Dance Magazine articles from October 2005

Dance Magazine archives from October 2005

Curtain up.
October 1, 2005... A performance is like the tip of an iceberg. What we see onstage is very small compared to all the work that goes on beforehand. Many people work behind the scenes to make stage magic happen. On Broadway, the "swings" are the people who make it...

Horton Hubbub.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... Regarding the comment that placed Milton Myers, a Horton teacher, in the jazz category ("Curtain Up," July): Please investigate the ideology and technique of Lester Horton if you feel that it was generated as a jazz dance idiom. It was a rich...

Paglia's protest.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... How fabulous to have Camille Paglia as an advocate for dance education. Her July "Rant & Rave" is right on target in every regard. My thanks to her for caring about the art that I love so much. This is more than a great piece. It is an...

Race continued ...(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... Looking at July, the issue that follows your examination of race, I wonder if the editors have taken heed to what African American dancers have said? In June, black dancers voiced concerns about being type-cast as "fiery" and not being...

Talkin' tap.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... Thank you for Victoria Looseleaf's article about tap dancing siblings Josette and Joseph Wiggan ("All in the Family," July). I am a fan of that remarkable art form, and this brother-sister tap team was something to read about over and over...

All-American ballerina.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... I am thrilled about your July cover story on the Joffrey Ballet's Maia Wilkins. I met her in 1989 in Roncenyo, Italy, where I was assisting jazz legend Luigi. She is an amazing talent and an artistic gift to dance. Too bad they don't remake The...

Quote of the month.(coaching dancers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... "Coaching is the transmission of ideas that bring a ballet to life, particularly when the choreographer is no longer available. Studying videotapes can help, but ideas and subtle details will be lost if video is the only source."--Allegra Kent...

Notes from an Aurora in the ascendant.(DANCE MATTERS)(Diana Vishneva)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... DM Some cautionary words on the life of a ballet dancer from an international star at the peak of her career: "This is a profession for the young, and it's a very cruel profession. If it is not all-consuming, it's not what it should be....

Pacific Northwest Ballet.(Who's Hired)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... CARLA KORBES has left New York City Ballet to become a soloist at Pacific Northwest Ballet. New, too, at the Seattle company are corps members BENJAMIN GRIFFITHS and JESSIKA ANSPACH.

Festival Ballet Providence.(Who's Hired)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... New at Festival Ballet Providence are LAUREN MENGER, ROGER FONNEGRA, and RYAN NYE.

Birmingham Royal Ballet.(Who's Hired)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... LETIZIA GIULIANI, MATEO KLEMMAYER, JOSEPH CALEY, ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, FEARGUS CAMPBELL, KRISTEN MACGARRITY, and AONGHUS HOOLE have joined Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico.(Who's Hired)(Miguel Campaneria)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... MIGUEL CAMPANERIA is the new artistic director of Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico.

San Francisco Ballet.(Who's Hired)(Martin West)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... MARTIN WEST has been appointed San Francisco Ballet music director.

Merce Cunningham Dance Company.(Who's Hired)(Trevor Carlson, Erica Marks appointed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... TREVOR CARLSON is new executive director and ERICA MARKS associate director of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.(Who's Hired)(Jean Davidson)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... JEAN DAVIDSON is executive director of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.

Dancers Responding to AIDS.(Who's Hired)(Jamie Bishton appointed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... JAMIE BISHTON has been named associate producer of Dancers Responding to AIDS.

For the community.(Oberlin Dance Collective building)
October 1, 2005... Dancer, choreographer, fundraiser, arts advocate--it all comes with the territory. Since launching ODC (an acronym for Oberlin Dance Collective) at Oberlin College in 1971, artistic director Brenda Way has worn many hats. But a hard hat may be...

DTH one year later: "cautiously optimistic".(DANCE MATTERS)(Dance Theatre of Harlem)
October 1, 2005... During its year-long hiatus, Dance Theatre of Harlem has taken steps to restore its bleak financial status to normal. The appointment last year of Laveen Naidu, the former director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School, as executive director...

What's happening in Pittsburgh.(DANCE MATTERS)
October 1, 2005... Groundbreaking for the new home of the African American Cultural Center of Greater Pittsburgh, a $34.8 million, multidisciplinary venue, is slated for January 2006. The triangular four-story building will rise on the site of a former strip...

Ballerinas Maya Plisetskaya and Tamara Rojo are recipients.(Awards & Honors)(2005 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Ballerinas MAYA PLISETSKAYA and TAMARA ROJO are recipients of the 2005 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts.

Six Minnesota dance artists.(Awards & Honors)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Six Minnesota dance artists--choreographers MATHEW JANCZEWSKI, SHAWN McCONNELOUG, and CYNTHIA STEVENS and dancers STEPHANIE FELLNER, MEGAN FLOOD, and MARIUSZ OLSZEWSKI--have received McKnight Art Fellowships.

Malashock Dance/UCSD-TV.(Awards & Honors)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The MALASHOCK DANCE/UCSD-TV dance film collaboration, Love & Murder, was honored with Emmys in three categories.

Iris Fanger.(Awards & Honors)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Boston Dance Alliance has given the 2005 Dance Champion Award to writer (and DANCE MACAZINE correspondent) IRIS FANGER.

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.(Awards & Honors)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has awarded touring grants to BEN MUNISTERI DANCE PROJECTS, BODYVOX, CHILDREN OF UGANDA, DIAVOLO, HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO, IMANI WINDS, NORTH CAROLINA DANCE THEATRE, and SHAPIRO & SMITH DANCE.

Tap City's Hoofer Award went to Sarah Petronio.(Awards & Honors)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Tap City's Hoofer Award went to SARAH PETRONIO, and the Tap Preservation Award went to tap historian DELILAH JACKSON

Sono Osato.(Awards & Honors)(Career Transitions For Dancers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Career Transitions For Dancers has received a gift of $250,000 from former dancer and Hollywood actress Sono Osato.

Marie Chouinard--myth and celebration.(DANCE MATTERS)
October 1, 2005... It's a sultry Montreal afternoon and, in spite of the heat, Marie Chouinard can't keep still. With a twinkle in her eye, she maneuvers around her studio in an office chair, elegantly extending her spider-like limbs. Chouinard is explaining why...

A galaxy unto its own.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... At last, another chance to see In the Upper Room, one of the most glorious, exhilarating works of the last century. American Ballet Theatre is remounting Twyla Tharp's 1986 masterpiece, not seen since ABT last performed it in 1995. Dancers...

Upper West Side Story.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... On June 20, the intersection of West 62nd Street and Columbus Avenue was christened "Jerome Robbins Place," in memory of the man who wove his choreographic magic for decades in both ballet and Broadway. At this corner, which is the address of...

New theater in Chelsea.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Cedar Lake)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Cedar Lake, now under the artistic direction of former Alley dancer Benoit-Swan Pouffer, inaugurates its new theater on West 26th Street from October 24 to 27. The company of 22 dancers performs new works by New York City Ballet principal...

Give 'em the works.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... With their energy, virtuosity, and emotional range, the dancers in Jennifer Muller/The Works have dazzled (and occasionally puzzled) audiences for 30 years. As a choreographer, Muller weaves downtown with uptown and ballet with Broadway. She...

Send in the entertainment.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Career Transitions For Dancers 20th Gala Anniversary.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Some of them juggle and others impersonate. Some curve into a Graham contraction while others fly through the air. On October 24, it'll be a night of "Ooohs!" and "Ahhhs!" at "That's Entertainment!"--the theme of Career Transitions For Dancers...

Don't miss round two.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Remember last fall, when the most lively and diverse audience in NYC flocked to see five companies a night for only $10 at the Fall for Dance festival? Well, City Center is doing it again, with an entirely new set of 30 companies from Sept. 27...

Muscling in: upper bodywork.(HEALTH and Fitness)
October 1, 2005... Do your arms fly out when your partner lifts you? Do your shoulders rise up to your ears? Do they ache often? These are all signs of upper body weakness. Your goal may be to appear weightless and willowy, but your body needs ballast. A strong,...

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.
October 1, 2005... CAN SWITCHING POINTE SHOES TO THE OPPOSITE FOOT EACH DAY MAKE THEM LAST LONGER? I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY FOR SHOES AFTER PAYING FOR MY LIVING EXPENSES AND DANCE CLASSES. WEARING A PAIR FOR AN EXTRA WEEK WOULD BE A BONUS. --JESSICA, STATEN...

Dream weaver: former Balanchine star Allegra Kent guides Miami City Ballet dancers in "La Sonnambula".
October 1, 2005... THE STORY CONCERNS A POET WHO APPEARS AT A BARON'S LAVISH PARTY AND BECOMES ENAMORED OF A COQUETTE (APPARENTLY THE HOST'S MISTRESS) SUBSEQUENTLY (WHEN THE GUESTS HAVE RETIRED FROM SUPPER) HE MEETS THE MYSTERIOUS SLEEPWALKER (THE HOST'S WIFE),...

My notes from Allegra's coaching sessions in Miami.
October 1, 2005... Allegra was only in Miami for three days, but what an impact she made! She gave me so much to think about, and I wrote down most of what she said. But I learned more, not by listening to her, but by watching her actually become the Sleepwalker...

Wheels welcome.
October 1, 2005... On a brightly-lit stage, members of Axis Dance Company climb on one another like mountaineers, scaling each other's wheelchairs as they pull their bodies upward. Feet replace hands and elbows lock with knees. Forming a tableau of mutual...

Broadway babies: seven young dancers step into our top costume picks from musicals past and present and salute the performers who made their roles famous.
October 1, 2005... In the world of Broadway, glamour and spectacle count. It is the costume designer's job to reflect a show's era and story and to signal the personality of each character with a signature look-whether it's sexy, demure, vulnerable, or...

The swing shift: Broadway depends on an unsung cadre of dancers who cover the many tracks that make up a hit. Meet the performers who make sure the show goes on.
October 1, 2005... It's called "swingitis," or "a swing moment." And every swing has had one. It happens when a swing, or fill-in dancer in a Broadway musical, has a mental glitch and gets lost on stage. The audience may not even notice that something has gone...

Dancer brilliante: NYCB's Bouder leaps into the spotlight.(Cover Story)
October 1, 2005... As Ashley Bouder runs onto the stage and into a crisp, high pas de chat, arms held overhead in delight, there is no doubt that she is queen of that pearly underworld that is George Balanchine's Ballo della Regina. And when, after the...

In the spirit: today Native American women give the powwow some of its fanciest moves.
October 1, 2005... When you see the brilliant regalia and ferocious feet of today's powwow dancers, you might wonder where these dances came from. Did the original women of America dress as colorfully and dance as vibrantly? Long before Christopher Columbus...

Wake up your body: dancers' favorite warm-up moves.
October 1, 2005... If you stroll into class moments before the first barre exercise begins, you aren't doing yourself any favors. Even if you're as limber as Gumby, you need to warm up. You'll be less prone to injury, have full range of motion and you'll be ready...

Work it out: new fitness DVDs, videos, and books.(DANCE MAGAZINE RECOMMENDS)
October 1, 2005... Advanced Pilates Mat with Ring and Roller Video by Bally Total Fitness. $29.95. www.pilates.com Approach: Traditional Pilates exercises souped up with two foam rollers and two rings to increase difficulty. Great for dancers interested...

Report card: Paris Opera Ballet School's newest showing.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)
October 1, 2005... On a crisp December Sunday, Palais Gamier is packed for the annual Paris Opera Ballet School demonstration. Nervous parents, professional dancers, teachers, and choreographers have all come to see the newest achievements of the world's oldest...

Joy Friedlander.(LIMELIGHT)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... "Dance is a strong means of teaching anything, no matter the subject," says the National Dance Association K-12 Dance Educator of the Year, Joy Friedlander. "Our culture thinks of dance as fun--which it is--but it's also an educational...

Ballet training a la mode.(STUDIO TALK)
October 1, 2005... Fabrice Herrault says French training is "not about style, but about details, and making every transition clear. It's about the look of a classical ballet dancer: straight, elegant but strong; that focus in the eyes that really is everything;...

Teacher's wisdom: Stanislav Issaev.(THIS MONTH)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... As dance department chair at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts, Stanislav Issaev is known for preparing ballet students to compete at the highest levels. He trained at the Perm Dance Academy in Russia, was a gold medalist in...

The Delgado sisters: darlings of the Miami City Ballet School, Jeanette and Patricia are now taking the spotlight in the company.(On the Rise)(Jeanette Delgado and Patricia Delgado)
October 1, 2005... In Spanish, "delgado" can mean either slim or smart. Both connotations fit the Delgado sisters, Jeannette and Patricia, who dance with the Miami City Ballet. Trained in the MCB School, they represent a new breed of home-grown talent, able to...

On Broadway: is opera edging Broadway in innovative new choreography?
October 1, 2005... Broadway musicals were breaking box-office records this summer, and theater observers were happily comparing the bonanza to the good old days. With "Sold Out" signs frequently posted at the newbies--The Light in the Piazza, Spamalot, Dirty...

American Ballet Theatre: Sylvia.
October 1, 2005... AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK, NY Sylvia, JUNE 3-6 AND 13-16, 2005 Let's look at Ashton's Sylvia, which was the major event of ABT's spring season. As someone who reviewed the ballet's first night at the Royal...

Houston Ballet: Maninyas and Giselle.
October 1, 2005... HOUSTON BALLET: MANINYAS AND GISELLE WORTHAM THEATER CENTER, HOUSTON, TX JUNE 17, 18, 2005 First staged at the Australian Ballet in 1986, this Giselle, produced by HB artistic associate Maina Gielgud, has the gift of narrative clarity. We...

New York City Ballet.
October 1, 2005... NEW YORK CITY BALLET NEW YORK STATE THEATER, NEW YORK, NY APRIL 26-JUNE 26, 2005 Jerome Robbins choreographed NY Export: Opus Jazz for his own company, Ballets USA, in 1958. Almost 50 years later, its NYCB premiere this spring overshadowed...

Preview: Nashville Ballet.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Sarah Slipper's Postcards from the Boys, a collaboration with popular songwriters Guy Clark and Darrell Scott (think the Dixie Chicks and Garth Brooks), will debut October 7 in the Polk Theater after a tour in South America. Slipper, who...

Preview: Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Although the name of the company won't fit on conventional marquees, founding director Patrick Makuakane has been packing in audiences and students for 20 years. The engaging Honolulu-born artist's aim was twofold. In rescuing hula from its...

Ross Stretton (1952-2005).(DEATHS)(Biography)
October 1, 2005... I first saw Ross perform onstage in 1984, partnering Gelsey Kirkland in Sleeping Beauty Act III during American Ballet Theatre's annual Met season. But my initial personal encounter happened in my first year as an ABT corps member. It was...

Pamela May (1917-2005).(DEATHS)(Brief Article)(Biography)
October 1, 2005... There they are lined up across the stage--and in an iconic photograph--blond, brunette, and redhead, the original ballerinas in Frederick Ashton's 1946 masterpiece Symphonic Variations. The brunette was Fonteyn, and, yes, the redhead was Moira...

Harry Bernstein.(DEATHS)(Brief Article)(Biography)
October 1, 2005... Harry Bernstein, former dancer, dance critic, teacher, and founding member of the American College Dance Festival, died in June at the age of 87. The first male dancer to graduate from the Juilliard School, Bernstein performed with many...

Kansas City Ballet.(APPOINTMENTS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Lisa Thorn, dancer with the Kansas City Ballet for 17 years, was appointed associate ballet mistress after retiring from the stage in May.

Marriages.(Transitions)(Pennsylvania Ballet )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Three Pennsylvania Ballet dancers tied the knot this summer. Principal Martha Ghamberlain married corps dancer Jonathan Stiles, and newly promoted principal Riolama Lorenzo married Javier Lasa, a doctor in residence at the Children's Hospital...

Schools, studios, colleges, universities, companies, teachers, dancers, choreographers, somatic practices, movement arts, dance medicine, yoga.(DANCE FINDER)(Directory)
October 1, 2005... United States ALABAMA ALABAMA BALLET Wes Chapman, Artistic Director Alice Cox, Director of External Affairs 2726 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233 (205) 322-4300; Fax (205) 322-4444 www.alabamaballet.org ALABAMA DANCE THEATRE...

Fifty years of ballet in West Virgina.(A CAREER & LEARNING RESOURCE GUIDE)(Charleston Ballet )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The Charleston Ballet remembers its founder Andre Vail Damme and his widow Maggy when the company opens its 50th anniversary season. Since 1956, the West Virginia company has presented more than 150 original works in addition to traditional...

Attitudes.
October 1, 2005... Odd question. Would August Bournonville, that extraordinary Danish choreographer and exemplar of the essence of 19th-century Romantic ballet, have expected the international dance world to have celebrated the 200th anniversary of his birth with...

Competitions: winning ways.
October 1, 2005... Some say competitions are an exciting opportunity for young dancers to perform: They raise the stakes for technical mastery, offer exposure to role models, and challenge young people to their personal best the way that athletics do. Others say...

The judges weigh in: what they look for, what they reward.
October 1, 2005... When Gerri Michelle Caruncho first took students from her dance studio to a competition, she was overwhelmed. "It was a whirlwind," she remembers. "I was dumbfounded about costumes, makeup...." But within a few years she and her students had...

Behind the scenes with The Dance Club.
October 1, 2005... The Dance Club in Orem, Utah, is a great example of the adage, big things come in small packages. Despite its size (250 students) the studio's 30-member Dance Club Company swept awards at the 2005 New York City Dance Alliance regional...

Resources.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... ARTS WEEK January 9-15, 2006 National Foundation ,fin Advancement in the Arts Miami, Florida 1.800.970.ARTS (2787) www.NFAA.ARTSawards.org. Scholarship and grants for high school seniors in dance, film and video, music,...