American Ballerina Accepted Into The Bolshoi Ballet

by Romy Macias, Senior Editor | Jul 3, 2013 | Classical Ballet

Joy Womack, a teenager from Santa Monica, California has had quite a winding journey to the stage. Womack began her serious training at age 9 with former Balanchine dancer Yvonne Mounsey at Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica, California. She soon added private...

Daniil Simkin, A Dancer In Tune With The Times

by Romy Macias, Senior Editor | Jul 2, 2013 | Classical Ballet

Not your “typical” ballet dancer, Daniil Simkin, at 5’8, is not tall for a dancer, in addition he was trained privately by his parents at 10 at his home in Germany. Both his parents dancers themselves decided to train Daniil at home. His older...

Ballet Stars To Pay Homage To Alicia Alonso

by Romy Macias, Senior Editor | Jun 28, 2013 | Classical Ballet

Alicia Alonso, Prima Ballerina Assoluta has traveled to South Africa to be honored by the best of the best in the world of ballet for her life’s work and dedication to ballet. This weekend a host of international ballet stars and our best dancers will perform at...

Art Is Beauty Quote By Antoni Gaudí [Video]

by Romy Macias, Senior Editor | Jun 25, 2013 | Classical Ballet

Antoni Gaudi was a Spanish architect famous for his unique style, leader of Catalan modernism. He was passionate and committed to creating beauty. Art Is Beauty Quote By Antoni Gaudí “Beauty is the splendor of truth, and like art is beauty, without truth there’s...

Jose Manuel Carreño Named New Artistic Director Of Ballet San Jose

by Romy Macias, Senior Editor | Jun 20, 2013 | Classical Ballet

Jose Manuel Carreño Named New Artistic Director Of Ballet San Jose Yesterday, Ballet San Jose named former American Ballet Theatre principal Jose Manuel Carreño its new artistic director, effective September 3, 2013. As one of the most admired dancers of the past two...

Ballet Dancer David Wall Has Died

by Romy Macias, Senior Editor | Jun 20, 2013 | Classical Ballet

Sadly, I just learned that David Wall has died. At the age of 67 he’s died of cancer. Ballet Dancer David Wall Has Died [Wall] was a regular partner to Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919 – 1991), became the Royal Ballet’s youngest principal aged 21 in 1966, having...