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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Time to Start Auditioning for Companies & Summer Intensives

November 28, 2011 by Nina 1 Comment

The School of American Ballet (SAB) students receive guidance about summer intensives and company auditions just before Thanksgiving break. The boys are brought in to see Jock Soto, the head of the men’s division, and he asks them what summer programs they might be interested in attending. He then advises them on their choices. He […]

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Filed Under: Attitude, auditions, Ballet, College, college dance programs, dance scholarships, Partnering, SAB year-round ballet program, summer dance intensives, summer dance programs Tagged With: auditions, audtitioning, Regents tests, summer dance intensives

Our First Regional Dance America Experience

May 26, 2011 by Nina 2 Comments

We returned from Regional Dance America (RDA) in Los Vegas a week ago. We haven’t had a break. My husband, Ron, flew in from Germany the day before we left and flew out to Missouri to care for his mother a day after we returned. Julian had rehearsals up until the evening before we left […]

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Filed Under: auditions, Ballet, choreography, College, college dance programs, conventions, dance scholarships, Regional Dance America, summer dance programs

YAGP On, YAGP Off

February 7, 2011 by Nina 3 Comments

Julian continues auditioning for summer intensives despite the fact that we had to let the School of American Ballet know our decision a few weeks ago. That means the ABT results came if after, as well the San Francisco Ballet School and Juilliard results. ABT offered Julian a full scholarship this year, but it just […]

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Filed Under: choreography, dance scholarships, summer dance programs Tagged With: auditions for summer dance intensives, choreography, RDA, YAGP competition

New School Year, New Focus, New Dance Program

September 4, 2010 by Nina Leave a Comment

I didn’t realize I’d let so much time pass since my last post. Time flies when you’re having fun…not. Julian and I got back from New York, and I entered into a harried three and a half weeks of getting him to the TDC summer intensive, preparing for my daughter’s 18th birthday party and to […]

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Filed Under: auditions, Ballet, dance scholarships, technique

Whoo Hoo! Julian's Into ABT and We're Off to NYC Again!

February 2, 2010 by ninaamir 4 Comments

Just a short note to say that Julian received notification late last week that he had been accepted again into the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Program in New York City. Whoo hoo! However, we were a bit upset at first to see that he had not been awarded a scholarship. Last year he received […]

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Filed Under: auditions, Ballet, dance scholarships, performance, summer dance programs Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, lifts, Partnering, performance, scholarship, Second Stage

Tech Week and ABT Summer Intensive Auditions this Week

January 25, 2010 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Seems like we just got back from New York City, but Julian and his Dad went off to San Francisco today for his American Ballet Theatre summer intensive audition. I think he was a bit less nervous this year, but, of course, this year everything is riding on it. Last year, he did it on […]

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Filed Under: auditions, choreography, dance scholarships, performance, summer dance programs Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, auditions, clothing, dance belts, performance, student choreography, Teen Dance Company, Teen Dance Company Second Stage

Looking for Info on Grants and Scholarships for Dancer in Financial Need

November 3, 2009 by ninaamir 4 Comments

This past week I received a comment here on this blog from a mother who fears her daughter will have to drop off her dance team due to the fact that the family has encountered some financial hardships this year. The economic recession has been tough on many people. We’ve felt it, too. My husband’s […]

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Filed Under: dance scholarships Tagged With: dance grants, dance scholarship, help for dancers in financial need

Do Development Stages Affect Boys' Dance Ability?

March 17, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

We’re back from The Pulse. Julian is tired, happy to have danced with some great choreographers and to have learned some cool choreography, and a bit disappointed not to have won a scholarship of any sort. I know…I know. The scholarship isn’t important. Tell that to Julian. He had several choreographers talk to him and tell him he was […]

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Filed Under: auditions, Changes due to puberty, conventions, dance scholarships, performance Tagged With: Brian Friedman, convention choreography, dance auditions, dance conventions, dance with confidence, dance with spirit, developmental stages and dance ability, getting noticed at conventions, individuality in dancers, Laurieann, scholarships at conventions, The Pulse, Tyce Diorio, Wade Robson

Preparing for Going Solo Performance and Copellia

March 11, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Things are gearing up again. Julian has been practicing an old routine of his from a few years ago called “Hats” for solo studio performance on Thursday. We didn’t realize that he could actually perform in this event, so he didn’t prepare a solo. (We’ll know for next year.) So, he pulled out his very-successful […]

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Filed Under: conventions, dance scholarships, grades, performance, sexuality, So Your Think You can Dance Tagged With: Aristan Rinpoyla, Copellia, Going Solo, Mia Michaels, Nuvo, Remind, The Pulse

Free Ballet Classes Draw Boys Into The Studio

February 24, 2009 by ninaamir 1 Comment

I recently was asked to write a short sidebar on how to get boys into the dance studio and keep them there.  (The piece will appear in an upcoming issue of Dance Teacher magazine.) One of the things I stressed was that studios should offer free or discounted classes for boys, as well as scholarships. […]

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Filed Under: boys dance classes, dance costs and fees, dance scholarships, Doing "boy stuff" Tagged With: boys dance classes, boys-only classes, free boys classes, scholarships for boys who dance

My Son's Adventures in Booty Shorts

January 29, 2009 by ninaamir 1 Comment

Okay, some of you may find this post doesn’t live up to its great title, but I just couldn’t resist after saying that’s what I would write about next! Anyway, here’s the dirt: Julian, much to his dismay, has to wear booty shorts for one of his pieces of choreography during the three performances his […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, dance scholarships, summer dance programs Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre summer dance intensive, booty shorts, booty shorts for male dancers, choices, dance belts, dance scholarships, summer camp, Teen Dance Company

ABT Summer Ballet Intensive: What's a Boy to Do?

January 24, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

We thought Julian had his summer all planned out: Back to Jewish camp for four weeks, something he had his heart set on, especially after missing almost half of his session last year when he came down with what was later diagnosed as Relapsing Fever. This was to be his last summer not spent focusing on […]

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The New Year Brings Opportunities, Choices and a Search for Summer Dance Programs and Tights

January 20, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Sorry for the lapse in blog posts. I’ve been sick on and off for about two weeks now. My husband had a cough. Then Julian got stuffed up. Then I came down with a fever and a rash and about five days later a full blown cold. Now my daughter has it, too.  Anyway, the […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, dance scholarships, summer dance programs Tagged With: Copellia, pas de deux class, summer dance programs, tights for male dancers

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