@artvangarde: Ballet dancer Francesca Jordan Dugarte performs with BalletMet, combining classical ballet technique with the extreme physical control developed through years of training. One of the most striking aspects of her videos is seeing ballet without the distance of a theater stage. Close-up footage reveals the pointe shoes, muscular effort, balance and constant adjustments hidden behind movements that are designed to appear effortless. Dancing en pointe requires the dancer to support and control the body while balancing through the reinforced tip of the pointe shoe. What audiences perceive as lightness is therefore produced through strength, precision and repetition. Her videos reveal an interesting contradiction at the center of ballet: making something physically demanding look almost weightless. #dancer #dance #niche #art #artist