swanchat Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thanks for the link. The youngest dancer highlighted is a peer of my daughter's. I thought her observations and statements were spot on, insightful and true to herself. I could actually hear her voice in her quotes. She is a lovely dancer. Link to post
lacetree Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Thanks for this link. Yasmine Naghdi couldn't have been at the Lower School at aged nine, though, as she would have been too young. I believe she had been a Royal Ballet School Saturday associate but didn't actually get a place in the Lower School until she was 12. Melissa Hamilton's story, with her once-a-week classes, is really amazing! Link to post
Mulberry Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 My sister started at White Lodge when she was ten (one year early, rather than two). She was the youngest in the school and was put in a little dorm named 'Room Orff' (based on the pronounciation of the Head of the school), which is where the youngest in the school always went, apparently. This was in 1979, though, I don't know whether they ever take children early now. Link to post
Hans Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 As this topic has generated a good deal of interest, I have started a new thread for it: http://dancers.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=52806 Link to post
lacetree Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/dec/09/movetube-nutcracker-valentina-simukova  Footage of a 16-year-old Vaganova Academy student who died the following year of measles aged 17. Link to post
tinyzinnia Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Thank you for sharing this link! It is true what they say- the best die young. She really looks like the Alina Somova of the 60s with her beautiful hyperextension and high legs. Link to post
Danielle DeVor Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Matthew Bourne On Where He Gets His Imagery http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16083699   What's Afoot In San Jose? No One's Going To Say http://www.sfcv.org/article/big-trouble-at-ballet-san-jose  Look Out Kid  http://www.danceviewtimes.com/2011/12/look-out-kid.html  As Time Goes By  http://www.danceviewtimes.com/2011/12/my-entry.html Link to post
pinkbubblegum17 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 That was really interseting. I thought Mellissa Hamilton's was very inspiring. Thanks for posting! Link to post
Ballet Bunnie Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 This is not exactly ballet, but dance related, and it definitely stimulated my brain and gave me some inspirations, so that's why I want to share with you guys on BT4D! Â http://www.ted.com/talks/john_bohannon_dance_vs_powerpoint_a_modest_proposal.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Bohannon&utm_campaign&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=awesm-publisher Link to post
dancemaven Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 My DD shared that with me the other day. Way too cool----especially given that I've always found powerpoints to be tediously boring. Link to post
Doubleturn Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Thanks for sharing this - I thought it excellent! Link to post
LauraR Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 As a science teacher and a dance fan, I found it very enjoyable! I may look around for a visual I could use in class. Link to post
dcns Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Sharing this with the dance Dads who always talk physics at the performances! Very neat! Link to post
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