Archive for tag: Ballet

10MayDecember 19, 2012

New Dance Movie to Open

First Position – Teaser Trailer from Bess Kargman on Vimeo. I’m excited about a new ballet movie, “First Position“, that...

27MarchOctober 8, 2012

In my last blog entry, Dancing with a NYC Ballet Star, I wrote about the wonderful class that I took...

9FebruaryOctober 8, 2012

I’ve always admired the artwork of Edgar Degas, especially the work depicting dancers. Somehow he captures the beauty of the...

19JanuaryJanuary 19, 2012

As my husband and I wandered around the arts community of Beacon, NY, he tried the door of Ballet Arts...

20DecemberDecember 20, 2011

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...