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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Look Out, PPAS and SAB! Here Comes My Dancin’ Boy!

August 22, 2011 by Nina 2 Comments

When I posted last, Julian had been accepted into the School of American Ballet (SAB) for the winter term but had no room in the SAB dorm AND there was a possibility that the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS), the public school he would attend, had no room for him in the senior class. After […]

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Filed Under: SAB year-round ballet program Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre, Professional Performing Arts School, School of American Ballet, winter term

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

And the Dance Season Comes to an End

May 28, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

I dropped Julian off for dance today and stopped for a moment to look into the studio. What a small class! And one new student! Oh, yes…the season is over, I remembered. The kids are expected to be there (but not really required), and classes are now open to the public for drop ins.  I […]

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Filed Under: grades, summer dance programs Tagged With: ABT, American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, Billy Elliot, David Alvarez, end of dance season, open dance classes, Teen Dance Company Studio 10, the Musical

More Opportunties My Dancing Son Can't Take Advantage Of…

February 6, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Okay, the Teen Dance Company Second Stage performance has been put to bed, quite successfully I might add. I was quite impressed, if I do say so myself, with all the kids’ performances and with the student choreography in particular. I think it is amazing that the studio offers a student choreography track, and it’s […]

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Filed Under: dance injuries, grades, performances, summer dance programs Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre, Copellia, Los Gatos Ballet, Studio 10, Teen Dance Company Second Stage, writing for dance magazines

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