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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

New School Year, New Dance Year, New Attitude

August 26, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Julian began school on Monday. This year he’s a sophomore. He seems to have a new attitude (Thank God!) about school, schoolwork and grades. In fact, one of his best friends and a fellow dancer told me yesterday that Julian is “a different person.” It seems he was angry at her for talking on the […]

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Filed Under: Attitude, Denise Wall, evaluations, grades, rasta thomas Tagged With: ABT evaluation, dance photos, grades, Mvment magazine, new attitudes, Nutcracker choices, NYU, rasta thomas, work ethic

Second Day in NYC at the ABT Summer Intensive

June 16, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

So, we are here in New York City, and I’m about to pick Julian up after his second day at the American Ballet Theatre summer intensive. We arrived to find ourselves with a very, very, very small studio apartment as a sublet. This might be better than a dorm room at New York University, and […]

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Finally Found: Ballet Tights that Fit a Teenage Boy!

May 4, 2009 by ninaamir 4 Comments

As a short breather to the Duncan Cooper series (and since I don’t have time right now to post another piece to that interview), I’d like to share that Julian has finally found some ballet tights that fit and that he loves. He says he can’t even tell he’s wearing them! So, I want to […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, evaluations, foot problems, technique

Empty Green Fields of Raw Talent…After 11 Years of Dance Training?

February 20, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Okay, so call me a Dance Mom or a Stage Mom. I think my son’s got some talent when it comes to dance. That said, some other people who know more than I do about dance, and who aren’t related to Julian, think he’s got some talent, too. But lately a few dance professionals seem […]

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Filed Under: evaluations, Teachers, Uncategorized Tagged With: building a dancer's foundation, dance talent, dance teachers with big egos, green fields of talent, raw talent

Dance Evaluations and Lessons Learned

November 3, 2008 by ninaamir 1 Comment

It’s amazing how far a little bit of communication goes to soothe concerns, ease bad feelings and boost your sense of well being. As you might have guessed, Julian’s evaluation at Teen Dance Company went quite well and helped not only him feel better about what he’s doing there and how his teachers are dealing […]

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Filed Under: behavior in dance class, evaluations, Uncategorized, use of muscles in ballet Tagged With: Brian Fisher, communication, dance evaluations, Darlene Castro-Easterling, men's ballet movement, musicality, Teen Dance Company

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