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  • Опубликовано: 5 май 2015
  • Mimi Staker graduated from the School of American Ballet in this first season of Teen Vogue’s Strictly Ballet. This year she’s been hired as a professional dancer for New York City Ballet-her dream come true.
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    Episode 5: • Turning an Injury into...
    Episode 6: • Preparing for Audition...
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Комментарии • 172

  • @caylenberry
    @caylenberry 9 лет назад +1105

    If they did a whole series on just her, Id be okay with it. She seems so humble and grateful.

    • @Wynnnter
      @Wynnnter 4 года назад +3

      Strictly ballet is so good to watch 😫

  • @mysteriousone4786
    @mysteriousone4786 5 лет назад +354

    I honestly don't understand how ballerinas balance classes and school. Respect.

  • @daffo595
    @daffo595 9 лет назад +519

    Mimi is so beautiful~

  • @MelodeeMorita
    @MelodeeMorita 9 лет назад +279

    SO looking forward to watching Season 2!! :) ♥♥

    • @enyuyap6210
      @enyuyap6210 8 лет назад +4

      Melodee!!!! I ❤️ ur videos so muchhhh I love you

  • @stallingwaves
    @stallingwaves 9 лет назад +198

    Thank you for giving us season 2! I was always so curious about what happened to these students! I'm so glad her dreams came true!!!

  • @supersailorsailing2764
    @supersailorsailing2764 9 лет назад +102

    I think what makes a truly great dancer, particularly, is charisma - that elusive quality that is hard to define and impossible to acquire through just training - it takes courage besides the almost insane level of dedication to the art. First you have to learn all the rules - the technique, to perfection. Then you have to learn to break said rules in a way that brings and audience to its feet mid-performance. That is great dance!

  • @Ladygaga5410
    @Ladygaga5410 8 лет назад +404

    Started doing ballet when I was 15 (17 now) and I'm so sad I didn't start earlier... :(

    • @bellabella3543
      @bellabella3543 8 лет назад +10

      Do you do classes with people of your own age?

    • @Ladygaga5410
      @Ladygaga5410 8 лет назад +10

      Yes!

    • @antonia3868
      @antonia3868 7 лет назад +13

      AlvinaLindqvist don't worry I'm 13 and I've been drank f to start dance soon hopefully I will when I'm 15 and I hope I can still do well

    • @xo3040
      @xo3040 7 лет назад +14

      So it's to late to start if your 16 years old?

    • @jaz8356
      @jaz8356 6 лет назад +7

      LOL you're lucky,all my childhood was counting 1 to 8 and wearing itchy costumes

  • @tammystiletto
    @tammystiletto 9 лет назад +118

    I need this!!! I need to see this girl be dedicated so I can get my butt out of bed in the morning and get to the ice rink!

  • @micaela_c
    @micaela_c 9 лет назад +68

    Yay!! Im so excited for a second season! Absolutely loved the first!

  • @marisaa.tamayo
    @marisaa.tamayo 6 лет назад +6

    She is so full of grace! Her technique is beautiful!

  • @kialautnerlovelautne
    @kialautnerlovelautne 9 лет назад +5

    Thank you guys so much! So excited for this season.

  • @EA-ml4jm
    @EA-ml4jm 9 лет назад

    SO Happy that you made it !!

  • @calmingmelody6779
    @calmingmelody6779 9 лет назад +5

    OMG! I love the first season, it was just amazing to see how the students made their way :) And now it continues! I´m sooo excited... Can´t wait ;)

  • @emmaaldasoro89
    @emmaaldasoro89 9 лет назад +7

    YAY!!! I can't WAIT to see season 2!!

  • @lisasimpson8309
    @lisasimpson8309 5 лет назад +3

    I knew she would make it to, NYC of ballet, She has/had so much potential and she kept her cool and was very humble, she will do wonderful in her foward years.💓😁

  • @keirakapner4070
    @keirakapner4070 7 лет назад +2

    i love mimi!! i dance at her old dance studio Cary Ballet Conservatory! i'm so proud that i dance somewhere that an amazing dancer danced!

  • @zoescheiderich100
    @zoescheiderich100 6 лет назад +3

    Mimi is gorgeous and her personality is so beautiful she is just a stunning person

  • @LaraLorentz
    @LaraLorentz 9 лет назад +26

    I loooove this series, OMGGGG

  • @melody.rose.
    @melody.rose. 7 лет назад +26

    Please make another season!

  • @lianmm19lm
    @lianmm19lm 9 лет назад +2

    Cannot wait! Chills!!! I loved the first season and it let see more of the SAB and it was awesome!

  • @lovingsunshine3515
    @lovingsunshine3515 3 года назад +7

    I don't know what it is but ballet dancers just look so elegant even when they're not in costumes. I'd like to see them perform live.

  • @SuperRachel22
    @SuperRachel22 9 лет назад +5

    So happy everything worked out for her!!

  • @margaridacosta5513
    @margaridacosta5513 9 лет назад +7

    omg! season 2! i love this!

  • @thelifeofmrsp
    @thelifeofmrsp 9 лет назад +12

    wow cant wait to watch this As I love doing Ballet.

  • @miranda75289
    @miranda75289 9 лет назад

    I'm really excited about season 2! Though I'm sad it's not gonna be at SAB, it'll be fun learning out Miami City Ballet School. I hope this series will go on for a bunch of seasons!

  • @irelanddodd2086
    @irelanddodd2086 6 лет назад

    Thank you so much for doing this!!!!💗😻💞

  • @shulazy3376
    @shulazy3376 9 лет назад +1

    I'm sooooooo excited for season two omg

  • @teafhul2256
    @teafhul2256 5 лет назад +9

    "There are so many people I look up in the company", Mimi said.
    Well there are so many people that look up to you

  • @PassionOfFashion
    @PassionOfFashion 9 лет назад +1

    Omg im sooo glad for season 2

  • @madelinelui175
    @madelinelui175 8 лет назад +23

    YAY MIMI I LOVE YOU!

  • @haechansbigfeet
    @haechansbigfeet 6 лет назад +2

    ah iv'e done ballet and it takes a lot, she is amazing~ keep fighting for what you want

  • @clarafagundes5200
    @clarafagundes5200 6 лет назад

    She's stunning!

  • @saharrahaman7158
    @saharrahaman7158 9 лет назад

    made my life!!
    mimi is the best!!

  • @chloedrew6401
    @chloedrew6401 9 лет назад +9

    It's so fun I'm a student in nyc ballet it's amazing

  • @kpeggysus
    @kpeggysus 9 лет назад +2

    OMG I LOVED SEASON 1

  • @va_lee_ree
    @va_lee_ree 7 лет назад

    Mimi is so sweet and have and amazing heart

  • @gerritduplessis7122
    @gerritduplessis7122 4 года назад

    THANK YOU!!! INCREDIBLE!! SUCCESS AND HAPPINES AND JOY TO YOU!!! THOU ART BEAUTIFUL!!

  • @shnokydesbois
    @shnokydesbois 9 лет назад +6

    She's so beautiful !! I wish i can dance like her one day ! 💕💕💕 sorry for my english i'm french 😄

  • @ellemitchell5363
    @ellemitchell5363 6 лет назад +2

    I don’t know how but when I’m dancing I feel so free. It’s like I’m glued to the ground and flying at the same time. I’m not balanced in day to day life but when I’m doing pirouettes I feel like I could turn forever and never stop. It’s almost like the world goes blank and Its only me. It’s almost a religion to dance, for me atleast.

  • @jiehui2894
    @jiehui2894 9 лет назад +1

    YASSSS IT'S BACK!!!!!!!!!

  • @missi7521
    @missi7521 8 лет назад +6

    Everybody is soooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @voiceappeal
    @voiceappeal 6 лет назад

    She has a great ballet-face when dancing and super arms!

  • @Tenvellia
    @Tenvellia 6 лет назад +1

    Please, please, please consider premiering Strictly Ballet season 3!

  • @TVDeClara
    @TVDeClara 6 лет назад

    She's SO pretty.

  • @rachelerickson347
    @rachelerickson347 5 лет назад

    LOVE THIS

  • @Flix.9097
    @Flix.9097 9 лет назад

    I would love to see the others too

  • @montserrathdz2624
    @montserrathdz2624 9 лет назад

    Please make a video of what happened with the last season dancers!! I love NYC and SAB!!👌

  • @clarachung2888
    @clarachung2888 9 лет назад +1

    It is really hard to succeed in a thing
    And i appreciate and look up to everyone
    "So hard" is what i can learn from all these people

  • @azoj777
    @azoj777 9 лет назад +7

    CHECK IN WITH ALL THE OTHER DANCERS FROM SEASON 1 LIKE ALEC AND THE TWO YOUNGER GIRLS WHO DIDN'T GET CONTRACTS YET!

  • @bucky_c
    @bucky_c 4 года назад

    Why is her voice so soothing!or is it just me?

  • @sophiazheng2824
    @sophiazheng2824 7 лет назад

    she is so pretty omg

  • @syifamustapakamal
    @syifamustapakamal 9 лет назад +4

    YAYYYY!!!

  • @bdancerZ3
    @bdancerZ3 9 лет назад

    Really going to miss SAB, but I'm extremely excited for season 2.

  • @ruieito
    @ruieito 9 лет назад +1

    Yes!!!

  • @mereloostendorp4692
    @mereloostendorp4692 5 лет назад +1

    I did do ballet when i was young for a year but i don't think that will help me much for if i start next year .

  • @user-nc4fb2hb9f
    @user-nc4fb2hb9f 2 года назад

    I wish The Invitation of Ballet! Most Ballerina and Ballerino I xoxo loveya!

  • @giovanamarine7072
    @giovanamarine7072 8 лет назад

    Hi!i from Brazil 💚💛💙love ballet💞

  • @pazidawson2178
    @pazidawson2178 2 года назад

    May God bless her😁😁😁😁

  • @Leanne3641
    @Leanne3641 6 лет назад

    I'm a dancer! I love this

  • @desneybowen6791
    @desneybowen6791 9 лет назад

    You should feature The Washington Ballet SE campus D.C.

  • @CutTheCrapAndKissMe
    @CutTheCrapAndKissMe 7 лет назад

    growing up my family didnt have much money and even once we were well off my parents were never home.. I always wished I couldve taken ballet classes. sigh

  • @karla281
    @karla281 5 лет назад

    i think i just fall in love

  • @chustephanie143
    @chustephanie143 7 лет назад

    I'm older than other people in class for 1-2 years... But i still love dancing!

  • @arwen5961
    @arwen5961 6 лет назад

    So cute

  • @sharon-bp9pk
    @sharon-bp9pk 9 лет назад +26

    I'm so thankful you're making a season 2! I'm 15 and starting ballet this Friday at a teen ballet class - I'm doing it for recreational purposes, of course (I'm not crazy haha although some amazing dancers eg misty copeland started as teens so it's possible with hard-work and skill) and blogging it on my blog (thewisdomtoothblog.wordpress.com), and I just wanna say thanks for letting me remember why I love dance, even if it's not 24/7 professional like on this! Eeek so excited! haha

    • @ellahutton5940
      @ellahutton5940 9 лет назад +2

      Good luck with your ballet class! I'm 16 and restarted ballet (recreationally) last year so same age as you! If you're anything like me it'll literally take like one class to become addicted to ballet, I literally love dancing so much now. You're gunna have so much fun, good luck! xx

    • @sharon-bp9pk
      @sharon-bp9pk 9 лет назад +1

      I've started it and love it! The thing is, at first I thought i'd regret dropping it when I was younger (and a tomboy who hated ballet) but doing it recreationally is so relieving and more freeing than the people doing it in strictly ballet, plus I'm a different person now who has different tastes - we're blessed that we're able to pursue those things in our free time, so many can't or give up! anyway, I'm glad to hear we both love ballet, good luck to you too!

    • @theatreandbeautylover2489
      @theatreandbeautylover2489 9 лет назад

      I'm doing the same thing! I just started this past January. Ballet is so much fun, I hope you love it!😊

    • @sharon-bp9pk
      @sharon-bp9pk 9 лет назад

      aaah that's so sweet

  • @pirouzufan
    @pirouzufan 5 лет назад

    Omg gorgeous

  • @missi7521
    @missi7521 8 лет назад +2

    My goal is to go here. I am a ballet dancer. I work hard everyday!

  • @dollc5322
    @dollc5322 9 лет назад

    her eyebrows r on pointe ;)

  • @mochababesramosrodriguez3908
    @mochababesramosrodriguez3908 9 лет назад

    I used o be a ballerina but i already stopped 3 years ago. But i miss dancing because thats im born with. My grandma wants to be a ballerina when she was young but her parents can't afford it because she has 16 siblings. So i want to make her dreams and my dreams come true.

  • @kenzie9316
    @kenzie9316 5 лет назад +1

    Ugh I really want to go there . But I started really late .

    • @camilleshepherd2785
      @camilleshepherd2785 5 лет назад +2

      Awesome_cool101 it's ok if you start late Misty Copland a famous ballerina started at 15

  • @cloeferreira5724
    @cloeferreira5724 7 лет назад

    Mimi Staker : you are my dream person. I would love to be like you. YPU ARE PERFECT😘😘❤❤

  • @nataliehor3368
    @nataliehor3368 6 лет назад

    Mayumi!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @myriamslr9956
    @myriamslr9956 Год назад

    I saw a Brasil flag in someone's t-shirt! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷❤❤❤

  • @gianna6740
    @gianna6740 5 лет назад +1

    I’m 13 and turning 14 in December, and I started ballet a few months ago. At first I just wanted to do it as a hobby, but now that I’ve been doing it for a while, I’m thinking that I really want to pursue it as a career, but I’m afraid I’m too late. Can I start this late and ever have a chance of making it as a professional? Thank you. ❤️

    • @anikawillos8510
      @anikawillos8510 5 лет назад +2

      gianna burror if you're dedicated I'm sure you can!!

  • @shrikhadasari8743
    @shrikhadasari8743 9 лет назад

    Is it going to be a different ballet school though

  • @ellenroberts8092
    @ellenroberts8092 9 лет назад

    YESSS

  • @victoriaeremenko7295
    @victoriaeremenko7295 4 года назад

    Nice video

  • @alyssawang7116
    @alyssawang7116 3 года назад +1

    Who's here five years later?

  • @amandaschmidiger7277
    @amandaschmidiger7277 6 лет назад

    where is season 3?????

  • @Kma123
    @Kma123 9 лет назад

    YAYY

  • @kyksdelrey
    @kyksdelrey 6 лет назад

    all ballerinas are pretty

  • @anniehansen5380
    @anniehansen5380 8 лет назад

    song in the beginning?

  • @bellabella3543
    @bellabella3543 8 лет назад +4

    How old is mimi? X

  • @clarewilliams8245
    @clarewilliams8245 9 лет назад +1

    When will season 2 be released???

  • @joannethescammer4070
    @joannethescammer4070 9 лет назад +17

    I'm 14 going to be 15 in august and i always wanted to do ballet. Im over weight and 5'5 but I've been trying to get into shape for years (since i was in 2nd grade). Ballet is something i always wanted to do, i have little experience from damce in school that i was in only for the 1 semester. I really wanted to do ballet but people said it's too late. I really want this. I really do, not as a professional thing, but as a serious hobby. It's a beautiful art form and i really need advice right now from someone who has been taking ballet or has knowledge about it. Please and thank you.

    • @jessicatheperson
      @jessicatheperson 9 лет назад +4

      Savannah Torres I've been taking ballet a few years and I love it so much and wish I had been doing it longer! Anyway, make sure you stay focused in class, but don't compare your progress to anyone else's. Focus on making yourself better, and give it time. Also, eat lots of healthy carbs and proteins, because this will fuel your body properly while dancing!

    • @antonelle8891
      @antonelle8891 9 лет назад +3

      Savannah Torres I am now 15 n i've been taking ballet lessons since I was 12, summers excluded. Until then, I was a tall and flabby, and i used to feel uncomfortable seeing my friends being skinny, all of the same height. But i loved ballet so i decided to start those lessons. My "mirthless" body trasfered in a year, i lost 8 kilos and i became thin but stronger than I had ever been. Ballet makes the most of my body structure and some people do not recognise me.. I a saying this to u mostly to point out the fact that I had the will to go on. Upon enrolling, i worked with girls at first younger , little but more skillful than me, but it did not dicourage me. I began a healthy lifestyle , did what i had to do in class and the 2nd year two other girls who also had started the one at12 and the other 10 moved to the most difficult class, but my teacher still dwas not that pleased with me. However, i worked and in the middle of the year I wore pointe shoes with the oldest class,too.I realy considered quitting.Now, those 2 girls are participating in a ballet competition despite their few years of dancing and i have evolved into a good dancer , in shape. I am shy and i do not make requests but , lowly and patiently i do my job!!! I love it! Also a friend of mine, now 14-15 who had never dancd in her life enrolled in my class, the eldest and most difficult, and she worked hard and now she's made so good a progress! I suggest that you do start lesson. Right now.

    • @smolsews3760
      @smolsews3760 9 лет назад +4

      Let me just say - I'm 18 and I've only been dling ballet a year and a bit so it's NEVER too late tovstart! :-) I've already done *and passed* one exam so now I'm 3 weeks away from taking my grade 5 exam which is the exam we do before pointe work or character :-) so I'd say give it a go anyway :3

    • @juliannadancer3821
      @juliannadancer3821 6 лет назад

      If you have a passion age doesn’t matter

    • @juliannadancer3821
      @juliannadancer3821 6 лет назад +1

      I know people who started ballet at 30 so aim for the stars and do what you love🌠🌠🌠

  • @gabsmusa8089
    @gabsmusa8089 7 лет назад

    I started ballet when I was 2 stopped at 7 back at 9 now I am ten

  • @CharlotteProduces
    @CharlotteProduces 7 лет назад

    What is the song at 0:40?

  • @juliannadancer3821
    @juliannadancer3821 6 лет назад +1

    Ballet is what made me who I am and most of the girls in school always say how I need to do this and be that to be a dancer but really I have bigger dreams than them and if I have a talent I should be proud of it (btw I am) .
    Sooooo.......the lesson here is that if you aim for the stars you may one day be one.
    My biggest dream is to one day hopefully be a member of the New York City ballet

  • @destinyxo8868
    @destinyxo8868 9 лет назад

    yayyyyyyyyyyyy

  • @niyanaspanswick4350
    @niyanaspanswick4350 6 лет назад

    I want to be a professional ballerina in the royal ballet in London but I feel that I am behind and I don’t have the money to do more classes

  • @chantelletay1523
    @chantelletay1523 3 года назад +1

    It’s been 5 years I wonder how she’s doing

  • @janelleblack7411
    @janelleblack7411 7 лет назад

    Is it too late for me to become a professional? I'm almost 13 and I do as many ballet classes a week that I can because it's all my studio offers for my level. I do 4 1/2 hours a week but I want to do more. I am on pointe and I really do excel at it for just starting. My grand jetes are flat, I can do a double pirouette on both legs and I have great feet and turnout. The thing is I'm not super flexible even though I stretch and home everyday and I am not fat but I am bigger than the average kid. And I started ballet when I was 9. Is it too late to think about a professional career?

    • @bookmilla8616
      @bookmilla8616 6 лет назад +1

      No one can tell you that. Most professionals including myself starts at age 3/4. Theres a chance, but its gonna take a lot of time and energy. If your grand jetes are flat, you can’t be THAT unflexible, so you might have a shot. Your weight doesn’t define your dancing, but since the ballet world is very stricy I would loose a couple of pounds (Not more than a couple tho, please dont go overboard!!) it gives you a better chance to be accepted into a dance company since ballet teachers often look at bodies after dance skills. Even if you don’t make it, you’ll always be a good ballerina so theres nothing to loose haha!

  • @anikawillos8510
    @anikawillos8510 5 лет назад +3

    I've always wanted to do ballet but could never afford classes :( and I wanna be a professional ballerina but I feel like it's too late for me (I'm 15)

    • @virginiapearson6518
      @virginiapearson6518 5 лет назад +3

      It's never too late to start. It may take you longer to build up flexibility and strength, but most dance schools offer financial aid and/or scholarships.

    • @adriana-ll3zd
      @adriana-ll3zd 4 года назад

      Anika Willos did you start?

  • @atenamohammadi7995
    @atenamohammadi7995 8 лет назад

    love me
    بسیار زیبا

  • @amtyh3200
    @amtyh3200 5 лет назад

    My dream is to get into Joffrey

  • @addisonsun2512
    @addisonsun2512 4 года назад

    what's with the green

  • @faith-wf1zx
    @faith-wf1zx 7 лет назад

    she looks so familiar but i can't think how

    • @bookmilla8616
      @bookmilla8616 6 лет назад

      CRZYGLAM she kinda looks like emily from that one dance movie...i think its called step up revolution

  • @joelleammari8850
    @joelleammari8850 7 лет назад

    Is it late to start ballet classes at the age of 11-12?

    • @bookmilla8616
      @bookmilla8616 6 лет назад +1

      Joelle Ammari its never too late, but dont expect becoming a professional

  • @Tigerheiress
    @Tigerheiress 5 лет назад

    mimi is so tiny and beautiful

  • @mariem3842
    @mariem3842 4 года назад

    Guys, i need help. Is anybody doing ballet and have bangs? I don't know how to deal that with the bun but i want bangs so bad lol