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All posts tagged "ballet"
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5.6KFeature ArticlesFinal Bow for Yellowface: Ending outdated representations of Asians in ballet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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12.4KTips & 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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3.8KReviewsA 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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6.4KReviewsAtlanta 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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12.0KFeature 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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5.5KFeature 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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9.5KFeature 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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5.2KReviewsTheatricality, 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....
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7.2KFeature ArticlesAtlanta Ballet’s new production of ‘The Nutcracker’: For the next generation
We have arrived upon one of the most anticipated seasons of the year. With the holiday season around us at every corner,...
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5.5KDance Studio Owner14 Reasons We Love…Ballet
Ballet is hard, ballet is demanding, and sometimes young students can feel like ballet is a bore. But, as teachers we know...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesGive me your movers, groovers, those yearning to dance free: The American immigrant dancer experience
Our nation certainly has its complex, sticky issues, but it holds the promise of making something of your dreams no matter who...
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8.7KDance Studio OwnerLet there be light: Ballet teacher Noriko Hara brightens the NYC dance scene
If Cheers is the place where everybody knows your name, New York City’s Steps on Broadway is the place where everybody knows...
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5.5KFeature ArticlesBallet meets hip hop in ‘The Brooklyn Nutcracker’
The Brooklyn Nutcracker, created and performed by Brooklyn Ballet, is a tribute and love story to the borough the company calls home....
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15.3KFeature ArticlesDynamic dancer duo: Daniel Ulbricht and Danielle Diniz
He’s a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet; she’s a musical theater performer in the busy audition-gig-audition-gig circuit. But together,...
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5.2KFeature ArticlesProfessional dancer Jake Casey on dancing in Estonia
Moving for your career is a common process that many people experience. What is not all that common is moving across the...
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7.9KFeature ArticlesLes Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo’s Chase Johnsey
Chase Johnsey is not afraid to be different. And from mimicking the line dancing in a Billy Ray Cyrus music video, to...
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12.3KFeature ArticlesJames Whiteside: From competition kid to ABT star
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal James Whiteside is not your stereotypical premier male danseur. He’s got an edge. Whiteside started as a...
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6.0KFeature ArticlesBallet Spartanburg: Celebrating 50 years of excellence and the power of women
It certainly is the season to celebrate South Carolina’s Ballet Spartanburg as the company commemorates its 50th anniversary. What started out as a...
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5.2KDance HealthGet in your Cardio this winter: 4 forms for dancers
We know cross-training is important for performing at our best. Doing so requires high cardiovascular capacity, but stop-and-start dance training and rehearsing...
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5.0KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Le Corsaire’: Balancing history and spectacle
Boston Opera House, Boston, MA. November 2, 2016. Ballet period pieces occasionally face accusations of historical inaccuracy, cultural reductionism and being more...
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63.0K1Tips & Advice9 Ways to Improve Your Scores at Dance Competition
Dance Informa is always asked — whether it be by email, text or in person — about ways to improve a dancer’s score...
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5.8KInterviewsA sisters’ reunion at SummerStage
Born in Japan, sisters Ae-Soon and Youngsil Kim began dancing at an early age. The older of the two, Ae-Soon, began ballet...
