Tag: ballet
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Don’t Miss Out This Summer!
Are you feeling left out? Everyone is announcing their summer intensive commitments and you don’t have somewhere to go? Did you miss audition season due to injury, travel restrictions, or just didn’t know? Don’t worry! We got you covered.
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La Bayadere: The Shades
We all know them, we all love them, sometimes hate them: The Shades. Okay, the correct title would be the Pas De Trois from La Bayadere’s Kingdom of the Shades, but we have shorthanded it Shades. These three variations, are some of the hardest pas de trois variations out there. Enjoy.
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Ballet Vocabulary of the Day: Cabriole Fermée
Cabriole Fermée: a step that very few people use in class, but pops up in random variations like the first variation in Le Corsaire’s Odalisque Pas de Trois. Cabriole fermée is basically, well, a closed cabriole. But what makes a cabriole fermée so impressive? Simple. It is four leg movements in two counts or less,…
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Is this the end of live arts?
This is not about the politics, or vaccination policies, this post is just my personal thoughts… Recently the Metropolitan Opera announced they will require proof of vaccine boosters to enter the world’s largest opera house… (click here for full article) Major shows, institutions, and opera have also withdrawn holding live performances this month… The world…
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In case you missed it…
This week has been full of ballet news… so, just in cased you missed it… here is a quick update.. The School of American Ballet has announced that Darla Hoover will succeed Kay Mazzo and Aesha Ash was appointed as associate chair. Jonathan Stafford remains the Artistic Director of SAB and NYCB. Meanwhile, NYCB just…
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Snatching Us Back to Reality
For many dance companies across the nation, the coming of fall this year brings more than cool breezes and changing leaves. It marks the long-awaited return to the stage that has been dark – the end of an intermission lasting over a year in duration. For companies like Complexions Contemporary Ballet, as the summer swelter…
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Preparing Pointe Shoes for Beginners
When it comes pointe work, every foot is different, every child is different, and unfortunately every pair of pointe shoes is different. So, there are infinite numbers of possibilities and problems. Recently, we did an Instagram Live showing everyone how we prepare our beginning dancers for pointe work, and now it is available online!
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Mosa Ballet School
Mosa Ballet School has a strong vision for the future of ballet. The school’s mission involves reconciling the demands of excellence in ballet training, the humanity of their students, and impact – not only on students through ballet education but also impact on the environment and community. Scheduled to open its doors in September 2022,…
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The Throwback that Inspires
A Ballet Education can sometimes be more than ballet. We through this Thursday back to the movers of today’s start and see where they have gone.
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Calling All Ballet Schools!
We are in the process of updating our school directory! Get in now and save! Don’t forget by listing your school, you will also be helping our foundation supply scholarships to students in need. If you have any questions let us know.
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Happy National Dog Day
Happy National Dog Day! Here are 20 dancers and their dogs! This will definitely cheer you up today!
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BIG NEWS! A Ballet Education is coming to Los Angeles FULL-TIME!
We are so excited to announce that A Ballet Education is coming to The Debbie Allen Dance Academy!
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Sunday Self Care: Meal Prep with 5 Fast Filling Snacks
Time is of the essence these days. Between training cross-training, and private coaching, it seems that the hours escape us. And in the middle of the day, you are hit with hunger, not lunch hungry, but snack hungry. While it is easy to grab a bag of chips, or a chocolate bar, and even the…
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A Ballet Foundation
We are so thankful for your support over the years, and after a lot of work, we finally have our nonprofit! Over the past few years we have been able to donate over $100,000 to students around the world, and now it is super official! Last month we helped fundraise for two talented boys, and…
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DAFT PUNK’S Thomas Bangalter goes Ballet!!!
Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter will be premiering a new 90 minute work with Opéra National de Bordeaux and the ballet company Ballet Preljocaj.
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Lights. Camera. Action! West Side Story
Here it is. Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story! This iconic broadway and film production got rebooted and after a year of delays because of COVID… here is the official trailer. The movie comes out December 10. So, it will be a good break from Nutcracker. The original productions were choreographed by Jerome Robbins, but this…
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Ballet is Back in the City!
Featuring dancers from almost every major company across New York City, Harper’s Bazaar puts culture and arts on the front page
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Changing of the Guard: More Changes to the 2021 Season
ABT Executive Director will be stepping down, the AD of Kirov is leaving, Bo Spassoff from the Rock School will be retiring.
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Joy Womack: The White Swan
Experience the joy and pain of professional ballet with Joy Womack: The White Swan, an intimate look at the journey of professional ballerina Joy Womack from her humble beginnings in Texas to performing as prima ballerina with the Kremlin Ballet. This beautifully filmed documentary dances on to digital on 19 July 2021 courtesy of 101…
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