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I saw his Swan Lake in Dusseldorf years ago. I enjoyed it then however I remember the 1st act being based upon rehearsal of Swan Lake and a story of love between the leading dancers and the ballet master. The 2nd act was basically Petipa. I do not remember 3rd nor 4th acts. The music was all Tchaikovsky. It was well danced by the members of the Dusseldorf company.

I remember being very confused in my first Don Q to see the Paquita variation included. I am embarassed to say that it was not until I went to Russia that I learned the story Major Johnson has passed along. Koegler dates the Petipa Paquita is dated 1847 with the addition of the Pas de Trois and Grand Pas in 1881. Petipa's Don Q is dated 1871. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

If one scrolls down to the bottom of the page in the link above, one can see that Mr. Hallberg also won the Benois for the male dancer. Maybe there was a tie! The other prizes have not been added to the website. Congratulations to all nominees and laureate winners. It such an honor to have been included on the list.

Thank you, that was lovely.

Very disappointing news. It has been a wonderful teaching tool and amazing for the ballet world to see. Very disappointing indeed.

Very sad news. The Braunschweigs have been wonderful ambassadors for ballet.

Very sad. I loved everything he was in. His daughter in-law is Ana Marie Forsythe Visit My Website a wonderful modern teacher. May the Forsythe family find peace at this very difficult time.

http://dancers.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=46057

Here is the link to the BT4D thread on YAGP 2010.

I second Kingsom of the Shades and would like to add Act III Bayadere entrance of Solar and Gamzatti in the Pas d'action, Act I Raymonda, Raymonda's entrance and while not an entrance but a remarkable and breathtaking beginning, Serenade.

Thank you for posting the program bart. The Kravitz was sold out. Let's hope the Arsht can do the same! I will enjoy seeing the Age of Innocence again. I am not free to go to DC, but it would be a lovely trip.

I loved the show bart and look forward to more in Miami.

There was a very important pedagog in Moscow named Nikolai Tarasov who wrote two books on teaching, the most famous being Ballet Technique for the Male Dancer, published in Russian in 1971 and in English in 1985. Tarasov was the director of the Bolshoi School and GITIS, as well as trained such well known dancers as Mikhail Lavrovsky and Marius Liepa. A. Messerer, a contemporary of Tarasov, actually does not have a method of teaching nor a particular technique attributed to himself. He was however a master teacher. He never developed a system of teaching as have N. Tarasov and Vaganova. Messerer's book is a wonderful book of classes, however there are no hows and whys included in this book. Tarasov is attributed with having trained generations of teachers and dancers throughout Russia and now the world. Pestov in Stuttgart is a famous teacher who was a student at GITIS of Tarasov.

The history of the development of what is known today as the Vaganova system of teaching included many known Russian pedagogs of the time. Vaganova was not alone in this endeavour. However, the system does bear her name. Perhaps the pedagog you are thinking of was a member of the original panel put together by the Soviet government?

I have noticed that you are from Perth, Australia. Western Australia has some wonderful ballet schools, Perth is particular, and a lovely professional company, Western Australian Ballet.

In the US, your ideas have been strongly implemented in grammar schools and middle schools in the form of "school shows" by civic ballet organizations, pre-professional programs of study and professional companies for as long as I have been involved in ballet, almost 50 years . I am sure "school shows" of some sort or another have been occuring even longer. These school shows have been funded privately and/or through city, county, and state funding. There was a time that the NEA, National Endowment for the Arts, a US federal government fund, made grants to arts organizations for such endevours.

You are correct in everything you say. If I may suggest, get involved in a local ballet organization. You have a good idea that can be developed in your area.

Sarah Smith, corps ABT, will perform in Boca Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker over Thanksgiving weekend. I believe she will perform with a male corps member as well, but I cannot find his name on the website. I will call and get back to you.

I am very interested, in fact fascinated. Please do go on. When I was a child she had a school in Vermont as well as was teaching in NYC.

Both Mr. Gomes and Mr. Hallberg are lovely, kind people who would appreciate having a fan speak with them on the street. Judging by the photo in the ABT link section, ABT is in China and Mr. Gomes is in the photo. Mr. Hallberg is not in the photo, but he may very well be in China as well.

You may have more technical answers to your question if you venture over to Ballet Talk for Dancers, the sister site to Ballet Talk. There is a link in the upper right hand corner of this page. Ballet Talk is more a webssite for discussions about ballet such as reviews, history, etc.

Have you tried one of the big auction houses or someone who does estates for insurance purposes?

No, I am sorry, off the top of my head I do not know one. Have you tried to Google her or run a search above on Amazon?

I am planning to go on Sunday, but thus far have not bought a ticket. I know if I do make it, I will be in the balcony. I want to see Allegro, having little interest in the other ballets.

Thank you for the link.

Thank you so much for this link. It is wonderful to see so many important dancers together in class. It does seem to be personal footage so hopefully it can remain.

Just a thought with a bit of experience behind it...when I was a student at Vaganova Academy I was permitted to make video recordings of classes and performances in the Academy theatre, although I did agree that I would never distribute the films nor use them for purposes other than my own educational benefit. Most of ketinoa's Academy films were official films from Vaganova Academy examinations. Those are actual archival materials sold to the students, but they remain the property of the Vaganova Academy. As much as I enjoyed watching the films I doubt they were there with the prior permission of Vaganova Academy which might then enter into copyright infringement. I do not know, just a thought. The school in which I work does not permit our students nor employees to post our films on youtube for very good reasons. When they are posted they are under the direction of the school or quickly removed from youtube.

As for the Balanchine Trust, there are legalities involved which include musician's unions for performance. It is all very unchartered territory. Hopefully one day it will all be worked out and such educational material will be made available for educational purposes.

Greatly missed. A real loss!

Sorry Fraildove, I cannot answer your question, but I am very interested to hear the responses...however

I love "off season" Nutcracker discussions...!

It is the beginning of Nutcracker season for those of us in the thick of things!