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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Salim Gauwloos (Part 3): How to Succeed as a Dancer and a Choreographer

April 26, 2010 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Maybe the fact that Salim Gauwloos appreciated Julian’s ballet technique was one of the reasons Julian enjoyed dancing with him in New York. Julian had just completed the six-week American Ballet Summer Intensive and had improved considerably during that time. Of course, he had a sound foundation in ballet after three years at Ballet San […]

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Filed Under: behavior in dance class, choreography, Dance Tips, Dancing in Hollywood, Dancing on Broadway, Interviews with Dancers, Salim Gauwloos Tagged With: Ballet, competion choreography, dance class, Salim Gauwloos, Slam, technique

Words of Wisdom from Julian's First Male Teacher and Mentor

August 20, 2009 by ninaamir 3 Comments

When Julian was quite young, his first male teacher provided a superb mentor. Now he offers words of wisdom to all boys who dance. And he encourages those boys starting late to work hard and catch up — just as he did.

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Filed Under: Interviews with Dancers, sexuality Tagged With: Anthony Foster, dancing in a masculine manner, male dance mentors, Moves Dance Studio, pre-professional dance companies, Soleunique, starting dance late, teasing, technique, tips for male dancers

How to Get the Most Out of a Summer Ballet Intensive: Rasta Thomas Offers Advice (Part 2)

June 8, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

During my conversation with Rasta Thomas about how boys can prepare for a summer dance ballet intensive, which I wrote about in my last post, he also offered some pretty savvy advice for how our young men should conduct themselves once they actually find themselves on site and ready to begin the intensive itself. Here […]

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Filed Under: Interviews with Dancers, rasta thomas, summer dance programs Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre, how to get the most out of a summer ballet program, rasta thomas, sumemr ballet programs, summer ballet intensive, summer intentsive

How to Prepare for a Summer Ballet Intensive: Rasta Thomas Offers Advice (Part 1)

June 5, 2009 by ninaamir 7 Comments

At long, long last, I have some really superb advice for all the boys attending summer ballet intensives. Actually, any boy attending any type of summer dance intensive will benefit from the advice offered by ballet great Rasta Thomas.   I first “discovered” Rasta after I’d actually seen him perform as Eddie in the national tour of  the […]

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Filed Under: Dance Exercises and Stretches, Interviews with Dancers, Partnering, rasta thomas, summer dance programs Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, dance exercises, rasta thomas, San Francisco Ballet Summer Intensive, summer ballet intensives

Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 4): The Issues and Difficulties Faced by Male Dancers (How to Make Choreography Your Own)

May 20, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Last, but definitely not least, here’s part four to my interview with Duncan Cooper. If you don’t remember who Duncan is, please go back to this post to read the brief bio I offered in the part one. Working on Flexibility and Weaknesses Continuing my conversation with Duncan,  I wanted to know if he often saw the […]

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Filed Under: auditions, choreography, conventions, Duncan Cooper, Interviews with Dancers, Partnering Tagged With: advice to male dancers, auditions, being unique, convention choreography, dance as art, dance conventions, Duncan Cooper, flexibility issues, how to be a good dance partner, making choreography your own, male dancer's psychological issues, New York City Dance Alliance, Partnering, stretching

Dance Advantage Interviews Garret Smith of Houston Ballet II

May 18, 2009 by ninaamir 1 Comment

While you are waiting for my next post, here’s a great one to read by Nichelle Strzepek at Dance Advantage. She interviewed 20-year-old Garrett Smith, a recent graduate of Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, who already is an accomplished performer and choreographer as well as a member of Houston Ballet II, Houston Ballet’s pre-professional company. He’s also signed a contract […]

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Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 3): Develop the Ability to Move with Emotion and Be Inspired by Dance

May 14, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Amidst the hustle and bustle of tecnical rehearsals for Los Gatos Ballet’s Copellia and last-week-before-techical-rehearsals for Teen Dance Company’s 10th Anniversary Spring Concert, not to mention my daugther’s regional synchronized swimming meet in Sacramento this weekend (and my work), I’ve finally managed to finish transcribing the tape of my interview with Duncan Cooper. As promised, […]

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Filed Under: Attitude, conventions, Duncan Cooper, Interviews with Dancers Tagged With: dancing with emotion, Duncan Cooper, inspiration, inspiring dancers

Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 2): Need For Technique & Movement that Tells a Story & Portrays Emotion

May 2, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Sorry for the delay in writing another post. Things have been a bit crazy at my end. I had a trial period for a writing gig I didn’t get (which took up an enormous amount of time for four weeks). I’ve been gearing up my new column at Examiner.com. Plus, we’ve had time spent on […]

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Filed Under: choreography, conventions, Dance Tips, Duncan Cooper, Interviews with Dancers Tagged With: boys lack technique, choreography, conventions, dance in masculine way, dance technique, Duncan Cooper, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, movement that tells a story, Movement with emotion

Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 1): Your Son's Dance Education

April 23, 2009 by ninaamir 1 Comment

I first met 38-year-old Duncan Cooper when Julian attended the New York City Dance Alliance convention in Santa Clara, CA, about a month ago. I was impressed with the choreography he gave the boys during his session. And Julian loved the choreography. So, I decided to approach him and ask if he would write a […]

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Filed Under: Duncan Cooper, Interviews with Dancers Tagged With: dance education outside the studio, Duncan Cooper, Harlem Dance Theatre, Lines Ballet, mentors for male dancers, networking for dancers, NYCDA, San Francisco Ballet, the real world of dance, what type of dancer do you want to be

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