Check out my latest YouTube video on the Giselle coda. The role of Count Albrecht in the iconic ballet Giselle is a supreme test of a male dancer. The role in the tragic classic demands a high degree of dramatic …
Category: Ballet-General
Christine Shevchenko on Pointe Shoes
Check out my latest YouTube video on pointe shoes. This video series provides an overview of pointe shoes from the perspective of an elite professional dancer. This video provides commentary from American Ballet Theatre’s Christine Shevchenko on topics ranging from …
New YouTube Video on Roberto Bolle
I have a new YouTube video on Roberto Bolle. Roberto is one of the most famous dancers in the world, with widespread name recognition outside the dance world, particularly in his home country of Italy, where he headlined popular television …
New Video: Baryshnikov/Hines in White Nights
Check out my latest YouTube video on Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines in White Nights. Seeking artistic freedom, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union while the Bolshoi Ballet was on tour in Toronto in 1974 when he was 26. Baryshnikov’s …
New YouTube Video: Double Assemblé
Check out my latest YouTube video focusing on the grand assemblé en tournant. It is my favorite ballet step, more informally known as a double assemble, a notable step found in numerous male variations. The step can be a …
New YouTube Video on Fouettés
Check out my latest YouTube video on Fouettés. A fouetté is a ballet term referencing a whipping movement. Grant (Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet) lists 19 fouetté variants, but the most popular and attention grabbing is called a …