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The smart and articulate new Artistic Director of the English National Ballet speaks out. Tamara Rojo: "skinny" is out! Tweet
Ballet to the People is offering two FREE workshops to mark National Dance Week: Ballet Stretch @ Metronome Dance Collective on Sat Apr 21st 12 noon – 1 p.m. Ballet Technique for Men @ City Dan...
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Fouettés rond de jambe en tournant, en dehors.* *Series of turns propelled by a whipping action of the working leg, turning away from the supporting leg. See Gail Grant, Technical Manual and Dictiona...
Natalia Osipova in the title role of Alexei Ratmanskys new production of Firebird (Photo: Lawrence K. Ho, Los Angeles Times) Audience @SegerstromArts leapt to its feet as curtain fell on world premie...
Natalia Osipova in the title role of Alexei Ratmanskys new production of Firebird Audience @SegerstromArts leapt to its feet as curtain fell on world premiere of Alexei Ratmanskys stunning new #Fireb...
The smart and articulate new Artistic Director of the English National Ballet speaks out. Tamara Rojo: “skinny” is out! Tweet
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Eleven performances in eight days. Ballet Preljocaj stunned Washington DC audiences this weekend with Jean Paul Gaultier-costumed Snow White youtube.com/watch?v=nuZm_V…&md ash; Carla Escoda (@Unexpect...
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Tweeted from the Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts, San Francisco, on 15th March 2012:
A reader, Ben F., condemned my position on funding for the arts. He claims that America, outside of San Francisco, L.A. and New York, is at heart “a deeply conservative country and uncomfortabl...
Dance companies worldwide – but above all in the U.S. – have taken a hard hit since the last recession. Large or small, no company has escaped the economic hammering. Some, like Ballet Florida, have ...
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After watching a video clip that I had posted earlier of the elegant Aurélie Dupont and Manuel Legris, a dance student – who admits to a fear of partnering work – wrote to ask if I would post more ex...
The yogis have emerged from their meditations to lodge passionate protests. The fitness buffs who’ve turned yoga into a competitive sport and a $6 billion industry in America are dividing into two ca...
A heartfelt thanks to my dedicated students at City Dance and Metronome and to my readers in Amherst, Austin, Baltimore, Beijing, Boston, Bujumbura, Buenos Aires, Capetown, Cebu, Chicago, Chifeng, Da...
Cleaning out her closet, Ballet to the People unearthed these exquisite vintage tutus from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. Their tags reveal that they were made by Grace Costumes and Barbara Matera, leadi...
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