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Prima Ballerina Diana Vishneva & AllyCat transform into ballerina cats to inspire children to dance!
Published: 02/17/2012 in Articles
I believe there are a few shortcuts to happiness in life and dancing is one of them. I started learning ballet as an adult. My first class was humorous and quite humbling, learning to dance ballet in a classroom full of 6 year olds taught by my ABT-certified ballet teacher, Ms. Melba Morris. Even though the kids were better than me, I instantly fell in love with ballet. From that day on, I made a decision to walk away from producing films in Hollywood for almost five years to devote my life
Los Angeles Ballet-The Nutcracker
Published: 12/06/2010 by Steven Woodruff in Articles
Choreography by Thordahl Christensen and Colleen Neary
Costumes Designed by Mikael Melbye
Lighting Designed by Penny Jacobus
Sets Designed by Catherine Kanner
The orchestral performance for the recorded score was not identified in the program.
LOS A
REFLECTIONS
Published: 01/24/2011 by Steven Woodruff in Articles
The review covers the recent collboration between Bolshoi dancer and a group contemporary choreographers. Also included is the Glinka Pas de Deux by Balanchine. Best on the program was a reworking of REMANSOS
by Nacho Duato. At Segerstrom Center.
STATE STREET BALLET and THE SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY
Published: 02/01/2011 by Steven Woodruff in Articles
State Street Ballet's collaboration with The Santa Bartabara Symphony in a new production of the Appalachian Spring Suite. The choreography by William Soleau (also Carmen in 2007) was presented at The Granada
Theater in Santa Barabara, California.
A YEAR AT THE BALLET
Published: 06/10/2011 by Steven Woodruff in Articles
It’s been just over a year since I started writing reviews covering dance and music. This story is a kind of memoire of the year. It includes some humor but mostly it addresses the serious concerns of reviewing. Use the links to find the reviews.
Competitions: A Double-Edged Sword
Published: 06/09/2010 by Francisco Gella in Articles
Dance competitions are a double-edge sword in terms of the overall experience. They certainly have merit but are full of pitfalls as well. This article is a balanced critique of the world of dance competitions.
Review: Method Contemporary Dance at Bootleg Theater
Published: 05/14/2010 by Steven Woodruff in Reviews
Review of Method Contemporary Dance
Program:"Then See If you Still Love Us"
May 6-9 2010 at Bootleg Theater,Los Angeles
Brandenburg Concertos at Colburn Kenneth Cooper Harpshichord
Published: 12/16/2010 by Steven Woodruff in Articles
Kenneth Cooper was in residence at the Collburn School for a week preparing a concert of all the Brandenburg
concertos. Several concertos featured unusual versions of the standard arrangements and instrumentation.
Cooper conducted from the keyboard.









