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Emily Yewell Volin Website updated

http://www.emilyyewellvolin.com

Added by Emily Yewell Volin on February 3, 2012 at 8:15pm — No Comments

World Ballet international Study Classical Ballet with the BEST this Summer 2012!

Study Classical Ballet with World Class Faculty this Summer 2012!We host two different International Workshops!

International Ballet Workshop 2012-Distinguished guest Faculty: Kiki Lammersen-Germany and RoAnne Duncan-USA

Vaganova International Workshop 2012-Distinguished Guest Faculty: Alla Osipenko,Gabriela Komleva,Natalia Yanannis,Yelena Sherstnyova. Guest Pianists: Julia Rozental,Branislava Urosevic,Irina Kondrashova,Emilija Tairova. For more information or to register…

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Added by World Ballet international on January 21, 2012 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Sondra Forsyth The Peony Pavilion: A Treasure from China at Lincoln Center

Gia Kourlas, a dance critic for "The New York Times," wrote a decidedly tepid review of a recent performance of "The Peony Pavilion" by the China Jing Ling Dance Company at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. She did manage some faint praise for what she flippantly called the "trippy" lighting and the costumes that created a "psychedelic universe," which she described this way: "Even when it's tacky, it's incredible." Yet she was not impressed enough with the dancing to say much…

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Added by Sondra Forsyth on January 9, 2012 at 12:18pm — 3 Comments

World Ballet international World Ballet International Summer Workshops 2012!

World Ballet International is now accepting applications for our two different Summer International Workshops 2012! Limited Space Available! Study with Distinguished Guest Faculty!
For more info please visit our website:
www.worldballetinternational.org

Added by World Ballet international on January 4, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

World Ballet international Accepting Applications for International Summer Workshops 2012!

World Ballet International is now accepting applications for our two different International Summer Workshops 2012! For more Information visit our website at: www.worldballetinternational.org

Added by World Ballet international on January 3, 2012 at 12:54pm — No Comments

World Ballet international Auditioning Corps de Ballet Dancers with Strong Classical Ballet Technique!

World Ballet International Artistic Director Misha Bart will be holding audition for eight Corps de Ballet Male Dancers and Four Corps de Ballet Female Dancers with strong Classical Ballet Technique for the production of Ballet Anne Frank.Rehearsal/Performance Dates are August 20 - September 20 2012.Please send applications (CV,one portrait picture and one ballet picture showing full body) before February 15 2012 by email to misha@worldballetinternational.org. Audition…

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Added by World Ballet international on December 21, 2011 at 6:07pm — No Comments

Sondra Forsyth "The Nutcracker" From the Other Side of the Footlights

Dear Dancers,

This post originally appeared on ThirdAge.com. The readers at that site are largely uninitiated when it comes to the dance world, but I thought you insiders here at DanceArt.com would enjoy my ballerina's eye view of the holiday ballet we all love and know so well. Feel free to add some "Nutcracker" memories of your own in the comment section!

Warmest holiday wishes,

Sondra

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"The Nutcracker" season is in full…

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Added by Sondra Forsyth on December 19, 2011 at 9:57am — No Comments

Sondra Forsyth The NYC Mayor's Awards for Arts & Culture 2011

Among the awardees at the 35th annual Mayor's Awards for Arts and Culture at Lincoln Center's recently refurbished Alice Tully Hall on Tuesday, November 2nd 2011 was dance legend Mikhail Baryshnikov. He was cited for creating the Baryshnikov Arts Center in a once-decaying section of NYC's Hell's Kitchen. The evening's highest honor, the Handel Medallion, went to Broadway lion Steven Sondheim who looked and sounded far younger than his 81 years as he quipped that of all…

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Added by Sondra Forsyth on November 2, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Sondra Forsyth "A Halloween Thriller," CTFD Gala at City Center in NYC

On Monday evening, I joined a bevy of NYC's dance elite and fans for "A Halloween Thriller," the 26th annual benefit for Career Transitions for Dancers at the newly refurbished City Center. The audience, following the suggested dress code on the invitations, showed up in gala attire and elegant costumes. I opted for retired ballerina glam with a black sequined jacket, a long black velvet skirt, lots of sparkly bling, my hair in a sleek bun, and stage make-up. My date donned a…

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Added by Sondra Forsyth on November 1, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Rhian Royce (Siomha) Bit of an update

Thank you so much to those that are still keeping tabs and have an interest in what I am going through. I have alot of news, and I thought I would share from my blog the biggest news there is in my life. Feel free to share around if you so choose and comments always welcome. (posted from http://www.rhiloaded.com )…

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Added by Rhian Royce (Siomha) on October 28, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

abc for dance Expand Your Dance Library

When my mother passed away in June she left a house full of memories.  As a former dancer and teacher and librarian, one of her passions was collecting books on dance and dancers.  While I am fortunate to grow my collection with additions from her library, there are well over a hundred more books that are in need of a new home.  The majority of the books are out of print, some dating back to the early 1900's.  Additionally there are copies of Dance Magazine ranging from the 1960's to mid… Continue

Added by abc for dance on October 20, 2011 at 10:47am — No Comments

The Tutu Emporium It is Nutcracker and competition season! Do all have what they need in regards to costuming? I would like to invite you to visit my site http://www.thetutuemporium.com and take a gander at some of…

It is Nutcracker and competition season! Do all have what they need in regards to costuming? I would like to invite you to visit my site http://www.thetutuemporium.com and take a gander at some of the designs I have done in the past and currently working on. I am a professional Costume Designer and take pride in what I do; all the way from the design sketch to the final stitch. It saddens me to read blogs on those that have had a not… Continue

Added by The Tutu Emporium on September 10, 2011 at 3:46pm — No Comments

Sondra Forsyth Music Moves Me: An Ode to NYC's Ballet Class Accompanists, Redux

 

Back in December of 2008 during my brief departure from DanceArt.com to the now-defunct Dance.com, I wrote about seven of the amazing ballet accompanists who play for some of the classes I take in New York City. The response to the post was so positive that I've decided to bring it back and add four artists to my original roster of those who know exactly how to inspire dancers. Many of the top-flight musicians on my list play from memory or improvise on the spot, feats that continue…

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Added by Sondra Forsyth on July 13, 2011 at 12:09pm — No Comments

James Robey Why I Don't Do Recitals

(First published on June 2, 2011 at The Mindful Dancer)


I am a diehard, lifelong Pittsburg Steelers fan--and a dancer. It goes without saying that I was doubly proud when Steeler’s wide-receiver Hines Ward won the recent season of Dancing With The Stars. But being both a football fan and a dancer has its pitfalls.


Imagine the ensuing embarrassment from…
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Added by James Robey on July 5, 2011 at 9:29pm — No Comments

James Robey Teaching As An Egoless Practice

(First published on May 24, 2011 at The Mindful Dancer)

 

“creating without possessing,

acting without expecting,

guiding without interfering.”



~Tao te Ching (from the Stephen Mitchell translation)



Creating, acting, guiding, and (I might add) teaching without possessing, expecting, and interfering. This has been a guiding principle of…

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Added by James Robey on June 28, 2011 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Sondra Forsyth The Royal Danish Ballet's Engagement at Lincoln Center

The evening of June 14th 2011 was unseasonably wet and chilly in New York City but the ebullient goings-on inside the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center chased away the gloom for the appreciative balletomanes in the audience. The occasion was the opening night of the Tuesday to Sunday run of mixed bills by the Royal Danish Ballet in its first New York appearance since 1998. Nikolaj Hübbe, a long-time and well-loved New York City Ballet principal dancer, has been Artistic…

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Added by Sondra Forsyth on June 15, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

abc for dance Eat Your Veggies Pasta Sauce

Need a way to get more veggies in your diet?  Try this pasta sauce recipe that is adapted from the roasted vegetable sauce from The Essential Pasta Cookbook.  I make big batches when the veggies are in season (or on sale) and freeze them. 

 

Ingredients

4 large red bell peppers (orange works too - green works but looks way less appetizing in the end product)

1lb roma tomatos

3 sweet yellow onions

1 small eggplant (1…

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Added by abc for dance on May 5, 2011 at 12:45pm — 1 Comment

abc for dance Performance Checklist

As many studios and schools begin wrapping up the dance year, concerts, recitals and other end of year performances abound.  Here's a quick checklist for you during this hectic time of the year.

 

Venue

Touch base with the administration and make sure that everyone has the same dates / times reserved. When weather has been crazy, sometimes school functions will be booked over outside events and people doing the booking don't always remember to call…

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Added by abc for dance on April 26, 2011 at 9:03am — No Comments

abc for dance Knee Hyperextension - Training students to find "straight"

Many dancers have the ability to hyperextend their knees.  The position of hyperextension feels straight to the dancer and breaking this alignment habit is hard to do. If you aren't familiar with the differences between hyperextension and straight, look at the pictures below.  The same student appears in both pictures, in the one on the left she is standing in what she considers her natural stance (hyperextended), the picture on the right is where she constantly corrects to now that she…

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Added by abc for dance on April 23, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

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