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 […]
Dance Advantage Interviews Garret Smith of Houston Ballet II
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 […]
Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 3): Develop the Ability to Move with Emotion and Be Inspired by Dance
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, […]
Happy Mother's Day Dance Mom's!
This is just a short post to convey my best wishes to all those dance mom’s who read my blog. All of you do an enormous amount to help your sons become successful dancers – and successful people. A couple of years ago, my son gave me a cute shirt on Mother’s Day. It said, […]
Finally Found: Ballet Tights that Fit a Teenage Boy!
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 […]
Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 2): Need For Technique & Movement that Tells a Story & Portrays Emotion
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 […]
Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 1): Your Son's Dance Education
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 […]
Does Your Son Tap? Keep His Feet Healthy!
I recently wrote an article for Dance Teacher magazine on how to keep tappers’ feet healthy. Previously, I wrote an article for them on how to keep dancers’ feet healthy, but tappers are a bit unique; they use their feet in more ways than most dancers, and their feet take a lot more pounding as […]
Make Choreography Your Own (Take 2) and Social Networking for Dancers
My fellow blogger, or Nichelle Strzepek, has posted a superb response to my post, and the ensuing comments, about when and how to make choreography your own. It’s well worth a read. You can find it here: http://danceadvantage.net/2009/04/16/make-it-your-own/ You also might want to go check out her website, Dance Advantage. It’s a great resource. Dance […]
Do A New York City Ballet Workout at Home!
Anyone found this yet? On YouTube you can access a whole series of videos produced by the New York City Ballet. I found only the New York City Ballet Workout 2. That means there must be a New York City Ballet Workout 1. Now there is no excuse for our boys to slack off when […]
Meeting Debbie Allen and Experiences at DADA
We took off for LA on Tuesday morning, skipping dance on Tuesday (and a Passover seder on both the first and second night — Wednesday and Thursday — of the holiday) so we could make it to UCLA for a tour by afternoon. That was the start of three days of intensive college tours primarily for […]
Off to LA and DADA
It’s spring break here, and I’m taking both my kids down to Los Angeles. My daughter needs to tour a few colleges down there, and while she is checking out the costume design programs, Julian is going to check out their dance programs. We’ll visit the University of Southern California and then UCLA and California […]
Good Resource for Boys and Dance
One of my most avid readers and supporters has been dance teacher and fellow blogger Nichelle Strzepek of www.danceadvantage.net. I see so many people showing up at this blog from her post about boys, called “Let’s Here it For the Boys,” that I’d like to not only return the favor but turn your attention to the great […]
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