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📷: Jordan Matter

Even after 35 years, the love is still strong.......but......painful ;)

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There is a maturity that comes with time and age. The art of ballet is slowly losing it's sense of artistry and interpretation to the "tricks" of a new generation of "more". "More' hyper-extensions, turns, height of jumps.......when my director asked for more, it was "more" depth of feeling of emotion and connection with your partner or other corp members, "more" reach thru the arms and legs no matter the height your extension. Yes you work for the multiple turns, height of extensions and jumps, but not at the sacrifice of the artistry. No one leaves remembering the turns and jumps of Giselle(unless it's Misha), they remember Albrecht dropping the Lilies as Giselle's returns to her grave.................

Why Dance Needs Older Dancers Wendy Whelan’s post-retirement performance in Restless Creature celebrates maturity in an art form dominated by, and obsessed with, youth.

Tricks can only get you so far...........

Dance is art; not a series of "tricks" strung together to music. Enjoy the journey :-) --Rhee

The Power of Dance - Dance Teacher magazine The Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts is helping disabled children learn. One afternoon, as dance therapist Jessica Zippin led a small group of children in a playful jumping exercise, a 6-year-old named Ashley ... Continue reading →

The King Who Invented Ballet Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance BBC Documentary 2015 September 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of King Louis XIV of France and this documentary looks at how Louis XIV not only had a personal passi...

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"Never let anyone take away your determination to dance"

We've had a few of those days ;)

I feel ya, girl

"It's not about some ballets being more difficult than the others, even though the purely classical ballets are certainly the most difficult ones in physical terms. It's rather about your current feelings: sometimes I want to immerse into the atmosphere of Manon, The Lady of the Camellias, or Onegin, while at other times I feel like getting back to classics and adding what I have learned from other repertories. The contemporary dance experience enriches my classical performance – not only in terms of acting, but also physically, as it transforms the body, makes it more receptive, more plastic, more alive"
photo: Irina Tuminene

"Нет такого вопроса, тяжело или не тяжело, хотя, конечно, танцевать чистую классику всегда труднее по физической составляющей. Но иногда мне хочется погрузиться в совершенно другой репертуар — такой, как "Манон", "Дама с камелиями" и "Онегин", а иногда хочется вернуться в классику и добавить нечто, что пришло из другого репертуара"

Take a minute to watch Freed of London's absolutely mesmerizing pointe shoe video: http://bit.ly/1Hr3E9s

(Screenshot from "Freed of London Pointe Shoes - Introduction")