Category: Ballet
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A Sit Down with Elizabeth Walker
As we prepare for our upcoming adult ballet retreat, we wanted to take a moment to sit down with Elizabeth Walker, one of our incredible teachers joining us this August. Her journey as a dancer and as part of the Balanchine lineage is truly one for the books. Elizabeth spent her entire career learning and…
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A Sit Down with the Orzas, Founders of Orza Brand
It is always exciting to follow dancers in their professional journey. From pre-professional student to principal dancer, watching artists grow and evolve is every ballet enthusiast’s joy. It is even more so to follow a ballet duo like founders of Orza Brand, Seth and Sarah Orza. Orza Brand is a new patented ballet shoe with…
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A Sit Down with Dena Abergel
When one looks back at the Covid-19 pandemic, great sacrifice, isolation, and loss come to mind. I think each of us can recognize this. It was no different for ballet dancers around the world, both professionally and recreationally. What was seeded in this most difficult time was connectivity that barely existed pre-Covid. Suddenly, through Zoom…
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A Sit Down with Lynne Charles
If you have not heard the name Lynne Charles before, ballet friends, you’re welcome. She will change your pointe work forever. She is an American who has spent most of her adult life living and working in Europe. Former principal dancer with John Neumeier and the Hamburg Ballet, Béjart Ballet Lausanne, and principal permanent guest…
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A Sit Down with Marie Walton-Mahon Part Two
“Pure line doesn’t have a measurement. Fonteyn never had high legs, but when she left the stage she radiated something that was still left in your heart.” Since posting Part One of my conversation with Marie Walton-Mahon, I have had the pleasure of incorporating a regular Progressing Ballet Technique into my weekly routine, as well…
