My last post looked at directional preference for dancers and athletes and reported that dancers tend to turn clockwise (CW) on pirouettes and jumps while figure skaters, gymnasts, and divers prefer the counterclockwise (CCW) direction. I looked at 50 female …
Why Do Ballet Dancers Turn Clockwise?
Above photo: Creativity103.com The Winter Olympics are approaching and figure skating will be a main attraction. While watching skating several years ago, I noticed that almost all skaters turned in a counter-clockwise (CCW) direction. This contrasts to ballet in which …
World War I
With the New York City Ballet winter season starting January 21, I’m using the ballet break to catch up on my reading. At the top of my pile is Max Hasting’s new book on World War I, Catastrophe. I’ve enjoyed his …
Nutcracker in London
Here are two great photos by Leena Hassan (@Leenahassan) of recent London Nutcrackers. The first is of Alina Cojocaru and Vadim Muntagirov of the English National Ballet. The photo below is of Meaghan Grace Hinkis and Alexander Campbell of The …
Happy New Year!!!!
Happy New Year from Balletfocus! Here is a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image from Times Square, March 2011. The image is a composite from three exposures ranging from 1/5 second to 1 second. The center of the photo is One …
Balletfocus Highlights of 2013
My ballet highlights of 2013: Irina Dvorovenko’s Final Performance, May 18 It was an honor to be at Irina’s final ABT performance, as Tatiana in Onegin. I always enjoyed watching Irina since she joined ABT in 1996, so it was …