Paris Opera will Tour the U.S.

Giselle and three 20th century ballets

Hedy Weiss, Dance Critic with the Chicago Sun Times reports on the upcoming Paris Opera Tour, starting June 26. I really enjoyed her article as she provides a short but concise history of classical ballet. Then she follows with dates and cities where the Paris Opera will tour the U.S. Paris Opera will tour the U.S. First, a quick pirouette through history: Although ballet is believed to have begun in the courts of the Italian Renaissance, credit for what we now think of as the art of … [Read more...]

A Tribute to Dance [Video]

A Tribute to Dance: Let's Dance on YouTube

If you love ballet or dance as a whole this video is just for you! Here's an amazing video which is a tribute to dance: Let's Dance! Set to the amazing music of The Killers, "All These Things That I've Done," watch from famous ballets like Swan Lake, to famous dancers like Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly, Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, Patrick Swayze, Natalie Woods (in West Side Story), Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and more. I'll let you … [Read more...]

Dance Quote by Martha Graham

American modern dancer and choreographer

Today I'd like to share with you this insightful dance quote by Martha Graham in hopes that it inspires you to look at dancing, be it ballet or any form of dance, differently... with new eyes. She was not a classical ballet dancer, but she was an innovator and revolutionized  the world of dance. I hope you enjoy! Dance Quote by Martha Graham We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the … [Read more...]

Happy Father’s Day and Ballet

Celebrating all Dads. Amar Dhaliwal, ballet dancer celebrates today!

Today we celebrate all Dads, "ballet Dads" and non-ballet Dads alike: Our best wishes to you from Classical Ballet News! Still, there are many ballet dancers who are Dads, like Amar Dhaliwal, second soloist with Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, to you Happy Father's Day and ballet! Happy Father's Day and Ballet The Royal Winnipeg Ballet interviewed Amar's wife, Emily, about what it's like for her husband being a ballet dancer and a Dad. In honour of Father's Day this weekend, we asked … [Read more...]

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