Rebecca King and Michael Breeden, dancers at Miami City Ballet, have a new podcast series Conversations on Dance. The podcasts focus on life as a ballet dancer and give great inside insight on the art form. The first podcast introduces …
Category: Ballet-General
NYC Ballet Schools Active This Week
Busy week for New York studio and student companies, with performances from Gelsey Kirkland Ballet, Ellison Ballet, and Ballet Academy East. I’ve attended performances from all three companies/schools and think they are great, with many talented young dancers. Ballet fans that …
New Baryshnikov Videos
I posted new videos on my YouTube channel focusing on Mikhail Baryshnikov. From the start of his career in the late 1960s at the Kirov Ballet until the 1980s at American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov has thrilled crowds in classical ballet roles …
NYC Ballet Competitions Next Week
Busy week in the ballet competition world, with events from the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition and Youth America Grand Prix in New York City. The Youth America Grand Prix competition will take place tomorrow through Friday at the Skirball Center at NYU and …
Ballet Academy East Performs Feb 18-22
Ballet Academy East (BAE) Student Company will perform Thursday through Saturday at the Ailey CitiGroup Theater with an innovative repertory. While most ballet school performances stick to standard classics, BAE will present four new works created specifically for the school. …
New Balletfocus Video:
Double Revoltade
Check out the latest addition to my YouTube Ballet Video Dictionary: double revoltade. I love the bravura men’s step, which is spectacular when done well. The step resembles a grand assemblé en tournant (also called a double assemblé). For a double assemblé, …