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Dear Diary: Best. Friday. EVER.

by cstalcott on May 29, 2010

Our guest blogger Carling Talcott describes a happy event that took place at the Royal Danish Ballet after their M/K Danseur Noble premiere last week. Read her account of this all-male program here.

I contemplated going home right after the performance ended, but at the last minute decided to stop by the reception upstairs in [...]

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Cornerstone

by Linda on January 20, 2010

In the last two years Twitter has widely grown in popularity. Even though it has been labeled a fad like other social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, etc.), it continues to flourish and establish itself as one of the most effective and versatile social media channels.
Twitter can be used as a tool for staying in [...]

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Around the Web

We're loving this slideshow of the Bolshoi backstage by photographer David Levene for the Guardian
In Japan men are muscling in on ballet: an interesting article at The Japan Times
Another very interesting interview with Cuban star Carlos Acosta about transitioning into contemporary dance by Sarah Crompton at The Telegraph
A very comprehensive interview with ex Royal Ballet dancer & choreographer Slava Samodurov by Ismene Brown at The Arts Desk
Ballerina Drew Jacoby's dance education site is now fully launched: check out Dance Pulp