• Last Competition for 2012!

    Updated: 2012-11-30 04:59:08
    To celebrate the release of the acclaimed documentary, First Position (http://www.balletdocumentary.com/), on SundanceNow (http://blog.sundancenow.com/); The...

  • Aldeir Monteiro is here to take over our Instagram feed!

    Updated: 2012-11-26 21:43:54
    Aldeir Monteiro, Miami City Ballet School Scholarship Apprentice, guests on Instagram to give us a glimpse of life at both the company and school.

  • Swan Lake in Rehearsal

    Updated: 2012-11-23 10:39:48
    The Royal Ballet ends its current revival of Swan Lake with double performances tomorrow and we send it off with a gallery of rehearsal images by photographer Alice Pennefather, who has also previously shot these beautiful images of English National Ballet’s production. (Click on thumbnails to enlarge & see as slideshow) All Photos: © Alice [...]

  • Ratmansky Wrap-Up

    Updated: 2012-11-21 19:55:07
    “And in this century another choreographer, Alexei Ratmansky, has arrived to revitalize ballet.” —The New York Times It was a rigorous but rewarding week at Miami City Ballet’s studios.  The renowned choreographer from Russia Alexei Ratmansky visited the company to prepare his work Symphonic Dances for its return to the stage in Program III: The Masters.   During [...]

  • Tuesday is Dance Night at the Stardust Ballroom

    Updated: 2012-11-20 18:10:52
    I just learned today (on Facebook) that the City of Rochester, through its bureau of recreation, presents a Ballroom Dance Series in the Stardust Ballroom at the Edgerton Community Center.  It has for years. On the website it states “Step back in time and dance with us at the Stardust Ballroom!” Every Tuesday night at [...]

  • Light & Shape: Q&A with Alexander Whitley

    Updated: 2012-11-20 00:06:14
    Ten years ago choreographer Wayne McGregor created an evening of work for ROH2 which marked his own company’s first collaboration with The Royal Ballet. This season, McGregor & Random Dance are returning to the Linbury Studio Theatre with three world premieres from young choreographic talents Robert Binet, Paolo Mangiola and Alexander Whitley. We recently had the [...]

  • This week’s Instagram photographer is…Nicole Mitchell!

    Updated: 2012-11-19 19:37:07
    As Miami City Ballet's stage manager, Nicole Mitchell is a hard girl to track down. To find Nicole, one must venture deep into the theater's core, behind the curtains, fancy lights and scenery, and into the elusive prompt corner.

  • A Dancer’s Journey: Keeping Focus

    Updated: 2012-11-16 10:21:44
    The last time I wrote, I was sitting watching rehearsals for the season’s two final programmes. Once again, I write while watching rehearsals. This time as a corps de ballet member instead of an apprentice. With two repertories under our belt, the company is in full swing with no intention of slowing down anytime soon. [...]

  • A Last Look At The Fall Program

    Updated: 2012-11-15 03:32:26
    The Lottery program closed Saturday night and the Nutcracker will be on stage before you can say, “IT’S NOT FAIR!”  I wanted to give But Never Doubt I Love (Hellen Pickett), The Lottery (Val Caniparoli), and Bolero (Nicolo Fonte) a proper farewell (for now) with a post of pictures.  So, here are pictures I took [...]

  • Christina Spigner guests on Instagram!

    Updated: 2012-11-13 23:02:12
    Company Apprentice Christina Spigner is eager to get behind the lens this week, as the in-demand choreographer from Russia, Alexei Ratmanksy, will be in our studios!

  • Repetition is key (Video podcast)

    Updated: 2012-11-10 04:14:25
    Do you feel like your dancing is just not improving despite all the time you [...]

  • New Team in Town

    Updated: 2012-11-07 23:11:04
    danceviewtimes writers on dancing Concepts and Collaboration Main November 07, 2012 New Team in Town Viscera” , Infra” , Fool’s Paradise” The Royal Ballet Royal Opera House London UK 3 November 2012 by Judith Cruikshank copyright 2012 by Judith Cruikshank Three ballets , all created within the past four years and all by choreographers with links to the Royal Ballet . 0160 It’s a long time since that has happened on the main stage of the Royal Opera House and congratulations to Kevin O’Hare for his courage in the programming of the first mixed bill of his regime . 0160 Whether this is a sign for the future only time will tell and it has to be remembered that the season opened with a long run of Anthony Dowell’s ill-conceived production of Swan . Lake” On the other hand all the Swan Lake

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet’s All Premiere Offers Something for Everyone

    Updated: 2012-11-06 21:41:47
    Pacific Northwest Ballet continues its milestone 40th anniversary season with the current quadruple rep, “All Premiere”. This power-packed display showcases the choreographic genius of PNB dancers Andrew Bartee, Margaret Mullin and Kiyon Gaines, as well as a world premiere by “Seattle native makes good”, Mark Morris. Andrew Bartee’s “arms that work” opened the show and [...]

  • Skyler Lubin Clicks Pics on Instragram

    Updated: 2012-11-05 21:17:43
    Corps dancer Skyler Lubin takes over our Instragram feed this week!

  • Ballet West For Children

    Updated: 2012-11-05 04:31:01
    Hello everyone, This is Peter Christie giving you a short update on our Education activities going on this past week. Ballet West II and Ballet West Academy Trainees have hit the road this past week bringing a newly costumed Ballet West for Children.  A huge thank you goes out to David Heuvel, Cindy Farrimond and [...]

  • The Lottery Is Here!

    Updated: 2012-11-03 00:49:28
    I’m blogging from my dressing room before getting ready to go on stage.  After all the preparation, The Lottery is finally here!  I thought the ballet came together really well as I watched the dress rehearsal last night.  One thing that is cool about the ballet is that as the audience watches in anticipation for [...]

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