Step of the Day: Jeté Entrelacé (zhuh-TAY ahn-truh-la-SAY) is a jump from one foot, followed by a half turn, then a split jump landing on the other foot. The step is common for both men and women. The step is …
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Step of the Day: Grand Jeté
Above photo: Natalia Osipova performing a grand jeté in Mikhailovsky Ballet Giselle, November 2014 Not much to write about in the New York City ballet scene as all performances are scraped this year. The cancellation of the Metropolitan Opera 2020-2021 …
New Baryshnikov YouTube Video: Legendary Solos
Photo: Vladimir Bliokh, Don Quixote, Moscow, 1968. I posted a video on YouTube with analysis of two legendary Mikhail Baryshnikov solos. First is the Basil Act II “drunk” solo from his American Ballet Theatre Don Quixote production from 1983 when …
Fall Lincoln Center Performances Cancelled
Above photo: the closest my daughter and I will get to the Met or Koch Theaters for awhile Not unexpected but still shocking are the 2020 cancelations of fall Lincoln Center performances from New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, …
Dance and Performing Arts in the COVID-19 World
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has devastated dance and performing arts, with New York spring season cancellations of New York City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, American Ballet Theatre and many others. Starting balletfocus.com in 2013, I never thought I would write …
Balletfocus 2019 Highlights
Balletfocus 2019 Highlights: Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates 50 Years Dance Theatre of Harlem, celebrated its 50th anniversary and held its New York season at City Center in April. Arthur Mitchell, the first African-American dancer at New York City Ballet, …