Ballet Quote by Suzanne Farrell On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes, at any age. It gives you a discipline, it gives you a place to go. It gives you some control in your life. Suzanne Farrell Read more at Ballet Quotes by Suzanne Farrell at brainyquote.com. One of the things I am most grateful for in my life is the discipline that ballet has given me. What do you think? Do you agree with this ballet quote by Suzanne … [Read more...]
Ballet Quote by Zoe Saldana
August 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Zoe Saldana is best known for her leading role in James Cameron's Avatar, as Neytiri. But, before becoming an actress, Zoe studied ballet for most of childhood. Here's a ballet quote, I think you'll enjoy by her. Ballet Quote by Zoe Saldana Being a former dancer, classical dancer, it informed me as a human being just in terms of the grace I guess. Ballet is a very graceful form of art. You also become very aware of your body and your mind and your body is working in conjunction. … [Read more...]
Edward Villella, Fired from Miami City Ballet
July 16, 2012 By 3 Comments
This is the last firing I would have expected from this prestigious ballet company. Villella is known for bringing MCB to the world stage, so Edward Villella, fired from Miami City Ballet came as a total surprise to us. Jordan Levin from the Miami Herald reports on what is going on at South Florida's top ballet troupe. Edward Villella, fired from Miami City Ballet Last July, Miami City Ballet artistic director Edward Villella was enjoying the greatest triumph of his career. Night after … [Read more...]
Paris Opera will Tour the U.S.
June 24, 2012 By 3 Comments
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]
June 22, 2012 By 8 Comments
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
June 19, 2012 By 7 Comments
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
June 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Misty Copeland in the News Again!
May 30, 2012 By 5 Comments
Seldom do we come across great talent like Misty's. We've reported about her on several occasions in the past. (See links at the end of this post). She's one of our favorite shining ballet stars. And here's why: She's been following her dream since she was 13 and has been relentless about reaching her artistic goals. I'd like to introduce... (drum roll) American Ballet Theatre soloist, Misty Copeland in the news again! Read below and watch the video, her story will amaze and inspire you to … [Read more...]
First Position, A Ballet Documentary Film
May 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
If you're a ballet lover or student of ballet you've likely been following all the buzz about First Position, a ballet documentary film. The movie opened this month in most major U.S. Cities. The reviews are in. You must see it! First Position, a ballet documentary film Kargman’s straightforward but revealingly sharp-eyed documentary focuses on the challenges facing six of the competitors [in the annual Youth America Grand Prix] in varying age brackets and from the United States and … [Read more...]
Dance Quote by Franklin Stevens
May 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
I ran across this lovely dance quote by Franklin Stevens, I simply had to share it with you! We are all dancers. We use movement to express ourselves - our hungers, pains, angers, joys, confusions, fears - long before we use words, and we understand the meanings of movements long before we understand those of words. - Franklin Stevens If you enjoyed this dance quote by Franklin Stevens, give us a Like below! Thanks, until next time... Oh, by the way, I found this quote in a journal … [Read more...]
