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All posts tagged "ballet"
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1.7KTop StoriesWhen to Watch World Ballet Day
The world’s top ballet companies come togetherto celebrate dance Tomorrow, Tuesday October 19, World Ballet Day returns for its eighth year, giving...
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1.3KFeature ArticlesRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland launches Professional Graduate Diploma in Modern Ballet
A new dance qualification has been created by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in partnership with Scottish Ballet in response to the...
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2.6KFeature ArticlesActors who started as ballet dancers
Before they graced the red carpet and the big screen, they were doing their pliés and grand jetés just like you. Here,...
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13.2KFeature ArticlesIs ballet really the foundation of all dance forms? An investigation and exploration
You’ve probably heard it, maybe even said it yourself — “ballet is the foundation of all dance forms.” The world at large...
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3.1KReviewsRecontextualizing legacy and versatility: New York City Ballet’s ‘Three Sides of Balanchine’
Thursday March 4th, 11th, and 18th at 8 PM.Streamed on YouTube as part of NYCB’s Digital Season. George Balanchine — the artist...
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2.6KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Devon Teuscher is going with the flow and making the best of it
This is a tough time for dancers — mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, creatively, socially, and that list goes on. They can’t move...
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4.4KFeature ArticlesTechnology catches up: Só Dança’s Elektra Tech
Dancing en pointe might seem like the pinnacle of a ballet dancer’s training, but it has always been a doubled-edged sword. Despite...
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2.7KFeature ArticlesPacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘One Thousand Pieces’ with new resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo
Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB)’s 2019-2020 season continues with One Thousand Pieces, a double-bill of powerful dance works by Alejandro Cerrudo and David Dawson. Following...
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2.1KReviewsAn ABT fall program: To move and to relate, through the ages
David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY. October 23, 2019. Moving, loving, eating, sleeping — there are actions that have always been fundamental...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesMeet the newly promoted dancers of San Francisco Ballet
In June, San Francisco Ballet (SFB) announced 10 promotions, three new company members and five apprentices for the 2020 repertory season. Soloists...
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4.6KFeature ArticlesState Street Ballet is in its sterling year
State Street Ballet, based in Santa Barbara, CA, is celebrating its 25th year and has announced an exciting year of performances and...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesMaking ballet class accessible and affordable: NYC $5 Community Ballet
In 2015, Mira Cook, like anyone facing a problem, could either live with it or take charge with a solution. Since moving...
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2.9KFeature ArticlesDaniel Ulbricht and Só Dança unite for new ballet shoe
Daniel Ulbricht is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, an artistic advisor for Manhattan Youth Ballet, and the co-founding director...
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2.9KReviewsAmerican Ballet Theatre’s Jane Eyre: Atmosphere and authenticity to text in the modern day
David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY. June 10, 2019. Narrative dance art holds a central challenge — how do you tell...
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5.5KFeature ArticlesFinal Bow for Yellowface: Ending outdated representations of Asians in ballet
It was yet another Nutcracker season at New York City Ballet (NYCB), and the company was getting more and more letters questioning...
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12.0KTips & Advice10 pointe shoe myths BUSTED
Most young ballerinas dream of someday going en pointe. Pointe shoes are beautiful – new and shiny – and pointe dancers look...
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3.6KReviewsA classic that breaks out of the classical mold: Boston Ballet’s Coppélia
Boston Opera House, Boston, MA. March 21, 2019. When you think of a classical story ballet, what comes to mind? Fairies, princes...
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6.2KReviewsAtlanta Ballet brings romantic shine with ‘La Sylphide’
Cobb Energy Center, Smyrna, Georgia. February 15, 2019. On Friday evening, February 15, Atlanta Ballet presented a stunning performance of August Bournonville’s La...
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11.7KFeature ArticlesIntroducing the Elektra pointe shoe from Só Dança
You’ve got your pointe shoe routine down to a science… Sewing ribbons, breaking in shanks and taping your blisters so that your...
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5.0KFeature ArticlesBallet and Beyond NYC: For NYC kids who have a passion for dance
Dance – and professional training – should be accessible for everyone, no matter social status, location and financial situation. Ballet and Beyond...
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9.4KFeature ArticlesExciting and Daring: Sara Mearns reveals news designs at BDC
It’s a new year, and that means a time to try new things, wear new dancewear, learn something to improve your technique...
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5.0KReviewsTheatricality, fun and humor in Boston Ballet’s ‘Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 29, 2018. The Nutcracker is a tale with a long tradition of telling, far and wide....
