Guest DancingRI Posted July 24, 2001 Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 That is what i have in my school! hehe So i was wondering if you know about any good dance schools in R.I. (i mean, if there are any good ones!) I need a school that teaches ballet, tap and jazz!!! Its tough finding that kind of school in such a small state! ;) Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted July 24, 2001 Administrators Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 Unfortunately, Ballet Dancer, trying to find good ballet teaching in a school that teaches ballet, tap and jazz is not very likely. Possible, but not likely. They do exist, but are few and far between. You may need to make a decision on which area you wish to specialize, and find the school that does the best with that subject, and then look elsewhere for the other subjects. There are a couple of good ballet schools in Rhode Island, but I have no idea about tap and jazz. If you want the ballet schools, let me know, and I will get the names for you. Link to comment
Guest DancingRI Posted July 24, 2001 Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 Thanks, I would like the names of the ballet schools! Anything right now is worth considering! Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted July 24, 2001 Administrators Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 Amanda, Festival Ballet Dance Center in North Providence is one of them. I believe there is another, possibly in Lincoln. Major Mel will know about this one when he gets here. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted July 25, 2001 Report Share Posted July 25, 2001 The other is the Brae Crest School of Ballet, on Sherman Avenue in Lincoln, very close to Lincoln Woods Park. Old established family school, and the people are very nice. Link to comment
lil lindsay Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 I know the director at Festival Ballet of Rhode Island. I had him for 6 years as a teacher before he was there. He teaches in a strict European style, and I learned a lot from him. If you end up there, I hope that you learn as much from him as I did! Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 And while not disparaging Mischa at all, I used to dance with Mrs. Marsden at Brae Crest. In fact, it was while she was pregnant with her son, Richard, who just left NYCB to dance with Diablo Ballet in San Diego. The school teaches a lot in the Legat tradition, with certain updates from Balanchine, gained since Richard went to SAB. (PS. Let me tell you, dancing with a Pregnant Lady for the first time was a real nervous-in-the-service experience for an 18-year-old! Mel: Herci, am I uh...crowding him? Mrs. Marsden: Mel, dear, shut up and dance!) [ 07-29-2001: Message edited by: Mel Johnson ] Link to comment
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