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Ballet North: 4 dancers gain acceptance, scholarships

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:57 +0000

Submitted by Ballet in Kansas City Blog Ballet North is pleased to announce that four company members have gained acceptance and scholarships to internationally renowned summer intensive dance programs. Congratulations to Aimee Cover, Hannah Horowitz, Kevin Hamilton and Kristin Smith on their acceptance to American Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Rock School of [...]

Ballet North: Dance Camp 2010

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:28:21 +0000

Submitted by Ballet in Kansas City Blog Ballet North is very pleased to announce Dance Camp 2010 dates, times and tuition: DANCE CAMP ONE: $55.00 Monday - Friday 9:30 - 11:00 am OR 5:00 - 6:30 pm June 14th - 18th July 12th - 16th August 2nd - 6th RECESSION BUSTER: 30% off all p r e v i o u s Dance [...]

February 2010 in Pictures

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:52:26 +0000

Submitted by Valery Lantratov’s Ballet Blog Posted by Laura Lee at 10:10 PM

January in Pictures

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:33:53 +0000

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La Danse playing here in Spokane next week!

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:26:31 +0000

Submitted by Inland Northwest Ballet Blog LA DANSE Documentary master Frederick Wiseman’s 38th film in a career that has spanned more than that number of years, turns his attention to one of the world’s greatest ballet companies, the Paris Opera Ballet. John Davey’s camera roams the vast Palais Garnier, an opulent 19th century pile of a building: [...]

Student teachers or class leaders…How we choose!

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:32:01 +0000

Submitted by Inland Northwest Ballet Blog We have been recently asked by a parent how we choose our Inland Northwest Ballet student teachers/class leader, and thought our answer would make a great blog post…:) First, let us explain that at our Spokane studio, a student teacher simply means an assistant to the adult teacher, we never hire [...]

Missed out on Books?

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:18:37 +0000

Submitted by Valery Lantratov’s Ballet Blog We ran out of copies of our book, A Child’s Introduction to Ballet, towards the end of last week. If you were interested in getting a copy autographed by Valery Lantratov, but missed out, you can order directly from us online, and we will ship you an autographed copy as [...]

Pretty costumes…

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:27:08 +0000

Submitted by Inland Northwest Ballet Blog Below are a few photos of some of our beautiful costumes for our upcoming ballet performances to be held in Spokane in June… This classical tutu will be worn by our level 7 soloist, but in a shade of pink… This tutu will be worn by our level 5Bs, 6s and 7s, [...]

Ballet North: Costumes for Alice Getting Ready To Order

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:16:50 +0000

Submitted by Ballet in Kansas City Blog January 9th, 2010 From: Ballet North Studios This is an exciting time of year when the next production is being set up and rehearsals have started. In keeping with this preparation the massive costume order that will create all the characters for Alice, Carmen and Watermark is coming up on Saturday [...]

Going, Going… Gone

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:29:22 +0000

Submitted by Valery Lantratov’s Ballet Blog We have updated our online calendar. Our winter schedule is now completely full and we cannot add any more classes at this point. Contact us now about summer, as our summer 2010 schedule is also filling up quickly. We look forward to seeing many familiar faces and to making new friends [...]

Ballet North: Classes As Usual Despite Extreme Cold

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:27:25 +0000

Submitted by Ballet in Kansas City Blog January 5th, 2010 Ballet North IS having class today Tuesday January 5th despite universal school closings. The reason? The closings are due to extreme cold air, but for going to and from ballet class this is not nearly so much a concern as no one waits outside for a “ballet [...]

Happy New Year!

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:28:05 +0000

Submitted by Valery Lantratov’s Ballet Blog Posted by Laura

Bolshoi Ballet’s Esmeralda

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:21:42 +0000

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Ballet Video of the Day

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:20:36 +0000

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Today in Dance History: December 20

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:51:16 +0000

Submitted by Valery Lantratov’s Ballet Blog On this date in 1585: A spectacle was presented for King Phillip II of Spain. As Maurice Esses recounted in Dance and Instrumental Diferencias… “…all the associations representing the manual trades presented dances near the gates of the palace so the ladies of the court might see them. On each [...]