The Mariinsky Ballet
As the Mariinsky comes to the rescue of ballet-starved Londoners this week, we kick-off our series of features about ballet companies around the world,…
Ballet History
The Scientist
We now turn to one of ballet history’s most successful training methods: Cecchetti, a complete and structured system for dancers, which sets a strict,…
Long Tall Sally
The Balanchine method is not a syllabus for training per se, but the term is generally applied to describe the way of teaching dancers…
Be True to Your School
Most professional dancers start their careers rather young and, depending on where they study, the programme/syllabus they follow varies substantively. Here in England, they…