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News from Abroad and From the Homefront

August 19, 2012 by Nina 5 Comments

It’s been 11 days…and news has been sparse from Germany, to say the least. As you can imagine, with my hubby gone to Berlin after dropping Julian off, the house is quiet. Just the cat and me at home, reminiscent of when Ron took Julian off to SAB last fall. Just as when Julian left […]

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Filed Under: Ballet, company class, performance, professional dance Tagged With: adjustment, company class, La Bayadere, letting go, rehearsal

It’s Official: My Dancin’ Boy is a Professional Dancer!

July 6, 2012 by Nina 4 Comments

Signing a contract with a dance company

It’s official. My dancin’ boy is a professional dancer! Really. The  contract came in the mail–in German–from Semperoper Ballett. We put it through a translator online. Julian signed the original copy, which had all the official signatures on it already. He took it to the post office and put it in the mail. Done. The […]

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Filed Under: professional dance Tagged With: Palucca, professional dancer, San Francisco Ballet School, Semperoper Ballett

Attending the School of American Ballet Workshop

June 8, 2012 by Nina 6 Comments

All the detials about School of American Ballet's Workshop

The big day arrived: The School of American Ballet (SAB) Workshop. The whole dance world, it seemed, was waiting for the school to reveal the next generation of dancers–especially New York City Ballet’s (NYCB) dancers. Supposedly representatives from all over the United States and Europe attend Workshop. In this economy, I’m not sure that still […]

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Filed Under: Ballet, performance, professional dance Tagged With: apprentice, New York City Ballet, School of American Ballet, Wien Award, Workshop

Summer Intensive Auditions End, REAL Auditions Start

March 6, 2012 by Nina 2 Comments

A lot has happened since my last post…I’ve just been too busy to write. I apologize. I’ve got a non-dance related book coming out in a few months, and getting ready for that launch has been taking up all my time. Anyhoo. Since I wrote last Julian has been struggling with his tendon tear. He […]

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Filed Under: auditions, choreography, College, dance injuries, foot problems, grades, performance, professional dance, recovery from dance injury, summer dance programs Tagged With: college dance auditions, company auditions, summer ballet intensives, tendon injury, Workshop

Is The Joffrey Right for Your Son? How to Choose a Style and Company

December 27, 2011 by Nina 1 Comment

Not long ago I was asked to help promote a documentary film on The Joffrey Ballet that will be released in January. I have a soft spot for The Joffrey, since one of Julian’s YAGP partners, Jeraldine Mendoza, landed a job with this ballet company, so I was quick to respond that I would, indeed, […]

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Filed Under: auditions, Choosing a dance company, professional dance, The Joffrey Ballet Tagged With: Adam Sklute, documentary, The Joffrey Ballet, Willey Shives

Rupert Pennefather on Being a Dancer

September 17, 2011 by Nina 1 Comment

I do have news of Julian and how he is doing at SAB, but I thought I’d change things up a bit today. While I was in New York City I was contacted by email and offered the chance to air an “exclusive” video of Royal Ballet principle Rupert Pennefather speaking about some of the […]

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Filed Under: Attitude, Ballet, dance injuries, Interviews with Dancers, male dancers, Partnering, performance, professional dance, teasing Tagged With: competition, Partnering, performing, Rupert Pennefarther

Joey Dowling on How to Succeed as a Dancer (Part 4)

December 29, 2010 by Nina 1 Comment

After it’s all the training has been completed, one question remains: Will the dancer get a dance job? Will he make it through the audition and into a company or a show? What can a male dancer—or any dancer for that matter—do to increase the odds of becoming a successful professional dancer? And what does […]

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Filed Under: Broadway, choreography, conventions, Dancing in Hollywood, Dancing on Broadway, Interviews with Dancers, Jo and Jack, Joey Dowling, NYCDA, professional dance, self-confidence Tagged With: dance conventions, getting dance jobs, Joey Dowling, learning choreography, succeeding in dance

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