Tag Archive: George Balanchine

Dancers, illusion and magicians

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Quote and snippet of history from George Balanchine and a picture from Kidd Pivot’s The Tempest Replica choreographed by Crystal Pite.

Music Made Visible

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Image of fan dancers at the Wam Bam Club and a quote by George Balanchine.

Dancers are instruments..

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This week’s inspirational dance quote, from George Balanchine, is; ‘Dancers are instruments, like a piano the choreographer plays’.   After watching Balanchine stage a new version of Ballets Russes Le Chant de Rossingol,… Continue reading →

See the music, hear the dance.

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Photograph of Fan dancers at the Wam Bam Club and inspirational dance quote by George Balanchine.

A complicated story..

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Photograph of Yorke Dance’s Wordsworth and a quote from George Balanchine.

What are you waiting for?

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Photo from Kidd Pivot’s The Tempest Replica and quote by George Balanchine along with a little of his history.

Why are you holding back?

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Image from Yorke Dance Theatre’s Wordsworth and quote from George Balanchine with a little about the man.

Dancer from Gala Flamenco, Sadler's Wells Flamenco Festival and quote from Balanchine, (c) Carole Edrich 2015

First Comes The Sweat…

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This week’s inspirational dance quote by George Balanchine is; “First comes the sweat. Then comes the beauty if you’re very lucky and have said your prayers”  Four Quartets it is considered to be… Continue reading →