Saturday, August 21

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Some British ballet schools are opting for looser-fitting clothing to accommodate transgender students. Mark Monahan comments on the story (scroll down).

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Six schools affiliated with the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama have adopted the protocols, including National Centre for Circus Arts and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

 

 

 

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New York dance troupes get together to perform at Lincoln Center.

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This week saw the debut of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center, made possible by Chanel. On stage at Damrosch Park were Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, performing one after the next for the first time ever.

 

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An obituary for Tony Mendez, formerly of the David Letterman Show, who has died at age 76.

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In his early 20s, he detoured into dancing. His sister, Josefina, was a prima ballerina with the Cuban National Ballet, and he grew up appreciating her art. He studied with the Houston Ballet, was an apprentice with the Harkness Ballet and received a scholarship from American Ballet Theater.

“And in those days, if you could point your toes, they would give you a scholarship,” he said in an interview with Time Out New York magazine in 2008.