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[PeggyR]

San Francisco Chronicle interview with San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Sarah Van Patten.

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Q: Do ballet dancers hang with the [San Francisco] Giants [baseball team] on Chestnut [Street]?
A: I've heard of it, but I've never run into a baseball player. I wouldn't know one even if he bumped into me, unfortunately. Football is another story.

[pherank]

PeggyR, on 23 January 2013 - 07:43 PM, said:

San Francisco Chronicle interview with San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Sarah Van Patten.

This was fun - thanks Peggy.

[Terez]

Love this dancer! In my review of SFB's Program Four, I waxed on and on about her. In fact, I'm going to try and post that review here at this site right now, never mind that it took place several weeks ago.

Please let me know, longtime members, if I'm not supposed to do it this way!

[PeggyR]

Welcome to the SVP fan club!

She's an interesting, musical and very lovely Odette, as well as an excellent Tatiana in Onegin.

The last time the Company performed Giselle, I was sitting next to an elderly woman who told me that when her husband retired, they traveled all over the world and always saw whatever ballet was available, especially Giselle.  And, she said, SVP's was the best Giselle she had seen in 20 years.  Although I thought her first act was pretty standard issue, the second act was sublime:  I don't think I've ever seen anyone so completely weightless (helped immeasurably by Tiit Helimets strong partnering).  I already saving my retirement pennies to see her performances next season.

I hope we hear more of your impressions, Terez.  I haven't been able to get to many performances this year, so I'm very grateful for all the comments here and on the SFB threads; really makes me feel like I'm there (and sad to hear what I've missed!).

[Helene]

Terez, on 15 April 2013 - 04:50 PM, said:

Love this dancer! In my review of SFB's Program Four, I waxed on and on about her. In fact, I'm going to try and post that review here at this site right now, never mind that it took place several weeks ago.

Please let me know, longtime members, if I'm not supposed to do it this way!

Reviews by members only are properly posted in the company forums as you did, once.  The only places for duplicate posts on the board are in Links and then in an appropriate forum to discuss what's written in the linked article.  (The place to discuss professional reviewers and critics is "Writings on Ballet.")

[Terez]

Peggy R, I enjoyed hearing your impressions, as well. I get to go to the SFB this Saturday and it looks like Sarah VP will be dancing again. Yay! Happy to share my impressions; I love talking about what I saw, but my local friends and family aren't ballet people, so alas, the words usually just go into my journaling. Glad to have found this place to share a mutual interest with others! (And listen a lot, as well!)

And thanks for the info, Helene. Lots of neat subjects to look in on here!