Ecole de Danse

08/06/2026

Darling,
There is no need to hide
your demons.
They too, Are art.

07/21/2026

Click through as Joseph Gordon performs a section from Alexei Ratmansky’s new dance for New York City Ballet, a reaction to the horrors of the war in Ukraine.

10/04/2017

Isn't that what all dance teachers want?

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📷: Jordan Matter

12/04/2015

Even after 35 years, the love is still strong.......but......painful ;)

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12/03/2015

There is a maturity that comes with time and age. The art of ballet is slowly losing it's sense of artistry and interpretation to the "tricks" of a new generation of "more". "More' hyper-extensions, turns, height of jumps.......when my director asked for more, it was "more" depth of feeling of emotion and connection with your partner or other corp members, "more" reach thru the arms and legs no matter the height your extension. Yes you work for the multiple turns, height of extensions and jumps, but not at the sacrifice of the artistry. No one leaves remembering the turns and jumps of Giselle(unless it's Misha), they remember Albrecht dropping the Lilies as Giselle's returns to her grave.................

Wendy Whelan’s post-retirement performance in Restless Creature celebrates maturity in an art form dominated by, and obsessed with, youth.

10/08/2015

The Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts is helping disabled children learn. One afternoon, as dance therapist Jessica Zippin led a small group of children in a playful jumping exercise, a 6-year-old named Ashley ... Continue reading →

09/20/2015

September 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of King Louis XIV of France and this documentary looks at how Louis XIV not only had a personal passi...

07/15/2015

Told you so ladies ;-)

THE PLIÉ DEFINEDThe origin of the word plié comes from the French verb pliér, which means to bend. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the plié as “… a bending of the knees outward by a ballet dancer with the back held straight.”

07/08/2015

Lunch with my bunheads :)