Beeb Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Someone asked an interesting question. Does anyone know if there are any current members (dancers) whose entire ballet lessons and background have been only within the SAB and are known dancers in the NYCBallet Co.? Anyone know? Link to comment
CalMia Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 A few of the girls that were there when I was were, Glenn Keenan, Gweneth Muller, and I believe, Genvieve Labean. I think that I may be missing some too. Link to comment
sneds Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Peter Boal Carrie Lee Riggins Alexandra Ansanelli (??) Sean Savoye (who retired a few years ago) Link to comment
Beeb Posted June 1, 2003 Author Share Posted June 1, 2003 Thank you CalMia. They are a credit to the school!;) Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 As far as I know regarding Ansanelli, she was a school product, but there was always a good deal of outside coaching. Still, that's above and beyond the school itself, so I guess with her it depends on how one looks at it. [i've also changed the title of the thread to make it clearer and merged a second thread on the subject with this one. Beeb - your posts are all still here ;) - apologies for confusing a newbie, I'm just trying to keep things clear and tidy.] Link to comment
Beeb Posted June 1, 2003 Author Share Posted June 1, 2003 Looked up Ansanelli CV in NYCB DANCERS, and find she has a ballet background of much experience in many schools. Entered SAB in1990. Pretty woman and a pleasure to watch! Beeb Link to comment
foryourinfo Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 I'm not quite sure what is ment by a school product. The youngest you can be to join is 8 years old. As far as I know there are few who were trained from that young but I think Rachel Rutherford, Pascale van Kipnis, Alexandra Ansanelli, and Carrie Lee, are the only ones currently that are true products of the school, oh and Jennie Somogyi. Link to comment
Calliope Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Jamie Wolf and I believe Eva Natanya. Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 I'm pretty certain that Natanya's earlier training was at NJ School of Ballet, but I don't know when she got to SAB. I'll be arbitrary here and say that if the dancer started in SAB by B level or age 12, they could be considered a school product, since they are learning most of their skills (pointe work, etc) at SAB. Feel free to argue with that, though. Beeb, I've moved your post to its own thread, so people can find it. It's absolutely great that you're posting. Do take a moment to see how the site is structured - it makes it easier for people to answer your questions if they aren't buried in a thread on a completely different topic. Link to comment
glebb Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Are you sure about Rachel Rutherford? I believe she was a student at the Joffrey School at one point. Link to comment
AmandaNYC Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I think Ellen Bar was a Candy Cane in the Nutcracker movie, so she was there from a young age... -amanda Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 But then Ellen was prepared before SAB in Vaganova-based technique by her mother, Natasha Bar, with whom I work. Poor Ellen, she catches it coming and going!;) (I'm kidding, of course; Ellen's parents are wonderful) Link to comment
petrav Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I must add that when one considers the completely natural and unforced carriage and stance of women such as Carrie Riggins, Glenn Keenan, and Pascale van Kipnis, the SAB training from age 8 has left an indelible mark. Bravo to their teachers! Link to comment
Calliope Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I think Rutherford did summer's with Joffrey as her parents taught there. She said in an interview that she did NYCB Nutcracker's as a kid. Link to comment
Guest cutiepatootie1234 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 (edited) I was a student at sab for 5 years - those dancers in nycb now who were originally from sab are: alexandra ansanelli, ellen bar, jamie wolfe, glenn keenan, rachel rutherford, carrie lee riggins, peter boal... however i'm not too sure about pascale van kipnis nor eva natanya [edited to correct font coding] Edited July 22, 2003 by Alexandra Link to comment
Helene Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 In my performance (viewing) diary, I have listings for Jennie Somogyi performing Marie in the Nutcracker with New York City Ballet. Helene Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 a little OT, but i saw katharine healy perform marie; and her little prince was peter boal!!!!!!!! sigh.... Link to comment
Kyriakoula Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Pascale Van Kipnis originally trained with Barbara Walczac (sp?) at the Lincoln Square Ballet School, but she might have been at SAB at the same time. Link to comment
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