Comments on: Long Tall Sally

By: Stag Night at The Royal Danish Ballet

Stag Night at The Royal Danish Ballet — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:39:50 +0000

[...] part of the “Ballerina” half of the program, and get to perform some fantastic stuff, George Balanchine’s Serenade, my personal Holy Grail; Jerome Robbins’s The Cage, in which I unleash my [...]

By: Concerto [Kenneth MacMillan]

Concerto [Kenneth MacMillan] — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:36:40 +0000

[...] Third movement: Zenaida Yanowsky or any Balanchine Long Tall Sally. [...]

By: Symphony in C - Review

Symphony in C - Review — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:48:37 +0000

[...] Royal Danish Ballet is intrinsically linked to Bournonville, the French ballet-master who shaped the Company, its style (the closest to 19th century French [...]

By: Balanchine Ballet Symphony in C

Balanchine Ballet Symphony in C — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:13:58 +0000

[...] ballet was originally choreographed by George Balanchine for the Paris Opera Ballet under the name Le Palais de Cristal. Each movement corresponded to a [...]

By: Grace « The Ballet Bag

Grace « The Ballet Bag — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:29:01 +0000

[...] line more visible, while the female arms are more laboured, making them look more delicate (see this post for more Port de Bras comparisons). For an example of graceful arms, see Ulyana Lopatkina in Swan [...]

By: Bag of Steps: Big Jumps (Part 2) « The Ballet Bag

Bag of Steps: Big Jumps (Part 2) « The Ballet Bag — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:07:35 +0000

[...] may throw the first leg as in a saut de chat (see above). As this step was frequently used by Balanchine, it is also informally known as “Balanchine’s jump” (see the entrance of Stars [...]

By: Jewel Box « The Ballet Bag

Jewel Box « The Ballet Bag — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:45:52 +0000

[...] 13, 2009 by Linda Balanchine’s first full-length abstract ballet is a celebration of styles and his tribute to the [...]

By: Jewels « The Ballet Bag

Jewels « The Ballet Bag — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:16:21 +0000

[...] a corps of eight women and four men. After an opening introducing the dancers, a solo role for a tall typical-Balanchine ballerina, we see a very sparkly Pas de Deux for the leading couple and a real marathon of a finale where [...]