Archive for tag: Ballet

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...

13NovemberNovember 13, 2011

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

I was very happy to see that WMHT, the local PBS station has several dance performances included in the PBS...

18OctoberOctober 18, 2011

The Perfect Pointe Book , by Lisa Howell, has many excellent foot strengthening exercises. Included with the book are video...

7OctoberOctober 7, 2011

On September 30, 2011, the Jerome Robbins Foundation honored thirty ballerinas who worked with Jerome Robbins. I had the pleasure...

21SeptemberSeptember 21, 2011

A couple of years ago I read something about Peter Martins and Paul McCartney collaborating on a full length ballet...

26JulyJuly 26, 2011

A fellow instructor posted a link to a ballet article on Livestron.com , a website supported and promoted by Lance...

19JulyJuly 19, 2011

I just finished the book “I Was a Dancer”, a memoir by Jacques D’Amboise. What a fun read! I’ve been...

10JulyJuly 10, 2011

Have you ever seen the opening of George Balanchine’s Serenade? It is absolutely breathtaking! The movement is very simple; mostly...