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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Billys, Billys Everywhere

April 20, 2010 by ninaamir 1 Comment

Early in March, when the curtain went up on the hit Broadway musical every dancin’ boy knows and loves–Billy Elliot–audiences were met with a new set of Billys. As we all know, eight times a week a Billy has to take the stage. That means some  young male dancer has to dance and sing as […]

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Filed Under: Billy Elliot, performances Tagged With: Billy, Billy Elliot, cast

One "Billy" Retires and Billy Elliot Cast Undergoes Changes

September 20, 2009 by ninaamir 7 Comments

The cast of Billy Elliot is changing! October will see a new “Billy” and a new “Michael” take the stage, as well as a new “Mrs. Wilkinson.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alex Ko, Billy Elliot, cast change, David Alvarerz, Haydn Gwynne, Kate Hennig, Keean Johnson, Kirul Kulish, Tommy Bathelor, Trent Kowalik

ABT Summer Intensive Takes Its Toll on My Boy

June 24, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Okay, well, I guess the New York Times article I read about the boy who went to the American Ballet Theatre summer intensive and suffered from shin splints and such painted a correct picture…or we’ve just hit some bad luck and made some bad choices. Julian is a week and a half into the ABT […]

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Filed Under: dance injuries, foot problems, illness, summer dance programs, Uncategorized Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, Billy Elliot, David Alvarez, foot problems, heat stroke, In the Heights, Lion King, upset stomach

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

Visualizing the Dancer You Want to Become

April 1, 2009 by ninaamir 1 Comment

I was reading a post at BoysBallet.wordpress.com, called Being Billy Elliot that is from a story written by Nancy Stetson for the Florida Weekly that talks,  about ballet dancer Stephen Hanna’s role in the Broadway musical Billy Elliot. Hanna plays the grown up “Billy.” The article describes a scene in which Billy is imagining himself as […]

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Filed Under: auditions, How to Solve Dance Problems, performance Tagged With: Billy Elliot, combining thought and feeling, Stephen Hanna, tools for achieving dance goals, visualization, visualization and dance, visualization and sports, visualization as tool for achieving dance goals

When Rumors Fly about Billy Elliot…and A Little News On Nick Lazzarini

December 23, 2008 by ninaamir 1 Comment

Oh, my! I seem to have created quite a stir with my last post. I’ve had an influx of readers since I speculated on who might be the one leaving Billy Elliot, the Musical, which recently opened on Broadway.  I admitted I was getting my information from Movmnt Magazine, and in the comments to my […]

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Filed Under: grades, So Your Think You can Dance Tagged With: alternative schooling options for dancers, Billy Elliot, home schooling for dancers, Nick Lazzarini, So You Think You Can Dance, Who's leaving Billy Elliot?

Be Billy (Elliot) and Get Fired!

December 22, 2008 by ninaamir 8 Comments

I read an article in the latest issue of Mvmnt Magazine about the current cast of Billy Elliot, the Musical. (The article I wrote on Criss Angel’s Believe, which Wade Robson choreographed, is on the cover of this issue.) It seems that one, as yet unnamed “Billy” is due to get fired already, and the show […]

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Filed Under: Changes due to puberty, performance Tagged With: age and performance ability, Billy Elliot, how puberty affects performance

No One Likes to Change, Least of All Boys

October 23, 2008 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

If you thought I disappeared into the Internet ethers, you’re wrong. I was tied to my keyboard by another writing project. I was asked last minute and given three days to write a cover piece for Movmnt magazine on magician Criss Angel’s newest collaboration with Cirque du Soleil and choreographer Wade Robson. It’s an amazing […]

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Filed Under: Ballet, behavior in dance class, Uncategorized Tagged With: ballet styles, ballet technique, Billy Elliot, change

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