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Honesty To All: Beauty and Other Secrets of a World-Famous Principal Ballerina
What do your workouts consist of?Recently, instead of doing traditional stretches or warm-up exercises, I’ve been doing a special kind of gymnastics [“Improvisation Technologies”], originally developed for the dancers of William Forsythe’s company, which helps with balance. Besides that, it has a strengthening effect on your muscles. Even though during rehearsals, we try to exercise both legs, while dancing, the load is never distributed evenly. Therefore the bodies of ballet dancers have various “professional deformations.” So, what we need is not fitness but balancing gymnastics that helps the dancers prepare their bodies for a professional classic ballet rehearsal. This kind of balance can be found in Pilates, Gyrotonics, the gymnastics I mentioned earlier, or vinyasa yoga, which I’ve done in the past.
via The Beauty Secrets of a World-Famous Principal Ballerina.
Book them!!! As Civil War Devastates Their Home, The Donetsk Ballet of Ukraine Will Travel to Philadelphia for Nutcracker
Contact International ballet Exchange for details of their tour and possibly to book them!!! Performance is from 2008- read article following for more information. This makes me cry.
As civil war devastates their home, The Donetsk Ballet of Ukraine will travel to Philadelphia.
▶ Introduction of Junior Company members 2014/2015 Season-Part 2 – Het Nationale Ballet | Dutch National Ballet
Introduction of Junior Company Members 2014/2015 Season-Part 1 – Het Nationale Ballet | Dutch National Ballet
Very fine production of Junior Company members HET National Ballet
Junior Company 2014/2015 part 1 – Het Nationale Ballet | Dutch National Ballet – YouTube.
Move over Ballet Les Trockadero of Monte Carlo: A Star is Born (Comedy avec Vladimir Malakov and Sylvie Guillem)
Fresh Bruschetta with Balsamic Reduction
This is delicious-every dancer should know how to make a balsamic reduction. It is literally good on just about anything and because of its vinegary aftertaste (sweet and yummy) it hits those taste buds, reducing cravings further. Yes, you just want to savor it it for what it is! Tasty on a cold frosty day or a warm and sultry one, but truly tasty is is!
Bruschetta is one of my favorite foods of all time. When my husband and I went to Italy, I made sure to get bruschetta at every single restaurant we went to, so that I would really get a feel for how it is supposed to be made. I also got scolded by a waitress when I pronounced it ‘Brooshetta’, so make sure you are saying it with that hard ‘C’! It still feels a little clunky to me but I guess that’s the proper pronunciation. It comes together really quickly, and you can do all the chopping the night before to save time as well. I made these for a BBQ, so I toasted the bread right on the grill, which turned out great, but you can also just use your oven.
Fresh Bruschetta with Balsamic Reduction
makes 8 servings
8 slices of fresh french bread (or any crusty rustic…
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The Nutcracker French Academie of Ballet 2013 – YouTube
Enb and Sadler’s Wells to Co-Host New Choreography, Let’s Try Again, Shall We?Thanks to Tamara Rojo and Alistair Spaulding
▶ 100 Seconds/100 YEARS DANCE FASHION-EAST LONDON
Moscow Ballet Announces North American Premiere of Principal Dancers in GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER
Half Century Rebel Sylvie Guillem Announces To End Ballet Career!
▶ Vladimir Malakhov and Tatiana Paliy (1991) Grand Pas Classique-A Classic!
Vasili Vainonen’s Nutcracker -Kirov Ballet, Valery Gergiev conducting, Alina Somova
The Nutcracker (running time 1:44) Kirov Ballet/Mariinsky Theatre
Based on Vasili Vainonen’s 1934 choreography (from Alexandre Gorsky’s 1919 revival)
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