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Those Little Things

by Emilia on October 16, 2009

While over this side of the channel we continue to bury ourselves in Mayerlings and other fall season balletic offerings, Paris Opera Ballet has returned to the Palais Garnier from their summer break with the eternal Romantic classic Giselle. As they are just a couple of hours away by Eurostar, our friend Juliet Ashdown could [...]

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Bag of Steps: Small Jumps (Part 1)

by Linda on August 20, 2009

This is the first post devoted to small jumps, the main components of what is known as petit allégro. Used in training they assist in the development of musicality, coordination, and quick footwork (stressing the use of the lower leg) while onstage, they are widely used in variations and/or character dances in full-length ballets, most [...]

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Virtually There

by Emilia on July 20, 2009

In 1973 the Royal Ballet went on a historical tour to Brazil bringing 110 dancers including its star Margot Fonteyn to 85,000 people across the country. It was that year’s cultural highlight with tales of roaring audiences and of dancers who would not dare step onstage until Fonteyn’s reassurances that crowd commotions were entirely normal [...]

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Bag of Steps: Big Jumps (Part 2)

by Linda on July 16, 2009

In this post we continue to look at some of the big jumps that have historically filled the vision of many choreographers and which continue to fill the eyes of an audience. Our focus is on a set of common jumps, which tend to occur in almost every classical variation rather than on the flashy [...]

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