Dance Magazine articles from February 2005

Dance Magazine archives from February 2005

Curtain up.
February 1, 2005... There is no greater confluence of passions than dancing onstage with the person you love. Many of us fantasize about joining our passion for dance with our passion for a significant other in a burst of glory onstage. While we're in training...

"Star" stymied.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... I am writing in response to Clive Barnes' column in the October issue ["Attitudes," page 122]. I am in agreement that dance is declining in popularity, but disappointed that Barnes claims its decline is due to a lack of "stars." I could give...

Ciao Bella.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... I enjoyed the extended obituaries in the December issue (see "Transitions," page 99). Bella Lewitzky was without question one of the greatest dancers I have ever had the good fortune to experience. She made her debut at Brooklyn Academy of...

Sweet inspiration.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... This morning I leafed through your December issue and was very moved by your tribute to Antonio Gades (see page 101). In fact, all four obituaries were inspiring. Being reminded of the endurance and passion displayed by the brilliant dance...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2005... The photo on page 27 of the September issue, illustrating the New York Notebook item "All Around the Town" about Dancenow/NYC, should be accredited to Jason Akira Somma. The photo on page 54 of the November issue that shows Brynne...

Quote of the month.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... If there is a world that wants obedient non-thinking sheep, avoid art. Art produces thinkers, lover, examiners, and excavators. You look at everything in a different way. It forces people to see for themselves. I think the gift of art is a...

The other Great Wall of China.(Dance Matters)
February 1, 2005... I WAS SITTING recently in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, listening to the lyrics from Pink Floyd's rock opera, The Wall, blare through the speakers: "We don't need to education! We don't need to thought control!" Fifteen years ago,...

Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... PETER BOAL is the artistic director designate of Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet. A principal dancer at New York City Ballet, Boal will assume his duties July 1.

National Medal of Arts.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)
February 1, 2005... Choreographer TWYLA THARP is a recipient of a 2004 National Medal of Arts.

American Choreography Awards.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Among the honorees at the 10th annual American Choreography Awards (given in Los Angeles this past October) were KENNY ORTEGA (Career Achievement); KA-RON BROWN LEHMAN (Educator Award); WALT DISNEY (Innovator Award); Amelia, EDOUARD LOCK...

Houston Ballet.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... New at Houston Ballet: Nao Kusuzaki, Maria Phegan, Charles Pregger, Christopher Stalzer, Richard Tullius, Hiromi Ushino, Shingo Yoshimoto.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)
February 1, 2005... Joining Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: Martin Lindinger, Hope Muir, Yarden Ronen, Meredith Dincolos, and Penny Saunders

Jacob's Pillow.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)
February 1, 2005... Jacob's Pillow executive director ELLA BAFF has received the Chevalier Medal of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.

Brooklyn Academy of Music.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)
February 1, 2005... JOSEPH V. MELILLO, executive producer at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, has been awarded an honorary OBE by Queen Elizabeth II.

London's Sadler's Wells.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... ALISTAIR SPALDING is the new chief executive and artistic director of London's Sadler's Wells.

Washington Ballet.(Appointments, Awards, Honors)
February 1, 2005... Washington Ballet has named JASON PALMQUIST its executive director.

AIDS: to remember the fallen: the Estate Project.
February 1, 2005... ALVIN ALLEY. Michael Bennett. Robert Joffrey. Rudolf Nureyev. Arnie Zane. These names offer only a glimpse of the devastation that AIDS wrought on the dance community. Hundreds of dancers and choreographers died during the peak years of the...

Halprin takes Paris: a full-dress improvisation whetted the appetite.
February 1, 2005... THIRTY-NINE years after she first performed in Europe, surprising audiences with dances ritualizing everyday behavior, Anna Halprin debuted in Paris last September as the opening dance event of the Festival d'Automne. Halprin, 85, and a group...

Buenos Aires: beyond tango.
February 1, 2005... BIG SOUTHERN capital. Ten million people. March in Buenos Aires means fall and brown leaves and lots of rain. July means winter, but no snow, only coldness and dampness. September is spring with its blooming flowers and beautiful starry nights...

Boogying for the cause.(Interview)
February 1, 2005... THE AVERAGE age of retirement for a dancer is 29," announced Chita Rivera. Solemn silence. Then Rivera, 71 and radiant in a sunburst orange outfit, said, "No one told me." Happy laughter. Wild cheering. The dance world loves to celebrate...

DTH: rising income, rising hopes.
February 1, 2005... The Dance Theatre of Harlem that reopened its school on December 4 is a different organization from what it was six weeks earlier. With $1.6 million in the bank, a new executive director, and six new board members, the reorganized DTH paves the...

Irina Dvorovenko.(Newsmakers)
February 1, 2005... American Ballet Theatre principal IRINA DVOROVENKO is taking maternity leave through September.

Audience builder no. 1: thanks to Silicon Valley electronics magnate John C. Fry.(Newsmakers)
February 1, 2005... Audience builder No. 1: Thanks to Silicon Valley electronics magnate JOHN C. FRY, all 2,200 ticket holders to Ballet San Jose's Nov. 19 performance of The Pirates of Penzance were invited to a free buffet dinner at the Fairmont Hotel before the...

Boston Ballet.(Newsmakers)
February 1, 2005... REYNERIS REYES, KARINE SENECA, and SACHA WAKELIN have joined the Boston Ballet.

San Francisco Ballet.(Newsmakers)
February 1, 2005... San Francisco Ballet welcomed DORES ANDRE to its corps.

Winners of the 2004 Chicago Dance Awards include Lane Alexander.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Winners of the 2004 Chicago Dance Awards include LANE ALEXANDER, MOLLY COFMAN, KELLY MALONE DUDLEY, LAURI STALLINGS, GIORDANO JAZZ DANCE CHICAGO, MAD SHAK DANCE COMPANY, KAY LASOTA, and JOEL HALL.

The Save America's Treasures program has given $52, 625 to the Dance Heritage Coalition for conservation and storage of the archives of the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and the Mark Morris Dance Group.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Save America's Treasures program has given $52, 625 to the DANCE HERITAGE COALITION for conservation and storage of the archives of the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and the Mark Morris Dance...

A wave grows on Brooklyn.(New York Notebook)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... [NY] Multiple dance practices, styles, quirks, and fads greeted the roving audience during October's fourth annual D.U.M.B.O. Dance Festival. The sheer variety of work by 85 New York choreographers in White Wave's warm theater, and Sunday...

Magnetic resonance.(New York Notebook)
February 1, 2005... [NY] Certain artists, long after leaving the stage, remain present, reverberating like a heartbeat. South African solo choreographer and dancer Vincent Mantsoe possesses such staying power. Sleekly muscular and charmed with a radiating smile...

Domino moves.(New York Notebook)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... [NY] Women reminisced. Couples danced the salsa. Men sat hunched over small white tables in a game of dominoes, a cultural pastime of the Caribbean Islands. Transported to the streets of New York, dominoes serve as the theme of Gabri Christa's...

St. Valentine's parade of stars.(New York Notebook)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... [NY] Some of the world's best dancers are coming to New York State Theater with Stars of the 214 Century Gala. The gala's 10th anniversary celebration falls on St. Valentine's Day, and love scenes and wedding pas de deux abound. The Maryinsky...

Lost and found.(New York Notebook)
February 1, 2005... [NY] Elisa Monte Dance takes to the Joyce Theater Feb. 1-6. Via Sacra, an evening-length realization of three years' work, makes its U.S. premiere. Chillingly, "Act I: The Way It Was (Lost Things)," was first rehearsed September 10,2001 with an...

Lock realigned.(New York Notebook)
February 1, 2005... [NY] Canadian choreographer Edouard Lock built an international reputation hurling his kamikaze company, La La La Human Steps, into gravity-defying, horizontal body rolls. But in Amelia, a 2002 creation that has already visited 50 cities in 16...

Advice for Dancers: former New York City Ballet dancer Linda Hamilton, Ph.D., is a lecturer, a psychologist in private practice, and the author of Advice for Dancers (Jossey-Bass). She has been offering advice to Dance Magazine readers since 1992.
February 1, 2005... MY SCHEDULE IS INSANE! I'M TAKING THREE DANCE CLASSES A DAY, WORKING EVENING SHIFTS AS A WAITRESS, AND HAVE AN HOUR TRAIN RIDE HOME TO MY APARTMENT IN BROOKLYN. I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE IT BUT RECENTLY MY HEALTH HAS STARTED TO FALL APART. I...

Energy drinks: extreme move?(Health and Fitness)
February 1, 2005... A YOUNG professional dancer approached me recently. She had used an energy drink to get through a demanding performance, and felt she had done well. She wondered if it would be safe to keep on using them. Energy drinks like Red Bull, Rock...

Seven personal pas de deux.(Romance in Dance)
February 1, 2005... Young dancers might dream of dancing Juliet to their lover's Romeo or traipsing the world together on tour. But what happens when that fantasy becomes reality? Seven couples--some in long-term pairings and some in the early throes of passion,...

Star-spangled couple.(Romance in Dance)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... When Gillian Murphy met Ethan Stiefel, they were at opposite ends of American Ballet Theatre's roster. She, at 18, was new in the corps de ballet, and he, at 24, was a principal dancer and ABT's newest star. The first year they were just...

Team spirit in Brooklyn.(Romance in Dance)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Caught between rehearsals during a recent Berkeley visit, Lauren Grant recalls the first time she laid eyes on David Leventhal. "I was ushering at the Joyce during Altogether Different, where he was dancing with Neta Pulvermacher and Zvi...

Boston's Cuban connection.(Romance in Dance)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... It's Act II of Boston Ballet's Swan Lake, with Nelson Madrigal as Prince Siegfried and Lorna Feijoo as Odette. As Feijoo leans into him, Madrigal gently takes her arms and folds them across her body, wrapping her in his embrace as if she's his...

Broadway babies.(Romance in Dance)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... The first time I saw Dormeshia was the day I got my first pair of tap shoes, says Omar Edwards. It was 1989 and he was 13. Twelve-year-old Dormeshia Sumbry was dancing in the Broadway cast of Black and Blue, and Omar took the train nightly from...

La Belle SoFiane: Allegra Kent talks to NYCB's rising star, Sofiane Sylve.(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Sofiane Sylve dances with glorious virtuosity. Her musical phrases are sweeping, her pirouettes extravagant, and her leaps exultant. She looks like she could jump over a rainbow. Sylve has a clear affinity for Balanchine's choreography, but her...

Better late than never: six dancers who began training later in life talk about what it took to become pros.(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Late bloomers are uncommon in the dance world, but they are not as rare as one might think. Martha Graham, Rudolf Nureyev, and Jose Limon all started training in their teens or later. Here on earth, American Ballet Theatre's Misty Copeland...

The art of war: even in a digital age, fight choreography means knowing where the blows fall.
February 1, 2005... TOWARDS THE end of Kill Bill Volume 1, Quentin Tarantino's homage to the Kung Fu movie genre, Uma Thurman single-handedly battles 88 men to their deaths. With her back coiled, samurai sword flailing, and long legs slicing, she hurls her body...

Sneaker heaven.(DM Style)
February 1, 2005... Modern, hip hop, and jazz dancers used to have to buy their sneakers from companies that knew nothing about dance. But now, the people who know our feet and our aesthetic make shoes that ore geared to what we need. With features that include...

Forever Fonteyn: a new biography and two new DVDs.(Dance Magazine Recommends)(Video Recording Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Margot Fonteyn: A Life Meredith Daneman. New York: Viking Press, 2004. 544 pages, illustrated, hardcover. $32.95. The Sleeping Beauty Video Arts International. 87 minutes. $39.95. Cinderella Video Arts...

Divas make dean's list.(Teach-Learn Connection)
February 1, 2005... IT'S A QUIET Friday on the sprawling campus of Dean College in Franklin, MA. That is, until you get near the Performing Arts Center, where from the street choreographer and Broadway, tap, and jazz legend Maurice Hines can be heard shouting,...

American Dance Festival and Hollins University.(Noteworthy)
February 1, 2005... AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL AND HOLLINS UNIVERSITY have joined forces to offer an MFA degree under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield. Students will study at both the ADF in Durham, North Carolina, and at Hollins University in Roanoke,...

Oklahoma City University's School of American Dance and Arts Management.(Noteworthy)
February 1, 2005... OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF AMERICAN DANCE AND ARTS MANAGEMENT gets a new home in 2006, the Edith Kinney Gaylord Center, thanks to $3 million from the Inasmuch Foundation.

Doris Rudko and Donald McKayle share the 2004 Martha Hill Prize for their contributions in the dance field.(Honors)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... DORIS RUDKO and DONALD MCKAYLE share the 2004 Martha Hill Prize for their contributions in the dance field. Rudko attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison under Margaret H'Doubler, and in addition to having a performance career, she taught...

Joffrey Ballet School.(New Assignments)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The newest faculty member of the Joffrey Ballet School is former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre soloist JEFFREY GERODIAS; he teaches Horton technique in the school's Trainee Program.

Lincoln Center Institute.(New Assignments)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Choreographer VICKI ANGEL has joined the Lincoln Center Institute staff of full-time teaching artists who work in New York City schools. Angel was a part-time teaching artist for LCI prior to a three-year stint as assistant professor of dance...

Teachers share their favorite tools.(Studio Talk)
February 1, 2005... Good teachers enter the studio with a carefully planned class and a sharp eye--both vital for shaping new dancers. But the process of creating well-rounded artists often leads educators to develop unique teaching tools. Here, top teachers share...

Sue Stinson.(Limelight)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... When Sue Stinson addressed the National Dance Education Organization membership last October, she reminded listeners that the most basic and perhaps profound of the many reasons that dance in education is vital is one we may have lost touch...

Diane Walker: teacher's wisdom.(This Month)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... TLC Known as Lady Di, Dianne Walker is the ultimate "tap mastress" and "professor of tapology." One of the most popular teachers and performers on the tap festival circuit, she has helped develop curriculums for these annual events all over the...

Matthew Nennan: whether classical or brash, his choreography always reveals a fertile imagination.(On the Rise)
February 1, 2005... Matthew Neenan is decked out in the ballet finery of a 19th-century European prince, but something very contemporary and intercultural is going on. His stage is the concrete courtyard of a Philadelphia public school, and his court is a pick-up...

DM'S audition handbook.(2005 Auditions Guide)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Finding and getting the job of your dreams. Whether or not you like them, auditions are part of every dancer's life. At best, they end happily, helping you achieve a new level in your training or professional career. At worst, they...

Landing a gig in L.A.: insider advise from pro dancers, choreographers, and agents at Grover Dale's career power workshop on how to stand out.(2005 Auditions Guide)
February 1, 2005... Many young dancers migrate to southern California to fulfill their dream of dancing onstage next to their favorite pop star. But as dance agent Julie McDonald explained to a group gathered in a Beverly Hills dance studio one Saturday last...

All the world is a stage: auditioning abroad requires tenacity and a sense of adventure, but the reward may be the job of a lifetime.(2005 Auditions Guide)
February 1, 2005... It sounds so easy. Load your suitcase with dance stuff, bring videos documenting your barre, adagio, and allegro work, or perhaps a well-made film of your high-octane performance. Pack some glossy headshots, a resume, and your passport (stuff a...

Fast forward: 12 tips to a winning audition video.(2005 Auditions Guide)
February 1, 2005... Once, the novelty of receiving a resume package that included a video was enough to help any dancer stand out above the rest. These days, dance companies routinely use audition videos to pre-screen talent, so it pays to create a video that has...

United States.(Employment)
February 1, 2005... ALABAMA Alabama Ballet Auditions: Mar. 19, Birmingham, AL. Fee: $15. Audition includes: Ballet, pointe. Bring: Resume, head shot, dance photo. Alabama Ballet: 205.322.4300 x29; heatherjackson@alobamaballet.org; www.alabamaballet.org....

International.(Employment)
February 1, 2005... CANADA Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Auditions: Apr. 6, Victoria, BC; Apr. 19, Montreal, PQ; Apr. 27, Toronto, ON; May 8, Calgary, AB. Fee: None. Audition includes: Jazz class, improvisation. Male dancers only please. Bring: Head Shot,...

United States.(Education)
February 1, 2005... ALABAMA Alabama School of Fine Arts Auditions: Feb. 1, Birmingham, AL. Pre apply. Fee: $10. Audition includes: Ballet, pointe. Alabama School of Fine Arts: 205.252.9241 ; tlaeger@asfa.k12.al.us; www.asfa.k12.al.us. Birmingham...

United States.(Summer Study)
February 1, 2005... ALASKA Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Auditions: TBD. Fee: None. Audition includes: Ballet, pointe, modern. Bring: Women: black leotard, pink tights, proper shoes, hair in bun or off face; Men: black tights, white shirt, proper shoes....

International.(Summer Study)
February 1, 2005... BERMUDA National Dance Foundation of Bermuda Auditions: Mar. 5, Paget, Bermuda. Fee: None. Pre-apply. Audition includes: Ballet, modern. Bring: Resume. National Dance Foundation of Bermuda: 441.239.4019; www.dancebermuda.org.

United States.(Traning)(Calendar)
February 1, 2005... CALIFORNIA Applegate Dance Company Auditions: Sep. 18, Davis, CA. Fee: $15. Audition includes: Ballet, pointe. Bring: Resume, head shot, dance photo. Applegate Dance Company: 530.219.4571; applegate_dance@yahoo.com;...

International.(Training)
February 1, 2005... CANADA Canada's National Ballet School Auditions: Jan. 29 and 30, Toronto, ON (full-time Professional Ballet/Academic, Intensive Dance and Teacher Training programs). Pre-Apply. Fee: $40 CND. Canada's National Ballet School:...

United States.(Other )
February 1, 2005... CALIFORNIA United States Hip Hop Championship Auditions: Jul. 14, Los Angeles, CA. Pre apply. Fee: None. United States Hip Hop Championship: 323.850.3777; hiphopworldwide@aol.com; www.hiphopinternational.com. MARYLAND Isadora...

United States.(Single Piece/Special Project )
February 1, 2005... CALIFORNIA Capacitor Auditions: TBD. Pre apply. Fee: None. Audition includes: Ballet, modern, partnering, improvisation. Bring: Resume, head shot, dance photo, video if available. Capacitor: 415.308.1952; audition@capacitor.org;...

A voluptuous breakthrough: Rebecca Wender glows in Martha Clarke's phantasmagoria, Belle Epoque.(On Broadway)(Dance Review)
February 1, 2005... There were no titters or gasps the night I saw the latest Martha Clarke work, Belle Epoque, at Lincoln Center's small-scaled Mitzi Newhouse Theater. But, says Rebecca Wender, it's not unusual for her to hear a reaction when she enters...

Two men, an ocean and a love affair.(Romance in Dance)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... A couple in a relationship can expect any number of barriers to come between them. The Atlantic Ocean, however, does not pop into mind as your typical problem. In the case of Isaac Spencer, a member of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and...

Secrecy, spats, and sparks.(Romance in Dance)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Theirs is a love story fit for a grand ballet--a chance meeting, a secret romance, and a near tragic episode that sealed a destiny together. For Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre principals Ying Li and Jiabin Pan, the road to romance began in 1979...

Just married, still dancing.(Romance in Dance)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Garrett Anderson and Courtney Wright are what we all wish we were--young and in love. The glue that binds the two San Francisco Ballet corps members together is simple stuff: They have fun together. "That's our whole relationship," says...

American Ballet Theatre.(Fall Season 2004)(Dance Review)
February 1, 2005... AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE CITY CENTER, NEW YORK, NY JULY 6-17, 2004 American Ballet Theatre's fall season at City Center has, within eight years, taken its place as one of the major delights in the New York dance season. The dancing is...

Merce Cunningham Dance Company.(Dance Review)
February 1, 2005... MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND OCTOBER 30, 31, 2004 Merce Cunningham is not usually considered a tease, but how else to regard his latest venture? During the company's first-ever, Dance...

Alonzo King's Lines Ballet.(Dance Review)
February 1, 2005... ALONZO KING'S LINES BALLET YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS THEATER SAN FRANCISCO, CA NOVEMBER 5-14, 2004 Although Alonzo King crafted his Before the Blues at Florida's White Oak Plantation during the most recent hurricane season, this...

Houston Ballet.
February 1, 2005... HOUSTON BALLET CULLEN THEATER, WORTHAM THEATER CENTER HOUSTON, TX OCTOBER 28-31, 2004 Houston Ballet artistic director Stanton Welch is flexing his company's contemporary muscles all season with commissions and company premieres. He billed...

The Joffrey Ballet.(Dance Review)
February 1, 2005... THE JOFFREY BALLET AUDITORIUM THEATRE CHICAGO, IL OCTOBER 13-24, 2004 After leaping to freedom in the West in 1961, Rudolf Nureyev held on to many of the traditional roles he had danced in his homeland. He also seized every opportunity to...

Ultima Vez.(Dance Review)
February 1, 2005... ULTIMA VEZ ROYCE HALL, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Los ANGLES, CA OCTOBER 29-30, 2004 Sex sells. It also permeates Blush, Wim Vandekybus' nearly two-hour, intermission-less 2001 work that had some theatergoers heading for the exits...

Robert Moses' Kin.(The President's Daughter dance performance)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Leave it to Robert Moses to find a way to express the conundrum of hypocrisy and racism in America through movement itself. The President's Daughter, which premieres February 17 at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, wrestles with the...

Monkeyhouse.
February 1, 2005... They used to be the stuff that memories are made of: epistles of undying devotion, scrawled on rose-scented paper, sealed with a kiss. In Monkeyhouse's new collaborative work, Always and a Day, artistic director Karen Krolak hopes to revitalize...

Kansas City Ballet.
February 1, 2005... Twyla Tharp's As Time Goes By surprised audiences when the Joffrey Ballet premiered it in 1973. Most ballet-goers had seen exactly one piece by Tharp--Deuce Coupe, the exuberant, revolutionary montage that merges pure ballet with sassy...

Basil Thompson (1937-2004).(Deaths)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 1, 2005... "When Basil died, I started getting cards and e-mail from all over the world, from people I didn't even know," exclaims Basil Thompson's wife, Kitty, from the family's home in Iowa City, where Basil was tenured professor at the University of...

Gregory Mitchell (1952-2004).(Deaths)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 1, 2005... Gregory Mitchell, a dynamic member of Eliot Feld's company for six years who went on to perform in many Broadway musicals, died in November at the age of 52. The week before, he had suffered a heart attack during a Kennedy Center performance of...

Raymond Weamer.(Deaths)
February 1, 2005... Raymond Weamer, protege of Laurent Novikoff (one of Pavlova's partners), died in September at the age of 91. A member of Ballet Caravan and Ruth Page's company, he also danced on Broadway and in Hollywood musicals alongside greats like Gene...