http://www.danceworld.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:45:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Summer is right around the corner, and with that comes summer training programs! What a wonderful season! I remember those days when I was young, saving up all of my student teaching and paper route earnings so that I could go to 3, 5, 6, and (later) 8 week-long intensives. ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=545 I want to begin this blog by apologizing for my long absence. There are a number of reason's for this that I wanted to take this opportunity to explain. I felt very honored when I was asked to write a blog for Discount Dance Supply a few months ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=543 Hi everyone! For this blog I'd like to a little something different to spotlight one of my students who recently got accepted into the same school where I'm at - NYU Tisch School of the Arts. I highly encouraged him to apply and I had no doubt that he would get ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=538 From Dance Magazine By Margaret Willis It was a brief YouTube clip of her Kitri that set balletomanes abuzz. From the first moment that Bolshoi starlet Natalia Osipova was spotted in a short solo from Don Quixote, the link flew from computer to computer around the world. Her performance commanded the stage with ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=508 From Dance Magazine By Max Pollak One of my favorite tap scenes from a movie is a crazy up-from-underneath-through-a-glass-floor shot of three guys in tuxedoes wearing oxford shoes without taps in a Busby Berkeley extravaganza from the 1930s. It shows up close the flying feet, stomping soles, and the seemingly floating torsos ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=502 From Dance Magazine By Julie Kent One of the few American stars of American Ballet Theater, Julie Kent is known for her luscious and limpid quality. She is a favorite of audiences for her portrayals of Giselle, Odette/Odile, Cinderella, Kitri, and many more roles, both classical and contemporary. She has starred in  ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=496 From Dance Teacher By Jennifer Anderson While many dance studios have begun to make hip-hop classes a staple in recent years, colleges have not exactly followed suit, and many students are getting frustrated. “It only makes sense that hip hop should be included in higher education,” says Ithaca College senior Kay Cotton, ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=493 From Dance Teacher By Michelle Vellucci Rebecca McGregor’s high school guidance counselor told her she’d never make a living teaching dance in the K–12 sector. At the time, there were only three full-time high school dance teachers in all of Vermont, her home state, and no dance programs in any of its ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=490 From Pointe By Sara Leshen You saw her on the cover of the February/March 2008 issue; now read a personal interview with Venezuela-born Tulsa Ballet dancer Karina Gonzalez. Find out how she got her start, what it was like to participate in a ballet competition and more. How did your ballet career begin? I ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=484 From Pointe The Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater gives an insider’s perspective on what directors want to see. What should dancers include in an audition DVD? Everyone’s at different places in their career and what you include depends on that. If you’re just coming out of school, you need to be able ... http://www.danceworld.com/blog/?p=481