Good day, Dancers! This coming weekend there is a choreography showcase at City Hall. Several local choreographers will be showing off some of their pieces, and the rule for this showcase seems to be "work in progress." Registration ends on Wednesday to show off pieces ( Read more... )

I suppose it was uncouth of me to simply run off to Russia for the summer to learn some Vaganova technique, but it was necessary. My hand was forced ( Read more... )

Attention dancers! After the auditions last week, I came to the following decisions ( Read more... )

Since this Promenade is coming up again, and there were issues with low-class "dancing" last year, I would like to extend the invitation to anyone who is interested in learning proper court dances to come to the ballet club meeting this Saturday. Normal ballet practice is cancelled so that this could fit into a schedule ( Read more... )

Dear Students:

The cast list I promised you has not been made up yet, because I have decided that rather than my simply choosing the parts from the class, it really should be auditioned for. Please prepare a one-minute variation with at least one turn, one leap, and one balance in it, and be prepared to present it this Saturday at ballet club. You ( Read more... )

Vis-a-vis the beginning ballet class, starting this week, every week until the end of the semester will alternate between pas-de-deux classes and technique classes. This means that every other week, you other students should be ready to come into physical contact with each other, because partnering cannot exist without such contact ( Read more... )

There was not a single person at the last audition for men. My corps de ballet still has no males. As a result of this, I am rightly disappointed in the male student body at Clairbourn ( Read more... )

My corps de ballet consists of all females. There are no boys besides myself with whom the girls can pas de deux, so we have been resorting to having some of the girls dance en travestie, and this is difficult to make properly happen ( Read more... )

Collette, Sanae, could you perhaps stay after ballet for a bit this Wednesday? I'm bringing in a reputable costumer to take measurements for proper costumes when we perform next. I am considering having the troupe learn Andrée Howard's A Mirror For Witches. It's a dramatic ballet, and it is not often done, so I thought it would do the troupe some ( Read more... )

To the Clairbourn Student Population ( Read more... )