Symphony Lending Struggling Ballet A Hand Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:40:20 -0800 "The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra announced that it will accompany the financially beleaguered Texas Ballet Theater for the ballet's October performances at Bass Hall, with the cost being absorbed by" a local foundation. But the local musicians' union chief is warning the ballet that it could face pickets if it attempts to revert to an earlier plan to use canned music.... The Red Shoes, Classic Dance Film, Holds Up 60 Years Later Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:42:55 -0800 "The film pays fetishistic attention to all of ballet's detailed contrivance: the elaborate makeup, the constant audience-consciousness, the endless attention to minutiae of musical timing and technical articulation. Brilliantly it closes in on one particular feature of ballet technique."... Texas Ballet Leaders Say They'd Step Aside If It Would Save Company Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:00:12 -0800 "The Texas Ballet Theater's chairwoman and its artistic director said Thursday that they would be willing to step aside if that would help the ballet raise $2 million by Sept. 10 -- including $500,000 in cash -- to stave off bankruptcy or a shutdown."... Christopher Wheeldon - Maybe A Reality Show For Choreographers? Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:08:07 -0800 "We've met with Bravo about some kind of reality show. I don't think I was controversial enough. I said I'm not going to create controversy, and I saw them glazing over. They wanted diva ballerina fits and glass in the pointe shoes, that kind of thing. We're trying to move away from those cliches."... Boston's Snappy Dance Closes Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:45:16 -0800 After 10 years, the company, which developed a growing following in Boston, has dissolved because of funding challenges, artistic director Martha Mason said... An Explosion Of New Dance? Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:18:56 -0800 Are we in the midst of a dance boom? You'd have to think so from the way hot-shot choreographers are going out and forming their own companies....
BalletNotes - Over 65 articles about ballets, their choreographers, composers, and history. Some topics include George Balanchine, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, Aaron Copland, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Butterfly, Dracula, Serenade, Swan Lake.
Meta Description: [ Everything you want to know about Ballets, their choreographers and history ]
Alice and the Reverend Dodgson - Article by Morton N. Cohen on this ballet production. Page from the English National Ballet.
Artslynx International Dance Resources - Directory of links to articles on ballets including Coppelia, Giselle, Les Sylphides, Le Sylphide and The Nutcracker.
Balance Downloads - Over 30 ballet song downloads from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Ballet CD-Rom by Victorial Morgan - Over 700 Ballet terms demonstrated on video plus an interactive history of ballet and advice from ballet stars around the world
Ballet Dictionary - Definitions and pronunciations of technical dance terms, browsable by first letter.
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Ballet in Russia - Magazine Articles - Over 20 articles taking readers through a history of classical Russian ballet.
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its history, outstanding choreographers, ballet teachers, ballet dancers,
musicians, ballet education, photo gallery ]
Ballet Is Fun CD-Rom - Interactive ballet CD including over 325 dance steps, barre and center technique, all performed by professional ballet dancers.
Ballet: The Classical Method - Illustrated accompanying text for the video.
Meta Description: [ Learn the exercises of ballet that will tone your body and improve your posture with this professionally produced video with classical music score. ]
Bob Shomler's Ballet and Dance Photo Gallery - Includes over 700 clear, color ballet photographs from famous ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, and Coppelia.
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Classical Ballet Articles - Complete and thorough articles covering topics such as Cecchetti, pointe shoe history, Pilates, and ballet physics. Most written by Diane Fothergill.
Classical Ballet Beginning to Advanced - Online text of 8 levels of ballet syllabi beginning at age 6.
Meta Description: [ Classical Ballet Beginning to Advanced by Susan Kramer at LearningDisabilities : 8 levels of syllabi in classical ballet for ages 6 and older ]
Cyber Dance - Houses over 3,500 links to ballet resources all over the Internet. Subcategories include companies, schools, summer programs, and international links.
Dance and Ballet Photo - Photographer Guillaume Dion's website including over 70 ballet photos of professional dancers. Most are taken during rehearsals.
Meta Description: [ The dance photographer's Website Guillaume Dion - Thousand photos of dance and dancers : galleries - portfolios - reports. ]
Gottfried Helnwein and Hans Kresnik - Documentation of the collaboration between choreographer Hans Kresnik and his German dance company, and artist Gottfried Helnwein, including Macbeth, Oedipus, Pasolini, Marat and Sade.
Meta Description: [ Dokumentation der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Gottfried Helnwein und Hans Kresnik ]
History of the Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet - A detailed history of the ballet company, including ballet origins in Russia from Catherine II to Jules Perrot.
How to Construct a Tutu - Historical and Modern Perspective - Reference article including directions to construct a tutu modeled on the long style of the 19th century, and the varying lengths of later trends.
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Laura's Ballet Site - A site that has the basics of ballet and some history, and includes some refrence to other dance forms.
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Making the Leap Into Ballet - Article covering ballet, dance history and recommended books.
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New York City Ballet Reference - Bibliography categorized by dancers, photography, children's books, history and scenarios.
The Ballet Book Workbook series - Gives teachers and students supplemental materials to reinforce classroom work as students learn ballet.
Meta Description: [ The Ballet Book series of workbooks was created to give teachers and students supplemental materials to reinforce classroom work as students learn ballet. ]
404The Electric Ballerina - Learn more about ballet by downloading these computer-generated simulations of steps and positions.
The Perfect Pointe - Articles - Pointe shoes including history, darning and shoe anatomy.
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The Physics of Dance - Article pertaining to balancing during pirouettes, jumps, and basic physics vocabulary.
To the Pointe - A guide to the pointe shoe including, fittings, history, sewing and preparation.
Variations - Database of ballet information including how-tos, free combinations, barre and center work, ballet basics, shoe guide, and a section for teachers.
WebMuseum: Degas, Edgar: Ballet dancers - Online gallery showcasing many of Degas' ballet paintings. Also includes a brief description of art during the period.
