Dance Magazine articles from September 2003

Dance Magazine archives from September 2003

Travel broadens.(Starting Here)(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... A sign on a main street building in our town reads "Aria Super Market"; the other half reads the same in Arabic. Several feet above that sign is another: "For sale by Gallagher & Lindsay"--and lower, "Agent Moon Tam" (then three Chinese...

Best in thirty years.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... Now you've done it! Raised the barre--that's what you've done! Perhaps the best issue [January 2003] of DANCE MAGAZINE I've read in thirty years. (And I've been buying ten copies for my studio each month for that long.) it beat your...

Oops.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... Shame on Clive Barnes for claiming to have seen Alicia Alonso as Hagar in Pillar of Fire [May 2003]. The ballet was Nora Kaye's exclusive property during her tenure at ABT. After her retirement, it was several years before it was reinstated,...

Thanks for caring.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... Thank you for recognizing my fiftieth year at Posey School of Dance. The certificate will look fabulous on the studio wall, but no one except me knows how much it means to be a pail of DANCE MAGAZINE's family. I have saved every issue since...

On the edge again.(Dance Matters)(San Francisco International Arts Festival fund raising efforts by Andrew Wood)
September 1, 2003... San Francisco already boasts an ethnic dance festival, a lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender dance festival, a retail dance festival, and (until 2002) a butoh festival. Does the city really need another? Andrew Wood thinks so, and he has...

Dance Festival Award.(Honors)(Maguy Marin receives 2003 Samuel H. Scripps Award)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... France's MAGUY MARIN received the 2003 SAMUEL H. SCRIPPS AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL AWARD, which celebrates choreographers for lifetime achievement in modern dance. A $35,000 check accompanied the award.

Congress on Research in Dance.(Honors)(Sally Banes, Sondra Horton Fraleigh, Basilio Estaban Villaruz, Jane Bonbright, Judy Van Zile, and Anthony Shay)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The CONGRESS ON RESEARCH IN DANCE has honored SALLY BANES, SONDRA HORTON FRALEIGH, BASILIO ESTEBAN VILLARUZ, JANE BONBRIGHT, JUDY VAN ZILE, and ANTHONY SHAY.

Kuopio Dance Festival.(Honors)(Isira Makuloluwe wins choreography competition )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... ISIRA MAKULOLUWE has won the international choreography competition organized by Finland's KUOPIO DANCE FESTIVAL.

MacDowell Colony.(Honors)(Edward MacDowell Medal to choreographer Merce Cunningham)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The MACDOWELL COLONY has preseuted the Edward MacDowell Medal to choreographer MERCE CUNNINGHAM. *

TDF/Astaire Awards 2003.(Honors)(awards to choreographer, dancers and lifetime achievement award to Chita Rivera)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Movin' Out choreographer TWYLA THARP and dancers ELIZABETH PARKINSON and JOHN SELYA took honors at the TDF/ASTAIRE AWARDS 2003; CHITA RIVERA was granted a lifetime achievement award.

CalArts.(Honors)(California Institute of the Arts honorary degrees to Anna Halprin and Carolee Schneemann)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... CALARTS gave honorary degrees to choreographer ANNA HALPRIN and multidisciplinary artist CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN.

Fashion Institute of Technology.(Honors)(Willa Kim receives 2003 Patricia Zipprodt Award for costume design)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY gave designer WILLA KIM its 2003 Patricia Zipprodt Award for innovative costume design.

People Magazine.(Honors)(Farruquita J(uan Fernandez Montoya) named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People")
September 1, 2003... People Magazine named flamenco artist FARRUQUITO one of the "50 Most Beautiful People."

Dance theater raves.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... I absolutely love the theater dance articles by Sylviane Gold. Every one is brilliant and an asset to DANCE MAGAZINE. As a dancer who has traveled in all kinds of shows and now works in Las Vegas shows, I appreciate hearing about this type of...

A mother-daughter act.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... Seldom do I react so strongly that I consider booking a plane ticket to New York to try out a new dance facility. Your New York Notebook article featuring Steps [January] was inspiring and gave me enough incentive to look further into what's...

It's a go in Montreal.(Dance Matters)(dance showcase, Gala des Etoiles (Gala of Stars))(international ballet stars volunteer to dance without pay)
September 1, 2003... Loyalty among the world's best dancers has guaranteed that the seventeenth edition of Montreal's Gala des Etoiles (Gala of Stars) will live up to its reputation as a major dance showcase. Reduced private and public sponsorship threatened...

After twenty-eight years, David R. White retired July 1 as executive director of New York's Dance Theater Workshop.(Departures)(replacements are Marion K. Dienstag, Cathy Edwards, and Craig Peterson)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... After twenty-eight years, DAVID R. WHITE retired July 1 as executive director of New York's DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP. Succeeding White are MARION K. DIENSTAG (executive director) and CATHY EDWARDS and CRAIG PETERSON (artistic directors).

ELIZABETH HARPEL KEHLER has resigned as executive director of American Ballet Theatre.(Departures)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... ELIZABETH HARPEL KEHLER has resigned as executive director of AMERICAN BAllet THEATRE, after less than a year on the job. She was the third person to occupy the post in three years.

Jennifer Gelfand, principal dancer at BOSTON BALLET.(Departures)(farewell performance during company's fortieth-anniversary season)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JENNIFER GELFAND, principal dancer at BOSTON BALLET, will give her farewell performance (in Don Quixote) during the company's fortieth-anniversary season.

Oliver Wehe and Jurgen Wienert.(Departures)(dancers retire from Bavarian State Ballet)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... OLIVER WEHE and JURGEN WIENERT of the BAVARIAN STATE BALLET have retired.

After twenty years, Rex Harrington will retire this season as principal of the National Ballet of Canada.(Departures)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... After twenty years, REX HARRINGTON will retire this season as principal of the NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA, but will remain on the roster in another capacity.

Hard times for Ballet Tech.(Dance Matters)(suspension of the Ballet Tech dancers due to budget deficit)(American Guild of Musical Artists files unfair labor practice charge)
September 1, 2003... On April 28, Eliot Feld made a surprising announcement that his company, Ballet Tech, will be suspending operations for the 2003 04 season, a total of eleven performing weeks at The Joyce Theater in Manhattan. Although Ballet Tech has been...

San Francisco Ballet.(Faces and Places)(Andrew Mogrelia becomes music director)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... ANDREW MOGRELIA is the new music director and principal conductor of SAN FRANCISCO BALLET.

New York City Ballet.(Faces and Places)(Alexandra Ansanelli promoted to principal dancer )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... NEW YORK CITY BALLET has promoted ALEXANDRA ANSANELLI to principal dancer.

American Ballet Theatre.(Faces and Places)(Herman Corned becomes principal and Carmen Corella, Carlos Lopez, and Sascha Radetsky become soloists)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE has elevated HERMAN CORNED to principal and CARMEN CORELLA, CARLOS LOPEZ, and SASCHA RADETSKY to soloists.

Milwaukee Ballet.(Faces and Places)(Milwaukee Ballet Company hires seven dancers)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... MILWAUKEE BALLET welcomes dancers PAUL THRUSSEL, MOMCHIL MLADENOV, DOUGLAS McCUBBIN, TATIANA JOURAVEL, DWAYNE HOLUDAY, ADAM STERN, and PETR ZAHRADNICEK.

Cullberg Ballet.(Faces and Places)(Swedish ballet appoints Johan Inger as artistic director)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JOHAN INGER became artistic director of Sweden's CULLBERG BALLET July 1.

Daghdha Dance Company.(Faces and Places)(Michael Klien becomes artistic director of Irish dance company)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... MICHAEL KLIEN is the new artistic director of Ireland's DAGHDHA DANCE COMPANY.

The Washington Ballet.(Faces and Places)(Jeffrey Edwards appointed artistic associate)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JEFFREY EDWARDS is artistic associate of THE WASHINGTON BALLET for the 2003-04 season.

Bavarian State Ballet.(Faces and Places)(German ballet appoints new principal dancers)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... ROMAN LAZIK and LUKAS SLAVICKY are new principals at the BAVARIAN STATE BALLET.

Joanna Berman.(Arrivals)(twin boys born to former San Francisco Ballet dancer)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Former San Francisco Ballet principal dancer JOANNA BERMAN is the mother of twin boys, Lucas Micah Mandel and Jacob Reuben Mandel, born May 9.

Houston Ballet principal Lauren Anderson is the mother of Laurence Bell Fitzgerald Turner, born April 30.(Arrivals)(principal Barbara Bears returns after birth of son)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Houston Ballet principal LAUREN ANDERSON is the mother of Laurence Bell Fitzgerald Turner, born April 30. Houston principal BARBARA BEARS has returned to the company after giving birth to Ethan Roan Gadbois.

Bolshoi's new boss.(Surprise Appointment)(Bolshoi Ballet Company's new artistic director, Alexei Ratmansky)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Ukrainian-born Alexei Ratmansky, 34, is the new artistic director of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet, succeeding Boris Akimov. Ratmansky, who will start the jab January 1, is a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet and has choreographed far...

Marcel Marceau speaks (Yes!).(Dance Matters)(retirement of French mime and head of troupe Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau)
September 1, 2003... To some people, mime and poetry lie in the outer boroughs of art along with such obscure practices as throat singing. Some folks also think that, in reaction to a technologically oriented art world, mime may acquire new respect in the...

Tied together.(New York Notebook)(Bill Young's choreography)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Bill Young's choreography highlights the visceral connections between bodies. The way he sends dancers spiraling, rolling, colliding, and rebounding off each other and the floor makes our eyes see lingering threads--physical and...

Not festival not complacent.(New York Notebook)(Colombia's Danza Comun makes political statement at Not Festival)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Images of predator and prey dominated Quedo Muneco, by Colombia's Danza Comun. Venezuelan choreographer Mariangel Romero and four other women wearing clothes made of garbage bags, played out scenes of capture and incarceration in Cana. These...

TV dance bonanza.(New York Notebook)(METROARTS/Thirteen's first Annual Dance Festival)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... With twenty-four hours of dance programs running throughout May, tri-state area viewers tuned in to the first Annual Dance Festival produced by METROARTS/Thirteen (the cable network of the PBS affiliate Channel 13). Whether it was Donna...

Going to extremes.(New York Notebook)(Youth America Grand Prix)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Extreme technique took center stage at the Youth America Grand Prix, held in April at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. Young dancers tossed off pirouettes and barrel turns as if they were barre exercises. Extensions swung to impossible...

Ohio: the bitter ...(New York Notebook)(downturn in economy affects Cleveland arts and cultural organizations)(Dance Cleveland may have to cancel a program)
September 1, 2003... Times are tough for Cleveland area arts and cultural organizations. Dance Cleveland, the area's preeminent modern dance presenting organization, has all but eliminated its 2003-04 season due to budget shortfalls. Similarly, Great Lakes Theater...

... And the sweet.(New York Notebook)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Cleveland Repertory Project has received funding from the National Endowment tot the Arts to underwrite MoonDogg, a dance by Artistic Dilector Hernando Cortez that honors rock 'n' roll, and its founding Cleveland DJ, Alan Freed." By reprising...

Walk that walk.(New York Notebook)(author Robert Farris Thompson presents lecture on "The Black Roots of Tango")(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... In April, irrepressible author Robert Farris Thompson presented a slide lecture on "The Black Roots of Tango" at the Open Center. Like jazz, Argentina's sexy music and dance form has absorbed many influences while maintaining its link to...

Facing Martha's wrath.(New York Notebook)(remembrances of Martha Graham)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... In a talk titled "Americana and Martha's Funny Bone," at the Library of the Performing Arts, several Graham company elders skipped those topics and dwelled on Martha's famous ferocity. With affection and admiration, Stuart Hodes said, "If she...

Advice for dancers.
September 1, 2003... I'VE SUBSCRIBED TO DANCE MAGAZINE FOR YEARS, AND YOUR COLUMN IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I READ EACH MONTH FOR YOUR EXCELLENT ADVICE. HOWEVER, IN RESPONSE TO "ANONYMOUS" WITH SORE KNEES (SEE ADVICE FOR DANCERS, DANCE MAGAZINE, JUNE, PAGE 13),...

Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury: pathbreakers.(founders of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company)(their role in supporting arts and dance in Utah schools)(Interview)
September 1, 2003... How do you create a dance company? You put two impassioned women together--Joan Woodbury (right) and Shirley Ririe--at the right time, some forty years ago, and let them go at it. Voila! The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. The pathbreaking...

The Nikolais legacy.(Alwin Nikolais, choreograher and dancer)(repertoire to be presented by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company)
September 1, 2003... Alwin Nikolais passed away in 1993. His contributions to dance were considerable: the stage works, the school in New York City, and his creative pedagogy and aesthetic philosophy. His archives included television and films, a large collection...

Going to the wall: Indiana Ballet troupe brings Spanish and Arabian themes to China.(Ballet Internationale of Indiana 2002 tour of China)
September 1, 2003... Travel is broadening, they say, and not just around the hips. Experiencing places and people with ways different from our own broadens our perspective of the world and of ourselves. Perhaps it also allows the residents of the visited country an...

Guest columnist.(young dancers)(Brief Article)(Column)
September 1, 2003... Dancing is a very wonderful gift. It helps young people in many ways. It helps bodies grow stronger and it leads to a unique way of thinking. Sometimes boys say that it's prissy and easy, and that ball sports are really what make a person...

Keeping company with Campbell.(star turns)(Neve Campbell stars in movie about Joffrey Ballet Company)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The guys adore Canadian Neve Campbell because she's intelligent, beautiful, and talented. She also has the radiant innocence of the ideal ballerina. She ought to; the 22-year-old actress trained at Toronto's National Ballet School. Then,...

SF Bay area hip-hop kids rule!(star turns)(San Francisco's No Label dance company at Hip-Hop Dance Festival)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... No Label, a San Francisco-based professional hip-hop dance company, ripping it up at this year's San Francisco Hip-Hop Dance Festival. The company's director, Yusuf Nasir, pictured bottom right, is barely 18 and working hard to keep his dancers...

Faux pas: everyone's tripped over themselves onstage, messed up in front of the class, or ripped their costume. You know when it's so embarrassing you could just curl up and die?! Tell us about it. Laugh with us. It's funny. Really. We swear.(the beat)
September 1, 2003... The most embarrassing moment for me was in a dress rehearsal for Push Comes to Shove. I was dancing one of the lead roles and I had a dress on that had a halter top that connected behind the neck with a few snaps and a hook. The costume was...

Food for thought.(body talk)(symptoms and causes of eating disorders such as bulimia)(healthy eating guildelines for ballet dancers)
September 1, 2003... There are lots of ways to eat--with our hands, sitting on the floor, making noisy sounds, even politely at a table with candles. But when we think of people's overall well-being there are really only two kinds of eating: healthy and disordered....

Got the jitters? Try some yoga!(body talk)(yoga poses to energize and calm performers)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Every performer gets nervous. Handling our butterflies can be made easier with a short yoga practice. Putting attention on the breath is key. As breathing slows down, nervousness will decrease. But we can also do a few yoga poses before we go...

From: young dancer: to: you subject: e-pals: Margaret is a ballet student, and Megan is a second-year corps dancer.(advice)(for schooling and auditions)
September 1, 2003... TO: BABIEKEO FROM: MGPRETTYINPINK DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ABOUT SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR ME? I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT TAMISCAL [AN INDEPENDENT-STUDY HIGH SCHOOL] AND ITS REPUTATION WITH COLLEGES?...

Young tapper talks to young dancer.(Cartier Williams, teenage dancer on tour in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk)(Interview)
September 1, 2003... Cartier Williams is on the road again. He's in Flint, Michigan, riding in a car when I call him on his cell phone. "We're in the middle of nowhere." he says. "There's nothing to do here." He sounds bored. Cartier is in the throes of an...

On fire: Lingji Hon is one of sixty students who take creative movement with Ellen Robbins at Dance Theater Workshop. She wrote about her choreography for the annual performance, "Dances by Very Young Choreographers," which Jody Sperling reviewed.(Interview)
September 1, 2003... "FIRE AMAZES ME--IT LOOKS SO UNREAL." SAYS 13-YEAR-OLD CHORLOORAPHER LINGJI HON. SHE BEGINS HCP DANCE, FLAME, KNEELING GLUED TO ONE SPOT LIKE A CANDLE. SHE REACHES HER HANDS OUT TO THE AUDIENCE AND DRAWS THEM IN, PUNCTUATING THE WORDS Of HER...

The creation of FLAME.
September 1, 2003... Another year of dancing had begun and I was plagued by the persistent question of what to do for my dance. It seemed as if the other dancers had ripped out all the powerful topics from the ocean of possibility, and I was left with an empty...

The multiple choices of Melissa Hough: ballet? Jazz? Tap? Hip-hop? How about all of the above?(teenage dancer currently apprenticing with Boston Ballet II)(Interview)
September 1, 2003... If you could apprentice with a ballet company, perform in a Broadway show, or tour with a pop star, which would you choose? If all three sound appealing, then welcome to the world of Melissa Hough. The 18-year-old Maryland native excels in...

Tap terms and tidbits.(The history of tap dancing is enmeshed in the African American experience)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... "CHALLENGES" ARE A SERIES OF STEPS MEANT TO ONE-UP YOUR DANCE COMPETITORS IN JAM SESSIONS, WHETHER ON THE CURBSIDE, IN THE DANCE HALL, OR ONSTAGE. "STEALING STEPS" IS WHEN YOU FIGURE OUT ANOTHER DANCER'S STEPS. STEAL THEM, THEN MAKE THEM...

Horoscope.
September 1, 2003... Aries: March 21-April 19 Your Element: Fire Colors: Bright red You need: Adventures and excitement An Aries can usually be counted on to be full of energy, but you'll be feeling deliciously dreamy for most of September, Your pals...

Love affair with Cuba.(visit of Franca Russell to Ballet Nacional de Cuba)(cultural program of University of Washington's Center for Women and Democracy)
September 1, 2003... One of the first big disappointments of my life was being forced to turn down a contract with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. At 17, I was unconcerned that a revolution was underway; Alicia Alonso was my idol and I wanted to learn at her feet. My...

Time to think: Dance Theatre of Harlem on tour: a dancer's monologue.
September 1, 2003... In October 2002, Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem went on a brief tour of England. Principal dancer Tab Jimenez kept a journal. October 26, New York City It has been fourteen years since Dance Theatre of Harlem performed in...

Fall preview and calendar: September 1-December 15, 2003.(Calendar)
September 1, 2003... Who's the new guy at Oregon Ballet Theatre? Which Italian fashion house has designs on Aspen Santa Fe Ballet? How many famous choreographers taught Dayton Contemporary Dance Company how to fly? Does Nashville Ballet have a snake fetish? And...

A shift in the whirlwind at Butler University: dance head Stephan Laurent steps down.(Michelle Jarvis will replace chair of dance school while he is on sabbatical)
September 1, 2003... What dance frontiers remain for Stephan Laurent to explore? The longtime chairman of Indianapolis's Butler University dance department has decided to investigate the possibilities. After fifteen years as head of the respected department,...

On education.(recreational dancers the financial base of dance studios)
September 1, 2003... New studio owners have one thing common: They're motivated. They'll teach just about anyone simply to keep the school doors open. But some, as they become more successful, lose interest in teaching the recreational or novice dancers or the...

Dancing to learn.("Kids oil the Move" program brings dance into the public schools)
September 1, 2003... Kids oil the Move a yearlong program that brought dancing into public schools, staged its culminating event, Celebrate, at Colden Center, Queens College, for an audience of parents, friends, and students of the participating schools. [] During...

Jessica Flynn gets her dream: from student to corps member at New York City Ballet.(Young Dancer[R])(excerpts from her journal)
September 1, 2003... A radiant dancer with a rock-solid technique, Jessica Flynn caught the eye of many observers at the School of American Ballet Spring Workshop in June 2002. She attended her first summer session at SAB, the official school of New York City...

Dance theater.(brief notes on several Broadway and Off-Broadway music and dance theater shows)
September 1, 2003... LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, the runaway hit of the season, Hairspray, was already ensconced al the Neil Simon Theatre. This year, Broadway already has a flop: The revival of Little Shop of Horrors derailed when its producers shut it down on the...

Back and still the best.(rebranding of Dance Magazine products)(Stern's Director returns to original name, Dance Annual. Directory)
September 1, 2003... For more than forty-seven years, DANCE MAGAZINE has produced an industry resource--a directory of companies, choreographers, teachers, manufacturers, artists' managers, presenters, writers, photographers, designers, schools, studios, and more....

Rennie Harris PureMovement.(Facing Mekka)(Dance Review)
September 1, 2003... The Joyce Theater New York, New York May 13-18, 2003 Who could imagine that the next move on the cutting edge of concert dance would come from the hip-hop nation--and a Philadelphian? Rennie Harris PureMovement is the name, and hip-hop's...

Boston Ballet.(Romeo and Juliet)(Dance Review)
September 1, 2003... The Wang Theater Boston, Massachusetts May 8-18, 2003 The Boston Ballet presented the American premiere of Rudi van Dantzig's 1967 ballet, Romeo and Juliet, based on Shakespeare's play and set to Sergei Prokofiev's score. Although the...

BalletMet Columbus.(Dance Review)
September 1, 2003... Ohio Theatre Columbus, Ohio April 10-13, 2003 BalletMet Columbus capped its twenty-fifth-anniversary season with Australian choreographer Stanton Welch's delightful version of Don Quixote. The production was the first full-length ballet...

New York City Ballet.(Carnival of the Animals)(Guide to Strange Places)(Liturgy)(Dance Review)
September 1, 2003... New York State Theater New York, New York April 29-June 29, 2003 The nine-week spring season of New York City Ballet, which ended after seven performances of George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, somehow seemed a little restrained....

Tens the Limit.
September 1, 2003... Green Street Studios Cambridge, Massachusetts May 2-3, 2007 CRASHarts, the dance-producing arm of Boston's World Music, has filled the vacuum left by the demise of Dance Umbrella several years ago by presenting visiting companies, and more...

Pick Up Performance Company.(Private Lives of Dancers 2003)(Dance Review)
September 1, 2003... The Joyce Theater New York, New York February 18-23, 2003 David Gordon's Private Lives of Dancers 2003 incorporates many of the themes that have characterized his work through the years. His dancers talked as they moved. Their chat was...

Dance directory.(Directory)
September 1, 2003... Schools, Studios, Colleges, Universities, Companies, Teachers, Dancers, Choreographers, Somatic Practices, Movement Arts, Dance Medicine, Yoga United States ALABAMA ALABAMA BALLET Wes Chapman, Artistic Director Alice Cox,...

A rite of spring.(5th Regional High School Dance Festival in Baltimore, Maryland)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... More than 600 high school gathered at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, for a weekend of total dance immersion. A performance by Billy Siegenfeld and Jeannie Hill of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project opened three days of classes, performances, and...

Al Gilbert.(Transitions)(Pied Piper of Dance dead at 81)(owner of Stepping Tones Ltd)(Obituary)
September 1, 2003... Al Gilbert, the "Pied Piper of Dance," died in Los Angeles on February 3, 2003, alter a courageous duel with cancer. He was 81. Gilbert, a poet, performer, mentor, educator, and businessman, owned Stepping Tones Ltd., which produced more...

Luis "Chichito" Cepeda.(Transitions)(traditional Puerto Rican dancer and musician killed in car accident)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Luis "Chichito" Cepeda, a member of the Cepeda family that teaches, performs, and preserves Puerto Ricos traditional dance and music, was killed in a car accident February 6, 2003, near his home in Redway, California. He was 45. The...

Vane Vest.(Transitions)(death of former principal dancer of San Francisco Ballet)(Obituary)
September 1, 2003... Former San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Vane Vest died at age 53 on January 8, 2003, from complications from an intestinal disorder. Born in Vienna, Austria, Vest spent his early childhood and training in Colorado before moving to New...

Lawrence Adams.(Transitions)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Winnipeg-born Lawrence Adams died of cancer February 26, 2003, at age 66. He was the younger brother of David Adams, the first male star of The National Ballet of Canada. He studied with Mara McBirney and in 1955 followed his brother into the...

Attitudes.(Eliot Feld suspends Ballet Tech operations)(Biography)
September 1, 2003... Times are bad. And if they are bad elsewhere, then they are particularly bad in arts funding. A recent casualty has been Eliot Feld and his Ballet Tech. It was, at least to me, completely unexpected. I had chatted with Feld a week or so...