As my husband and I wandered around the arts community of Beacon, NY, he tried the door of Ballet Arts...
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20DecemberDecember 20, 2011
Visions of Sugarplums
Last week PBS broadcast George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (TM) live as part of the Live from Lincoln Center series. I...
29NovemberNovember 29, 2011
In the Back Row of Balletone Class
Instead of teaching Balletone yesterday, I got to take a class from Kathleen Riley. Kathleen was the Balletone Master Trainer...
20NovemberNovember 20, 2011
A Chance to See Ballet Performances at Movie Theatres
Tickets are now on sale for New York City Ballet’s acclaimed production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ in 530 movie...
13NovemberNovember 13, 2011
Amazing Dance Teacher, Pianist, and Seamstress
After reading J’acques D’Amboise’s latest book, I Was a Dancer, I started thinking more and more about one of my...
27OctoberOctober 27, 2011
Must See Ballet Performance on PBS
I was very happy to see that WMHT, the local PBS station has several dance performances included in the PBS...
18OctoberOctober 18, 2011
Book of Foot Strengthening Exercises
The Perfect Pointe Book , by Lisa Howell, has many excellent foot strengthening exercises. Included with the book are video...
7OctoberOctober 7, 2011
Beautiful Ballerinas Honored
On September 30, 2011, the Jerome Robbins Foundation honored thirty ballerinas who worked with Jerome Robbins. I had the pleasure...
28SeptemberSeptember 28, 2011
Unusual Dance Programming at The Egg
The Egg in Albany, NY is offering dance performances this year! I was afraid that there wouldn’t be any given...