Well, this blog made it into the second round of the Best Dance Blogs of 2011 contest–but not by much! Thank you to all my readers who voted by leaving comments.I had 26 comments! Whoo-hoo! You are the best! I couldn’t respond until today, but I really appreciated every one of your heartfelt words. I […]
Is The Joffrey Right for Your Son? How to Choose a Style and Company
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, […]
How to Enroll Your Son in School in New York
Recently one of my readers asked me to address an important issue: How to get her son enrolled in a public school, such as Profession Performing Arts School (PPAS), in New York City. This might seem like a simple task, and it can be if your son attends a residential ballet program. However, if your […]
Looking for a Summer Dance Intensive for Your Son?
It’s that time of year again…time to audition for summer dance intensives. I feel quite removed from the process this year because Julian will be handling it by himself in New York. He’s made his own decisions about which intensives he wants to attend, and he will sign up and audition on his own as […]
A Dance I Can’t Do Alone: Winning the Top Dance Blogs Contest
It’s difficult for most of us to talk about ourselves. Yet, sometimes it’s necessary–like when we want to win a contest. Some of us also find it difficult to ask for help–or for partners. But there are times when we just can’t do the dance without someone there to do it with us. That’s the […]
Time to Start Auditioning for Companies & Summer Intensives
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 […]
Ailey’s Kirven James Boyd on Being a Professional Dancer
Almost two months ago, Alvin Ailey contacted me and asked me if I’d like to run a piece on one of their dancers. Of course, I said “yes.” They’d already featured this particular dancer, Kirven James Boyd, in an article on their website and wanted me to use this text; however, I requested that Kirven […]
Septime Webre of the Washington Ballet on Boys in Ballet
A little over a month ago I was pleasantly surprised to receive a video from Jacques Berlinerblau in which he interviewed Septime Webre of the Washington Ballet. If you recall, I mentioned Berlinerblau in this post when he wrote a post at The Chronicle called “My 6-Year-Old Son Takes Ballet—You Got a F#$%^$#@ Problem With […]
My Long Trip to See a 3-Minute Dance Performance
I returned home on Sunday morning at 1:30 a.m. just six days after leaving California for New York. I traveled all the way across the country with my husband — six hours by airplane (not including 1.5 hours drive time in each direction to the airport and about 2 hours in the airport) — to […]
Dealing with Dancin’ Boys from a Distance
It’s been about a month since Julian left for New York City and his senior year at the School of American Ballet and Professional Performing Arts School. I guess it’s about time I gave you an update. If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t until now…well… First, It’s been a tough 4 weeks with him […]
Rupert Pennefather on Being a Dancer
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 […]
Bye, Bye Dancin’ Boy
It’s taken me four days to be able to write this post, and just typing in the headline brought tears to my eyes. That tells you how hard it was to say goodbye to my dancin’ boy, who left on Saturday morning with his Dad. I did my tearful goodbye at the airport, sobbing as […]
Two Days and Counting Until SAB Winter Term Lift Off
Just a short post to say we made it home from NYC despite Hurricane Irene. Our flights got cancelled, and we had to fly out of Columbus, OH, or wait until Tuesday to fly home. No….Columbus is not close to NYC. It’s a 10-hour drive. We rented one of the last cars available out at […]
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