Alexandra Ansanelli

[Guest Tarantella]

I wondered what people thought of Alexandra Ansanelli, she was promoted to principal this past year and I think she is such an amazing dancer!! I loved her in Carousel and Tarantella especially. I heard she was amazing in coppelia which is when she was promoted. She is such a beautiful dancer! :hyper:

[glebb]

I've not seen a lot of Ms Ansanelli, but I love what I have seen.

[Leigh Witchel]

Well, I'm obviously biased since I've worked with her, so I'll just say she isn't just a beautiful dancer, but she's also a beauty. There are some very beautiful photos we took of her here.

[salzberg]

Wow. In one of those photos she looks just like Peter Boal.

[Mme. Hermine]

:grinning: And a *versatile* girl too!

[Guest Tarantella]

You know, I was actually going to go to the Riverside Church thing but

I couldn't make it Oh well.... It was amazing when I saw her in Carousel and then saw her in The Cage, she could play the different roles so well!

[Guest hit-5th]

Alexandra is such a special person. she is one of the hardest workers i know. She definatley deserves all of the success that comes her way. She really does glow onstage. I love her as well! :yes:

[JMcN]

It has been reported that Alexandra Ansanelli is retiring from dance at the end of the current Royal Ballet season. There is a nice article in the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/arts/dan...6ansa.html?_r=1

[carbro]

Thanks, JMcN. There's a thread in the Royal Ballet forum devoted to this surprising news: http://ballettalk.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=29390

[dirac]

Mementos from Ansanelli's dance career and other personal treasures are destroyed in storage. My heart goes out to her. 

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“Everything I had ever kept was in there,” she lamented. “Everything in there was one of a kind.”

Among the priceless items were behind-the-scenes photos of dancers like Mikhail Baryshnikov, hundreds of hours of video and audio recordings, including private footage of Robbins and others.

 

[Drew]

Oh dear! Sending thoughts to her....and I hope it turns out that something can be salvaged.

 

[California]

Very sad for her but also sad for the ballet world. I am reminded of something  Baryshnikov said when he donated his extensive collection of tapes and memorabilia to the NYPL Dance collection: You spend the first half of your life acquiring things and the last half giving it away. Many of us on the site are old enough to be wondering what happens to the "stuff" we've accumulated over the years. For those who have priceless photos, autographs, programs, and other memorabilia, let me post a shameless plug for the Dance Heritage Coalition: http://www.danceheritage.org/

[abatt]

I can understand putting large items like clothing and shoes in storage.  However, for important documents, photos and papers, a bank vault would always seem to be the better choice.  These storage places frequently have issues with water damage, mold and theft. Sorry to hear that she lost all these items.

[sz]

Sad news, but there are films of Alexandra's dancing I have no doubt in the Lincoln Center Dance Library. 

[sandik]

11 hours ago, sz said:

Sad news, but there are films of Alexandra's dancing I have no doubt in the Lincoln Center Dance Library. 

It sounds from the description like this might have been personal materials that would not necessarily be duplicated by the NYPL collection.

[Mme. Hermine]

Hopefully friends of hers who might have some duplicate material will be able to provide her with some of it.