. But those changes are rejected by even if those are relevant and super helpful. I'm not sure whether its worth my time at this point.

Bhoimus raised the red flag with me as to something they encountered regarding our UIBs this past week. Although they encountered two UIBs misplaced inside our Mainspace categories, is there an easier way we can check for others inside all other categories outside of going into each category and looking for them?

Hi, I am not able to write the article, please help.

Hey Jane, Michael here from The Meehan Law Firm - 1800NoCuffs. We'd like to add content to our profile focused on various "How To" topics related to getting arrested or convicted for a DUI. We have great content that could be extremely useful to the public. How can we share it?

After I sent that to you, I got thinking about two Special pages can help, but with fresh eyes- AllPages and Prefix. But I know that even then, there might be others out there that were mislabeled and we keep glancing over them and missing them.

Heya Jayne! I hope your doing great! Just got one question about where you know how like people answer questions in forum or like in articles. I answered some but someone has to check and accept the comment that I posted. I answer some questions in some articles and forum posts and it's been pretty long and they haven't been posted yet. Abd the forum posts that I commented are kind of old which makes sense because editorials check for new ones. Just wondering if they can check on that. Thankyou! :) :D

I get the feeling that having numbered steps here was unintentional. It looks odd to have "Step 1" thrown at you 10+ times.

Also, I keep seeing the Articletitle templates here . Would you want to just put <noinclude>{{staffinuse}}</noinclude> on them? Seems like a simple way to get them out of the way, but not have them affect the pages they're included on.

Also, I know for a fact that Special:RandomRedirect is lying about there being no redirects.

Hey! Will I Be Rich , a staff-inused quiz, appears on Special:WantedPages . Upon further inspection, perhaps the team missed a pipe character ("|") between [[Create-a-Budget and Making a budget]] ... :)

Remember the bot I mentioned about a week ago? I thought it had cleaned up all the REALLY old discussion formats. I was clearly mistaken .

How can I write for wikihow? I have topic about personality test

While looking for references for my new article, I stumbled across [1] . Given the name and the nature of the website, would it be any issue if I linked to that site?

Doing some spell checking and this section struck me as quite odd. The German perspective of a WW1 soldier doesn't really fit in with the rest of the article and I'm guessing was thrown in due to the connection of "western" alone :)

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Funny! I had thoroughly tested it beforehand too. Ran the edit through the regex and the line that triggered it was "X user @Pestily", so definitely a perfect storm in terms of phrasing and usernames to place those specific characters in the middle together. I was waiting for our favourite sockpuppet to trip it first and thought that it was narrow enough for testing purposes, but apparently not 🙃

And as a quick addendum, the word "blindly" felt unnecessarily strong there and I reject the implications it carries :)

Thanks! This is the only comment in the recent forum that I commented at? Because I posted some more to it too. Will those also take while? :)

Another site quirk: this edit ] doesn't get flagged as links without content, but simply changing "http" to "https" does.

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In the newbie contribs page , what is the definition of new? Doesn't seem to be autoconfirmed...

Thanks in advance!

Hi...How do I write articles here?

I thought discussion pages swapped to the current format starting in '09. I was clearly mistaken!

Hello! I was wondering how I could write an article. I don't have much professional experience but I know lots on the subject I want to write about. Thank you in advance!

Just wanted to check in again about this message as you didn't respond :)

maybe you can add pictures to choose from ( like animals or sports) for our profiles

Yippee! Thanks for checking on it

Ohhhh oh ok ok so sorry about that, thankyou so much :)

hi, I'd like to write an article. I'm an experienced high school student in writing articles, and I'm going to journalist college soon! could I write an article?

Hi! I was wondering if my forums posed yet and how to see them when they do. Thanks!

Okay, thank you so much!

Thanks! You too Jayne :) Have a awesome weekend :D

Thanks! I've just started to look at more posts!

• +* thanks! I will make sure to check it out *+*

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Yh im confused abt the more experienced to write an article thing. Does it mean more experinced when I read more articles here orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr? How can i write an article on here?

Hi its been a while since I've been on wikiHow. I'm writing an article and I want to import and image (one of my files) using the article creator. Is it possible to do this via article creator (not the article editor)?

I’m writing an article about collecting, keeping your shoes clean, and styling shoes. Should i do Nike dunks or air Jordan 4’s? (I’m a sneakerhead btw)

That's great you want to share your expertise on wikiHow! It's true, new articles often need experienced contributors. Think of it like playing Fnaf – you have to survive a few nights (contribute and edit existing articles) before you unlock the harder levels. Build up your reputation by improving existing content. https://fnaf.one/

Hey! Back from a little break! Is there something like Category:Pages with broken file links but for intro images?

Hello, I would like to write articles on wikiHow; however, I cannot access that feature.

Back again. Is there a reason that certain articles are categorized here as opposed to here ? Mainly referring to articles such as this one , although this also seems to be a victim of poor categorization.

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Hi I just did. How do I add it into my article? Thanks

Sounds good, I'll work on those when I have time :)

Thank you!

There are more - even better ones - in NAB just waiting for someone's assistance. Sitting in there for two weeks.

But thanks.

Heya jayne! Sorry, although if i can ask this, i commented some forum posts is it ok if they can be accepted?

Alrighty! I remember I did more though like in the gave me some good roast lines and a lot more. Is that the only one you saw that has to be accepted?

Alrighty! Thankyou Jayne! :) By the way I got on question where you know how when you type something and it shows like green and when you click on it, it takes you to that page like how you said, (this one) It showed as a green word and when I clicked that it took me to the website. How do I do that?

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Sorry still don't get it :D

Hi Jayne, I think there’s been a glitch on my profile. I did several things like remove some elements from my user page, but when I saw that it didn’t work, I put them back. Several users also commented about my user page. I think it’s maybe a bug, since it only affects my user page.

What would you say about this title ? It just survived an NFD vote so is probably farther from promotion than one of Ginny's previous articles , thus a custom title could be confusing. I'm mainly concerned about the usage of the "/" character, per wikiHow:Title Policy  :)

Wait so how do I do it then? is there like a video or like steps because i really wanna learn it! :D :)

Anytime new answers are put into the tool, the answers are not being put through the AI simplified until at least 15 minutes later, and QnA patrol is pushing the new stuff out before old stuff.

It seems like with these TAs; QAP is randomizing answers and aren't seeing stuff oldest to newest.

Thanks for your edits on User_talk:EpcotMagic . Rainy-day thing. Just something to keep in mind, if there's nobody to look into something else with it.

Ok sorry about that, but I had nothing to say with the sandbox only with one that I asked?

Oh wait never mind

Thanks!

Saved indeed - thank you :)

Thanks jayne your awsome :D

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Jayne ive commented so many forums i dont understand how they are not shown? does the editors cut them out if their too much or what?

Especially in the give me some roast ideas i commented 2 more?

It doesnt make sense how they dont show up glitch or somethinf?

sorry because im kinda getting a little not happy in that sititation

Okay, thanks for the suggestion!

The glitch is gone, but my contributions count at the bottom of the page is gone and I don’t have an edit button for my user page/user talk.

And I forgot I don’t have the notifications drop down menu to check who sent me a message, etc.

That litterly makes no sense because in the roasting forum post, in the comment/disscussion alot of people where saying bad words and the roasts where linked into the innaprpriate side, and they showed up and got approved and their there? And I had to work witht the comment for a really long time commenting a bunch of roast ideas and none of them had cuss words and they where all freindly. When even people where commenting random stuff it still got accepted so I dont understand. And that makes think "Oh my, that is so unfair, like editoral teams?" Are they doing a good job? I'm not happy so aww I cant bring that smile up for ya because my comment (for some reosen) the editoral teams dident accept them? Awwwwwwwwww maybe you should hire some new people? I go by the stands so dont remind JAYNE.

Wait, Because I'm not a monster I will atleast give ya this, :)

Hey jayne, omg i just wanted to say im trrabily sorry what i siad to you and I dident mean to hurt your feelings. I really hurt you and I should have never did. Im so sorry jayne, I feel really bad. I was upset because i commented something that took so long and you know it just made me upset becuase it dident get approved because i was really hoping everyone to look at it. Im sorry jayne, hope it dident hurt you :)

Sorry jayne, your awsome and wikihow is itself.

Is there a way we can delete the posts we post to send people a question?

Hi, I don’t think so, but I’ll think about it! Thank you in advance :)

Umm, what?

Thanks, Jayne! :)

Im so sorry for what I said jayne :(

HEya jayne :) hope your doing good :) Just wanted to let ya know that I commented in the I am lonely foorum post disscussion to see what you got on the the test and I commented and was wondering if it can get accepted, so as your post for what I acheived, hint is about volleyball.

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Nice!

Hi, I saw your message.

I had a saved my article but I wrote the article for 3-5 days so maybe is an timeout, I still got an saved one here:

Doing Contemporary Ballet could be interesting and fun for ballet pre-pro's, in this routine, we will talk about how to build up you choreography and movements needed to learn as a ballet dancer. == Steps == === 10-Step Warm-Up and Stretch Routine for Contemporary Ballet === # 1. Deep Breathing & Spinal Awareness (Floor)How: Lie on your back, knees bent. Inhale deeply through the nose, expanding the ribs. Exhale fully through the mouth, engaging the core. Repeat 5x.Purpose: Centers focus, oxygenates muscles, and connects breath to movement. # 2. Pelvic Tilts & Cat-Cow (Floor)How: On all fours, alternate between arching (cow) and rounding (cat) the spine. Progress to pelvic tilts in a tabletop position. Repeat 8x.Purpose: Mobilizes the spine and warms up the core. # 3. Spinal Roll-Downs (Floor to Standing)How: From standing, roll down vertebra by vertebra to a forward fold, then roll back up. Keep legs soft. Repeat 5x.Purpose: Increases spinal flexibility and hamstring engagement. # Figure-Four Stretch (Floor)How: Lie on your back, cross one ankle over the opposite knee, and gently pull the supporting leg toward your chest. Hold 20–30s per side.Purpose: Opens hips and stretches glutes. # Dynamic Hamstring Stretch (Floor)How: Lie on your back, extend one leg upward. Pulse the leg toward your face (keep it straight) for 10 reps, then hold the stretch for 10s. Switch sides.Purpose: Prepares hamstrings for extensions and kicks. # Standing Pliés with Port de BrasHow: In parallel or turned-out first position, bend knees (plié) while sweeping arms overhead. Add a torso twist on the rise. Repeat 8x.Purpose: Activates legs, ankles, and shoulders while integrating breath. # Tendus with Lateral StretchHow: At the barre or in center, tendu (point) one leg to the front/side/back. After 4 tendus, stretch laterally over the working leg. Alternate sides.Purpose: Warms feet/calves and engages obliques. # Dynamic Leg SwingsHow: Hold a barre/wall. Swing one leg forward/backward (10x), then side-to-side (10x). Keep control.Purpose: Increases hip mobility and prepares for grand battements. # Lunges with Thoracic TwistsHow: Step into a deep lunge, twist torso toward the front leg, and reach upward. Return to center and switch legs. Repeat 8x/side.Purpose: Stretches hip flexors and improves spinal rotation. # Downward Dog to Cobra FlowHow: Flow between downward dog (heels down, spine long) and cobra (chest lifted, shoulders back). Repeat 5x.Purpose: Stretches calves, shoulders, and spine while strengthening the core. === 5-step guide to learn a handstand in contemporary ballet === # Build Strength & Prep FoundationsFocus: Wrists, shoulders, and core. #* Warm-up: Rotate wrists, stretch forearms, and do shoulder rolls. #* Dolphin pose (Yoga): Hold a forearm plank with hips lifted to strengthen shoulders and core. #* Wall walks: Face a wall, walk hands toward the floor (inverted) and back up to build confidence in being upside-down. # Practice Wall-Assisted HandstandsGoal: Find alignment and balance. #* Place hands shoulder-width apart, 6 inches from a wall. #* Kick one leg up toward the wall, followed by the other. Keep toes lightly touching the wall. #* Engage your core, squeeze glutes, and press shoulders away from your ears. #* Hold for 10–20 seconds, then lower with control. # Master the Kick-Up Goal: Controlled momentum. #* Start in a lunge: front knee bent, back leg straight. #* Swing the back leg up while pushing through the front foot to lift hips overhead. #* Keep your gaze slightly forward (not at the floor) to maintain spinal alignment. #* Practice "bailing out": If you overbalance, step down safely or roll out. # Balance Without the Wall Goal: Find your midline. #* Kick up to a free handstand, focusing on stacking hips over shoulders and shoulders over wrists. #* Engage your core: Imagine pulling your belly button toward your spine (hollow body position). #* Use micro-adjustments in fingers and wrists to balance. #* Start with 3–5 second holds, gradually increasing time. # Integrate into Contemporary Ballet Movement Goal: Transition smoothly in/out of handstand. #* From a roll-down: Flow from a standing forward fold into a handstand with a controlled kick. #* From arabesque: Use a développé leg to initiate momentum upward. #* Exit gracefully: Lower into a bridge, roll through the spine, or step into a chassé. === Step-by-step guide to learning an aerial === # Build Foundational Strength & Flexibility Focus: Core, hips, legs, and shoulders. #* Core drills: Planks, hollow body holds, and leg lifts to stabilize your midsection. #* Hip flexibility: Deep lunges, straddle stretches, and dynamic leg swings. #* Shoulder mobility: Arm circles, downward dog to cobra flows, and resistance band exercises.Why: Aerials demand explosive power from your legs and a strong core to stay airborne. # Master the Cartwheel (Hands-On)Goal: Understand momentum and alignment. #* Practice cartwheels on both sides, focusing on straight legs and pointed toes. #* Gradually shift weight away from your hands by "floating" longer in the air. #* Progression: Try one-handed cartwheels to reduce reliance on arm support.Key cue: "Jump through your legs" to generate upward momentum. # Drill the Aerial Takeoff Goal: Generate power without hands. #* Step-hop drill:Stand sideways, step forward with your lead leg, and hop while swinging your trailing leg upward.Keep arms in a "T" position or streamlined by your sides (contemporary ballet style).Practice jumping sideways over a low object (e.g., a yoga block) to build height.Why: This mimics the aerial’s leg swing and takeoff. #* Stand sideways, step forward with your lead leg, and hop while swinging your trailing leg upward. #* Keep arms in a "T" position or streamlined by your sides (contemporary ballet style). #* Practice jumping sideways over a low object (e.g., a yoga block) to build height.Why: This mimics the aerial’s leg swing and takeoff. # Practice the Full Aerial Steps: #* Starting stance: Stand sideways, arms raised slightly for balance. #* Step and swing: Step forward with your lead leg, swing your trailing leg up and across your body. #* Jump and tuck: Explode off your lead leg, tucking your knees toward your chest mid-air. #* Rotate: Let your hips and shoulders follow the swinging leg’s momentum. #* Land: Touch down on your trailing leg first, then lead leg, with soft knees.Drills: #* Use a spotter to support your hips during rotation. #* Practice on a sloped surface (grass hill) to ease the learning curve. # Refine for Contemporary Ballet Fluidity Goal: Make the aerial seamless and expressive. #* Transitions: Link the aerial to rolls, turns, or jumps (e.g., aerial → chassé → développé). #* Arms: Use port de bras (flowing arm movements) to enhance artistry. #* Floorwork: Practice exiting the aerial into a fall, spiral, or floor sweep.Pro tip: Film yourself to check alignment—your body should form a straight line mid-air. === Step-by-step guide to learning a back handspring in contemporary ballet === # Build Foundational Strength & FlexibilityFocus: Core, shoulders, legs, and back. #* Core drills: Hollow body holds, V-ups, and leg lifts to stabilize your midsection. #* Shoulder/wrist prep: Push-ups, downward dog walks, and wrist stretches. #* Back flexibility: Bridge holds, cobra stretches, and cat-cow flows. #* Leg power: Squat jumps and tuck jumps for explosive takeoff.Why: You need upper-body strength to support your weight and a flexible spine to arch smoothly. # Master the Backward Roll & Bridge KickoverGoal: Get comfortable moving backward. #* Backward roll: Sit on the floor, roll back over your shoulders, and push through your hands to return to standing. #* Bridge kickover: From a bridge, kick one leg up and over your head, using momentum to land on your feet.Key cue: "Push through your shoulders, not your neck." # Drill the "Sit and Jump" MotionGoal: Learn to generate backward momentum. #* Sit-back drill:Stand with arms overhead, sit back into a "chair" position, then explosively jump backward onto a raised mat or soft surface.Keep your chest up and arms swinging back to guide the motion.Progression: Add a spotter to catch your lower back as you jump. #* Stand with arms overhead, sit back into a "chair" position, then explosively jump backward onto a raised mat or soft surface. #* Keep your chest up and arms swinging back to guide the motion.Progression: Add a spotter to catch your lower back as you jump. # Practice Spotted Back HandspringsGoal: Build confidence with support. #* With a spotter:Stand tall, arms up.Swing arms down and back as you sit slightly and jump backward.The spotter supports your lower back while you push through your hands (use a mat for safety). #* Stand tall, arms up. #* Swing arms down and back as you sit slightly and jump backward. #* The spotter supports your lower back while you push through your hands (use a mat for safety). #* With a wedge mat: Practice handsprings downhill to reduce fear and refine technique. # Execute a Full Back HandspringSteps:Drills: #* Starting stance: Arms raised, feet shoulder-width apart. #* Swing and sit: Swing arms down and back while bending knees slightly (avoid sitting too deep!). #* Jump backward: Explode off your legs, throwing hips upward and arching your back. #* Hand contact: Place hands on the floor (fingers pointing sideways) as your legs whip over. #* Snap down: Push off your hands, land on your toes, then lower heels with control. #* Trampoline practice: Build muscle memory for the flipping motion. #* Wall handsprings: Jump backward toward a wall to practice hand placement. === Step-by-step guide to mastering the bridge in contemporary ballet === # Warm-Up & Spinal PreparationFocus: Spine, shoulders, and hip flexors. #* Cat-Cow Flow: On all fours, alternate arching (cow) and rounding (cat) your spine. Repeat 10x. #* Cobra Pose: Lie on your stomach, press into your hands, and lift your chest while keeping hips grounded. Hold 15–20 seconds. #* Upward-Facing Dog: From cobra, straighten your arms, lift thighs off the floor, and open the chest. # Build Shoulder & Core StrengthGoal: Support your weight safely in the bridge. #* Dolphin Pose: From forearm plank, walk feet toward hands to lift hips into an inverted “V.” Hold 20–30 seconds. #* Glute Bridges: Lie on your back, knees bent. Lift hips toward the ceiling, squeezing glutes. Add single-leg lifts for progression. #* Wall Walks: Stand facing a wall, walk hands down to a low angle and back up to build shoulder endurance. # Practice Bridge Prep (Supported)Goal: Learn proper alignment. #* Supported Bridge:Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat. Place hands by your ears, fingers pointing toward shoulders.Press into hands and feet to lift hips, keeping head lightly touching the floor. Hold 10 seconds.Key cue: “Push the floor away” to engage shoulders and avoid collapsing into the lower back. #* Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat. Place hands by your ears, fingers pointing toward shoulders. #* Press into hands and feet to lift hips, keeping head lightly touching the floor. Hold 10 seconds. #* Key cue: “Push the floor away” to engage shoulders and avoid collapsing into the lower back. # Full Bridge (Upward Bow Pose)Steps:Drills for Progression: #* Starting position: Lie on your back, knees bent, feet hip-width apart. #* Hand placement: Rotate palms to face your shoulders, fingertips touching the sides of your head. #* Lift: Press into hands and feet simultaneously, lifting hips and chest upward. Straighten arms as much as possible. #* Alignment:Shoulders stacked over wrists.Hips lifted high, thighs parallel.Gaze toward the wall behind you (avoid crunching the neck). #* Shoulders stacked over wrists. #* Hips lifted high, thighs parallel. #* Gaze toward the wall behind you (avoid crunching the neck). #* Hold: Aim for 10–20 seconds, breathing deeply. #* Bridge Rocks: Shift weight forward/backward in the bridge to build shoulder mobility. #* One-Leg Bridge: Lift one leg toward the ceiling while maintaining the pose. # Integrate into Contemporary Ballet MovementGoal: Use the bridge as a transition or expressive shape. #* From a roll-down: Roll through the spine into a bridge, then spiral into a side sit. #* Partnering: Use a bridge to support a partner’s lean or lift. #* Fluid exits: Lower into a backbend on the forearms, roll to the side, or flow into a fish pose. #* Articulation: Roll up from the bridge vertebra by vertebra for a controlled, lyrical exit. === Step-by-step guide to help you craft your own choreography unique piece === # Define Your Concept & Inspiration #* Theme/Story: Start with a clear idea, emotion, or narrative. Contemporary ballet thrives on storytelling—think abstract (e.g., "loss," "rebirth") or literal (e.g., a myth, personal experience). #* Music: Choose music that bridges both styles. Consider composers like Max Richter (contemporary classical), Ólafur Arnalds, or even experimental electronic tracks. #* Mood Board: Collect images, poems, or videos that evoke your theme. This helps visualize movement qualities (sharp vs. fluid, grounded vs. aerial). # Select Movement VocabularyBallet ElementsContemporary ElementsFusion Tips #* Technique: Pirouettes, développés, arabesques, grand jetés. #* Port de Bras: Use classical arm pathways but soften them for contemporary flow. #* Footwork: Incorporate tendus, glissades, or petit allegro. #* Floorwork: Rolls, spirals, lunges into the floor. #* Weight Shifts: Off-balance turns, falls, suspensions. #* Isolations: Articulating the spine, rib cage, or pelvis. #* Blend ballet lines with contemporary dynamics (e.g., a grand jeté melting into a floor roll). #* Add contractions/releases to classical poses (e.g., a contracted attitude turn). # Structure Your ChoreographyPro Tip: Usemotifs (repeated movements) to unify the piece. For instance, a recurring arabesque that evolves into a distorted shape. #* Opening: Establish your theme. Example: A slow, controlled adagio with balletic extensions transitioning into a sudden contemporary collapse. #* Development: Build intensity. Mix ballet jumps (saut de chat) with contemporary partnering or floor sequences. #* Climax: Highlight contrasts. Example: A series of fouettés interrupted by a weighted, grounded contemporary phrase. #* Resolution: Return to your theme with a twist. Example: A fragile penché dissolving into a fetal position. # Play with Space & DynamicsExample Phrase:Ballet piqué turns → contemporary spiral to the floor → balletic chassé → off-balance contemporary leap. #* Levels: Contrast ballet’s verticality (relevé) with contemporary’s floorwork. #* Pathways: Combine ballet’s geometric patterns (diagonals, circles) with contemporary’s erratic pathways. #* Dynamics: Alternate between ballet’s crispness (e.g., frappés) and contemporary’s fluidity (undulations). # Incorporate Improvisation #* Task-Based Exploration: Assign prompts like "move as if resisting gravity" or "transition from rigid to liquid." #* Partner Work: Experiment with weight-sharing (e.g., a supported promenade evolving into a contemporary counterbalance). #* Music Response: Let dancers improvise to your chosen music, then refine their organic movements into structured phrases. # Refine for Cohesion #* Transitions: Ensure seamless shifts between styles. Example: A ballet pas de bourrée flowing into a contemporary roll. #* Musicality: Sync ballet’s rhythmic precision (e.g., petit allegro) with contemporary’s syncopation or silence. #* Emotional Arc: Align movement quality with the emotional journey (e.g., controlled ballet for tension → chaotic contemporary for release). # Collaborate & Iterate #* Feedback: Ask dancers how movements feel physically and emotionally. Adjust for safety and expressiveness. #* Film & Edit: Record sections to check spacing, timing, and visual impact. Trim or expand as needed. #* Rehearsal Focus: Drill technical ballet sections first, then layer contemporary nuances. # Stage & Polish #* Lighting: Use dramatic lighting to highlight contrasts (e.g., sharp spotlights for ballet, shadows for contemporary). #* Costuming: Choose fabrics that allow both fluidity (for contemporary) and structure (to showcase ballet lines). #* Props: Integrate elements like fabric, chairs, or mirrors to bridge the styles metaphorically. == Tips == * Finish with 5 minutes of gentle static stretches (e.g., butterfly stretch, seated forward fold) to improve flexibility and relax muscles. * Start Small: Create a 2–3 minute piece before tackling longer works. * Embrace Contrast: The beauty of fusion lies in juxtaposition—rigid vs. fluid, tradition vs. rebellion. * Stay Authentic: Let your personal voice guide the blend. * Warm up joints, muscles, and spine to prevent injuries. * Engage your core in acrobatics (handstands, aerials) for control and safety. * Progress gradually—avoid rushing advanced skills without foundational strength. == Warnings == * Never skip warm-ups—cold muscles risk strains or tears. * Avoid overloading tricks—acrobatics shouldn’t overshadow artistry. * Stop if you feel pain—ignoring discomfort leads to chronic injuries. * No hard surfaces for aerials/handsprings—use mats or grass. * Never push extreme flexibility without professional guidance. * Don’t force fusion—awkward transitions break audience immersion. * Avoid style clashes—mismatched music/movement confuses narratives. == References == * https://chat.deepseek.com/a/chat/s/10acc858-80d9-498e-8520-ef32f11cdf90 __PARTS__

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