How to do the pancake dance
A Step-by-Step Guide to "Pancaking" Your Pointe Shoes
From left: Misty Copeland, Ebony Williams and Ashley Murphy in pancaked shoes. Photo by Nathan Sayers for Pointe.
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July 26, 2018
No two pairs of pointe shoes are the same, from their shanks to their boxes, their color to their shine. To make an array of shoes more uniform or to get them to a shade closer to your skin tone, dance teachers might ask that you “pancake” your pointe shoes before going onstage. But what does that entail, exactly? We’re here to show you.
(Fun fact: Dancers used to cover their shoes with a thick base called pancake makeup, which is where the term “pancaking” came from. )
Materials needed:
- a bottle of pink calamine lotion (if you’re trying to match pink tights) or a bottle of liquid foundation that matches your skin tone
- a wedge-shaped makeup sponge
- a bowl or plate
- a paper towel
- pointe shoes
Preparation:
- Fold the paper towel so that it’s thick enough to absorb the calamine lotion/foundation without any seeping through.
- Shake the bottle of calamine lotion or foundation to ensure it’s well-mixed.
- Pour about three seconds’ worth of calamine lotion or foundation into your bowl or onto your plate. (Less is more! You don’t want to over-do it, or your shoes will take forever to dry.)
- If your pointe shoes are well-worn, tidy up any frayed satin by trimming it with scissors.
Steps:
- Dip one side of your makeup sponge into the calamine/foundation.
- Blot the makeup sponge on the paper towel to eliminate any excess calamine/foundation, which will prevent splotchy streaks on the satin.
- Hold your pointe shoe from the inside. With long and light sweeping strokes, begin to paint the shoe, starting with the top of the box.
- Work your way around the shoe, using the corners of the makeup sponge to reach satin that’s creased or wrinkled. Be sure to paint the fabric that cases the drawstring, as well.
- To color the ribbons, lay each ribbon flat over your open palm, making sure that the outside of the ribbon is facing up. Using the same long and light sweeping motions, apply the calamine/foundation from one end to the other. (Don’t forget the section of the ribbon closest to the shoe.)
- Hang the shoes by the heels to dry. For best results, let them dry for at least one hour before wearing them.
- Touch up the calamine/foundation as needed. Often, marks from the stage can be dulled by a fresh coat of color.
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Poems about Maslenitsa for children. Children's poems about carnival
All the kids rejoice,
They dance,
This means Maslenitsa
Comes to visit us.
Ruddy pancakes
She brings a gift
And smart spring
Leads!
Mom baked pancakes,
I gave it to all the kids.
They are very tasty
And with stuffing inside.
So we celebrate Maslenitsa,
We begin our round dance.
Let's sing and dance,
See off Zimushka quickly.
Rush the pancakes,
They're hot!
These are the farewells to winter,
Celebrations are not without reason...
Maslenitsa is coming to us
And he will take pancakes with him,
We will see off the winter
And meet the spring as soon as possible.
The sun is already shining brightly,
Soon we will be walking in the park
And the ice is about to melt,
And everything around will blossom!
Pancakes were baked for Maslenitsa,
May everyone be happy and healthy,
May spring hurry to us,
May it bring warmth and joy!
Spring is knocking on our house.
It's definitely not up to sleep!
Let's sing and dance,
Drive away the cold.
And then we'll come home
And drink tea with pancakes.
Mom bakes them skillfully.
It will be fun and delicious!
Pancake Mountain is huge,
For all - relatives, friends,
The winter has passed cold:
Hurry to us soon!
With butter, honey and caviar
Eat a big pile of pancakes,
Greet Maslenitsa,
Invite all your friends for tea!
Spring is already coming,
The New Year is behind us!
Let's burn Shrove Tuesday,
And bake pancakes in butter.
Let's all have fun,
In our snow lane!
Let's roll down the hill,
Let's walk a lot!
Delicious, fluffy pancakes,
We all baked together.
We will dip in jam,
celebrate Maslenitsa.
Songs to sing and dance,
We won't let anyone get bored.
There are treats for everyone,
So success awaits in life.
Colorful colors on the square of the fair,
All around entertainment, songs and dances,
Here they play a contest, and there they play the lottery,
Buying pancakes, hurry up
Today we have time to say goodbye to winter,
We will laugh, go sledding,
After all, Shrove Tuesday is an ancient ritual,
Which everyone in our country is happy about!
Everyone loves Maslenitsa,
It will bring doubly
Loud laughter, fun, happiness,
And hot pancakes with butter!
The mood is the best,
May success reign in business,
The family is gathering
Let this holiday always be.
Why is he smiling like that?
Because it's Maslenitsa!
Why is he laughing so hard?
Do you feel like dancing all the time?
Because from sleep
Spring wakes up!
Soon we will burn the winter,
And we will bring spring to us!
We bake pancakes all day,
They are very tasty.
We celebrate Maslenitsa,
Pour raspberry tea.
Our treats are ready,
Condensed milk and jams for them.
Can be with meat and mushrooms,
We will share it with you!
Winter-winter will rush off,
We must, we must hurry:
Bake pancakes, yes - bake,
Treat friends, relatives,
So that everything becomes warm for us,
So that everything becomes light,
So that spring comes soon,
The sun, joy - brought!
Poems about Maslenitsa for children. Poems about Maslenitsa for children
Our fire flared up,
It illuminates everything,
And the warmth of that fire
Drives away the winter!
Shrovetide is red with pancakes,
Red with pies, fun!
The one who burns the winter -
Spring will come soon!
The sun shines round like a pancake!
We want to honor him today!
May joy come to us,
Happiness and warmth!
Happy Shrove Tuesday
The sun has come to us!
A ruddy, fragrant pancake
We will celebrate Maslenitsa.
Back to the cold winter
To see off the kingdom of ice.
Will hear merry songs
And the beautiful spring will come.
It will breathe its warmth on everything
And it will enliven nature.
There are pancakes on the table.
Here with jam, here with caviar.
Let's bake pies,
Maslenitsa, come!
Hurry to join us in a round dance,
Maslenitsa is coming:
She is seeing the winter off,
And calling spring soon.
Goodbye winter, your time has passed!
Spring comes with timid steps,
And a merry stream from our yard
Snow is running down. You can say goodbye to the cold.
We will meet the spring festively, warmly,
With a cheerful game, song and pancakes,
To know that we have been waiting for it for a long time,
And we miss the warmth with frozen hearts.
Here is an event -
Maslenitsa is coming to us.
And spring will soon follow her,
And winter, let it go.
We are tired of the blizzards.
And the frost bit us.
And now we want to
Have a carnival here.
Let's bake more pancakes,
Let's see off the winter.
And spring, towards spring
Friendly, joyful run.
We will bake pancakes,
Tasty treats to all loved ones.
With both sour cream and raspberries,
Cranberries, peach, viburnum.
Openwork and thin,
Our sonorous children.
We celebrate Maslenitsa,
We sing a song together.
We will meet the arrival of spring
Delicious pancakes!
Hurry up to the table,
Help us!
Melt the ice everywhere,
To get off faster,
Streams will run around,
It will become more fun!
Maslenitsa came to us,
Baked delicious pancakes,
She treats everyone,
Laughter is heard from everywhere.
Come visit me,
Put the kettle on to boil,
We'll sit at the table with you,
Come in, don't stand at the door.
Everyone bakes pancakes in the oven,
They see off the winter together.
Shrovetide is burned with a song
And spring-red is met.
Noisy, joyful, cheerful
The holiday is celebrated…
And Forgiveness Sunday
The week ends.
So it was customary among the people,
Following the noisy week,
Great Lent follows -
It's time for quiet humility.
Let winter not frown,
Let February not frown -
The sun shone brighter,
March pancakes woke up.
Maslenitsa is coming to us
The snowdrop will soon bloom,
And every day it gets more beautiful, more beautiful
Our joyful sun!
Smells like fresh pancakes -
Mom bakes them in the morning.
After all, Winter, saying goodbye to us,
Runs away from the yard.
Who - sour cream, who - condensed milk,
Who - jam for pancakes?
Young, wonderful, sonorous
We can already hear the voice -
That Spring comes from a fairy tale,
Wakes up a bear and hedgehogs.
Get the sled out quick!
March is almost at the door!
And we were waiting for Maslenitsa
And baked pancakes,
And we invited spring
Come to us as soon as possible!
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unexpected and shocking traditions for Maslenitsa The daughter of Peter I, Elizabeth, easily ate two dozen pancakes at a time on Maslenitsa! In Slovenia, they wore clothes inside out, in Riga they were fined for wrong dances, in Europe they said goodbye to carne vale meat, and in Rus' they added snow instead of soda to pancake recipes: the most unusual Shrovetide traditions.
The daughter of Peter I, Elizabeth, easily ate two dozen pancakes at a time on Maslenitsa! In Slovenia, they wore clothes inside out, in Riga they were fined for wrong dances, in Europe they said goodbye to carne vale meat, and in Rus' they added snow instead of soda to pancake recipes: the most unusual Shrovetide traditions.
Rus': pancakes for a penny
Actually, Maslenitsa is he, not her, a handsome young man, a prototype of the sun god Yarilo, who was burned in the form of an effigy (also beautiful) with a clear intention: he was supposed to resurrect and give people hope for spring and sunshine.
The pagan holiday before the christening of Rus' lasted not a week, but two, and nobody heard about pancakes until the 17th century! Pancakes have always been a memorial dish, and on Maslenitsa they prepared pies, cheesecakes, kalachi, sbitni, jams, pancakes appeared later.
All private doctors on Shrove Tuesday raised their fees three times! The revelry was such as the Europeans never dreamed of.
Peter the Great, , for example, liked to "ride" through the streets in a ship drawn by horses. And in the time of Alexander III, you could easily be invited to “go to the bell”, which meant to drink together: then such people were often found frozen in snowdrifts.
Pancakes were sold on the streets for kopecks e, but they were not worth eating - they were made from "chopped" flour, the one that was shaken out from the bottom of the bag.
The pagan holiday before the baptism of Rus' lasted not for a week, but for two!
Pancakes were sold on the streets for a penny, but they were not worth eating - they were made from "chopped" flour, the one that was shaken out from the bottom of the bag.
Thin, fatty pancakes are called “Russian pancakes” all over the world, similar ones are prepared only in France.
Shrovetide revelry was such as the Europeans never dreamed of!
Shrovetide is he, not she, a handsome young man, the prototype of the sun god Yarilo, who was burned in the form of an effigy.
Thin dairy pancakes, spinners, fritters, with bacon were baked for Shrovetide...
Slovenia: skins and doughnuts
In Slovenia, for example, the tradition of Curentovanie - the holiday of expelling winter on Shrovetide Sunday, has been preserved.
On the streets today (albeit on a smaller scale) Kurent dances are danced in turned-out sheepskin coats and hats with long hair, it is believed that such an outfit drives away evil spirits, and of course, there is a carnival with people dressed in ancient Slavic masks: a spectacle, frankly speaking not for nervous people.
It is believed that if a curent in disguise comes to the house, in the same sheepskin coat and hat inside out, then the house and the land will be blessed with a good harvest, so the mummers are generously treated with eggs, biscuit or krvavaitsa - homemade blood sausage made from pork, always a real Shrovetide meal - donuts , kroffs, cheese "mice", homemade "brushwood" on lard.
The Slovenian Maslenitsa is called Kurentovanje, the holiday of the expulsion of winter.
The real Shrovetide food in Slovenia is donuts!
Kurent dances are dancing in the streets in turned-out sheepskin coats and long-haired hats.
It is believed that such an outfit drives away evil spirits.
Mummers are generously treated with eggs, biscuit or krvavaitsa - homemade blood sausage made from pork...
...cheese "mice", homemade "brushwood" on lard.
Sweden: kings and buns
You can't miss Fat Tuesday in Sweden! Only one day a year, on "Fat Tuesday" in Sweden, they bake the most delicious semla - buns stuffed with almonds and whipped cream.
In fairness, today semla can be bought from Christmas to Easter, but only on Shrovetide week all Swedish pastry shops compete to see who has the tastiest semla, and you can stand in line for two hours, or even more.
This bun is so popular that in Sweden there is even a "Semla Society", semla competitions that evaluate the quality of the bun, and even a local legend.
They say that the Swedish king August Frederick died in 1771 from gluttony: the official cause of death is 14 seml!
Delicate, fluffy bun with a cut-off top and a generous, melt-in-your-mouth filling of almond paste, whipped with butter, seasoned with cardamom and flavored with whipped cream, also sprinkled with powdered sugar - this is a must try!
Recipe for semla buns
Only on Shrovetide week, all Swedish confectioners compete to see who has the tastiest semla, and you can stand in line for two hours, or even more!
The Swedish king August Frederick died in 1771 from gluttony: the official cause of death is 14 sem!
Delicate, fluffy, cut-off bun with a generous, melt-in-your-mouth filling of almond paste.
The most delicious semla is baked in Sweden on Fat Tuesday.
Baltics: beer and masquerade
“ Vastlavi ” or “quick evening”, Maslenitsa festivities in the Baltic countries a couple of centuries ago lasted, no more, no less, but for two whole weeks! Today, the Baltic Shrovetide, of course, is much shorter.
The main event of "Vastlavya" was and is a masquerade, which lasted exactly a day and is clearly stated in the Charter of the "Society of Blackheads". Definitely dancing. Definitely around the Town Hall. Strictly three circles: no less! Or fine!
And of course, jousting tournaments, performances in the squares and a feast supervised by the steward: he won’t let you go unless you drink the medieval beer norm (actually, it’s about 10 liters of beer) and don’t eat the main Shrovetide treat — rich buns with cream, generously poured with chocolate.
Rest from such treats during fasting was simply necessary!
The Charter of the "Society of Blackheads" clearly spelled out what can and cannot be done at a masquerade.
Knightly tournaments are an obligatory part of Shrovetide festivities.
The main Shrovetide treat is rich buns with cream generously covered with chocolate.
"Vastlavi" or "quick evening", Maslenitsa festivities in the Baltic countries.
The main event of "Vastlavya" was and is a masquerade, which lasted exactly one day.
Germany: flour soup and tulip Sunday
"Fastnacht" or German Shrove Tuesday is the oldest Maslenitsa, from which the European tradition of carnivals before fasting in all countries went.
In Germany, it is customary to scare away the evil spirits of death and hunger with the “Shoduvel” procession, when everyone dresses up in the most terrible masks of witches, goblin and other evil spirits, makes a lot of noise and shouts loudly: in Braunschweig, for example, up to 300,000 people gather at once! And in Offenburg, for almost 100 years, the Guild of Witches has been operating, which runs the costumes and masks for the carnival.
In the carnival move, the Germans play insidious pranks.
In Germany, it is customary to scare away the evil spirits of death and hunger with the Shoduvel procession.
Berlin pancakes are not exactly pancakes in the full sense of the word, but rather donuts stuffed with jam.
