jeanielake

yrs ago, SFB was on the brink (mid-70's?) and damara bennett was out on the street with signs trying to save the ballet. she, i think, was the one who passed out buttons that said, "Show Me Your Ballet Button"

cute!

ballet, toe-tap, baton, and trampoline were de rigeur during the 50's in the POPULATED areas of the US of A!!!

how far have we come!

(or have we? has it just been replaced with the trophy-style studios?)

the same way you do baton and toe-tap!

i have a friend that says:

"bravo" at the opera

"brava" at the ballet

and a quick inhale then sigh at modern dance concerts...

he's also the guy who says that modern dance is the art of running into

imaginary barriers...

sooooo funny!

I'm sure the irony of that is not lost on you--

after months of lurking, i've been thru many of your posts, witty one. i am enjoying this thread!

may i add to your list "trampoline"--or will i be revealing my age/era

by saying that?

lame duck? failli, bien sur.

sorry for not doing this right. i'll keep trying. your format is a bit different for this old dog...

i wanted to respond to the pt of guillem's balance.

my kiddo has become a ballet fiend, after yrs of soccer, and before that some gymnastics. i was involved in dance teaching for a number of yrs, and so i'm profoundly interested in her development, esp. from a research viewpt.

anecdotely(sp) it seems to me that sylvie g. has uncanny strength to go along with that flexibility from her gymnastics training, as much as anything. the "will" to do things in gymnastics is particularly developed, as well as holding your leg in develope while your supporting foot is wiggling on a soft, cushy mat. as pilates instructors use balance boards more frequently with ballet dancers, i'm sure the level of technique, and legs!, will continue to rise...

another example of early gymnastics training is cojocaru.