My favorite parts of ballet class were adagio and jumping (grand allegro especially)...on good days, I felt as if I could sprout wings and fly...such a rush!
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Showing posts with label dance. Show all posts
you can fly...
Burn the Floor
Anyone else remember when the Burn The Floor phenomenon began in 2000? I bought the original DVD (still available on Amazon - click here to purchase) and became...well...obsessed! I saw them live, too, and that was a treat. Visit their website for tour dates here.
This is a clip from the finale. Just a little something to heat up your Saturday night...
Baryshnikov ~ Don Quixote
I love how he performs this variation!
wow
As some of you already know, I used to be a ballet dancer, so please forgive the occasional excess of ballet posts - but this is so good I just had to share! The editing is really superb. Don't blink. ;-)
Le Theatre - Boston Opera House
The theatre has been a part of my life since I was a little girl. I studied ballet for many years, and would always look forward to those magical nights when I could attend a professional performance. I was fortunate enough to grow up near Boston, a city that appreciates and indulges the arts, and their theatres are ornate and elaborate in the European tradition. The Boston Opera House was recently renovated and is now the home of the Boston Ballet. It is my favorite theatre; so lush and beautiful, I never want to leave...
