ClaraFan
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Connection to/interest in ballet** (Please describe. Examples: fan, teacher, dancer, writer, avid balletgoer)
casual fan just trying to learn
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ClaraFan started following American Ballet Theatre
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Sorry to hear that Scout is out for Fall due to her ankle. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjn9oWgJUyq/
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Betsy keeping her surname or going to Wexler?
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Good to see Betsy get promoted. She was soloing at Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth before she joined ABT. Been fun watching her grow from that time, albeit remotely through her social media. Hoping Zimmi gets promoted soon, too, but she is indeed young. Very excited to see this all evolve. Good work, everybody.
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I forgot I started this thread. I did end up going on Dec 18th. Security detail left a lot to be desired, but I did get in, and it was a good performance, although a dancer did get injured shortly after intermission. I couldn't tell who. Masks were expected of patrons. Dancers were somewhat less than half masked. There was no Clara meet and greet afterwards. But it's been nothing since then. And now, their next performance (first since Nutcracker) will be in the suburbs, not the Civic.
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Sometimes I feel like masks are just for show. All these perfectly masked group photos of ballet dancers (gymnasts, etc) and then, boom! Showtime and forget about it. YAGP is back on with Seattle and one other city I haven't seen (Tampa?) and a very few dancers are still masking, which is good. I think it's a good idea to still be masking. This variant is very quick to spread. Maybe not as deadly, but still deadly. Been watching a lot of gymnastics, too, and hearing about figure skating, and those worlds are being rocked by the virus. My local Golden State Ballet hasn't published a schedule since Nutcracker (which had two days f cancellations), and it would seem COVID is the main reason. I don't know. I'm rambling. The stats are what they are. Even if things may be improving, the situation is still bad, and it could go up and down. Not sure how many variants we'll end up having.
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Golden State Ballet at the Civic Center in San Diego cancelled its two debut days (which were Nutcracker) but got through the rest of the run. Oddly no published schedule for the rest of the season (unless I'm navigating wrong. This website is essentially California Ballet Company's former site but rebranded for GSB. That's a bit concerning, since I thought most other major companies at least have schedules up, regardless of whether COVID rears its ugly head in the end.
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Still no roster, but it looks like they will be gearing up for a Nutcracker, in person, and with the traditional meeting of Clara and the rest of the characters afterwards. Nothing whatsoever on COVID protocols, yet, though. Very curious how that will be handled, as the post-show meeting area at the Civic gets pretty crammed. https://www.goldenstateballet.org/nutcracker
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I'm mixed on the masked dancing issue. Some companies have made or bought masks that actually look quite striking with the costumes---Clara, swans, etc---but I have seen instances where the masks partially or completely fall off, which is distracting for the viewer (well, me, anyway) and potentially dangerous to be trying to dodge as you dance.
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California Ballet Company 2020-21
ClaraFan replied to ClaraFan's topic in Other American Ballet Companies
I'll make a new thread now. Next chapter ahead, it looks like.