June/July 2009

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June/July 2009
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Editor's Letter: A Bold Future
Amy Brandt, Editor's Letter
Morphoses—and Beatriz Stix-Brunell—Head to Vail
Wheeldon brings the 16-year-old to Colorado’s dance festival.
By Margaret Fuhrer
Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Christopher Wheeldon, Commedia, Morphoses, Polyphonia, Vail
Richard Chen See Takes the Reins at NYIBC
Ilona Copen, New York International Ballet Competition, NYIBC, Richard Chen See
Tough Times
By Margaret Fuhrer
Ballet Florida, Miami City Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, recession
Three Ballerinas Say Farewell
By egorgas
American Ballet Theatre, Chan Hon Goh, National Ballet of Canada, Nina Ananiashvili, Retirement, San Francisco, State Ballet of Georgia, Tina LeBlanc
Cedar Lake's "New World"
By Margaret Fuhrer
Ceder Lake Contemporary Ballet, Contemporary Ballet, Obro Novo, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
New Director at DTH
By Jennifer Stahl
Arthur Mitchell, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Virginia Johnson
The Russians Are Coming
Two big names arrive at ABT.
By Margaret Fuhrer
Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre, Natalia Osipova, Prokofiev
ADF Does Ballet
By Margaret Fuhrer
American Dance Festival, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Mark Morris, Ohad Naharin, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, William Forsythe
Celebrating Ten Years of Pointe
Choreography, Christopher Wheeldon, Morphoses
Inside Yumiko Takeshima's Dance Bag
Dresden, Dutch National Ballet, Fashion, leotards, SemperOper Ballett, Show and Tell, Yumiko Takeshima
Delicate Dynamism
ABT corps member Katherine Williams discovers the joy in letting go onstage.
By Jennifer Stahl
American Ballet Theatre, Company B, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, Katherine Williams, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Youth America Grand Prix
Ask Amy: June/July 2009
Having technical issues? Suzanne Farrell Ballet dancer Amy Brandt offers advice for improving your turnout, balance and toe strength.
Advice, Balance, Beginning Pointe, exercise, Turnout
A Force of Nature
Alexandra Ansanelli puts her heart into her quest for artistry at The Royal Ballet.
Alexandra Ansanelli, Aurora, Benjamin Millepied, Firebird, Monica Mason, New York City Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, The Royal Ballet
Ballerina 2019
What will it take to command the stage a decade from today?
Artistry, David Howard, Drew Jacoby, future, Karen Kain, technique, Wendy Whelan
On The Side: Robert Fairchild
The New York City Ballet soloist jazzes things up.
By Margaret Fuhrer
New York City Ballet, Robert Fairchild
Ballet's Tomorrow
In These Hands—7 Who Are Moving Ballet Forward
American Ballet Theatre, Choreography, Franco De Vita, future, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, postmodern
The Scoop On Shin Splints
What can a dancer do to deal?
Health, shin splints
The Six-Pack Scorcher
By Jennifer Stahl
Cross Training, exercise, Pilates
Dancers’ Top 5 Food Mistakes
Diet, Energy Bar, Health, Nutrition
Yoga Poses for Energy
exercise, Fitness, Health, yoga
The Marvelous Maria Kochetkova
The SFB principal takes a bold leap forward with her career.
Maria Kochetkova, San Francisco Ballet
In the Wings: Whitney Jensen
At Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatory of New York
Valentina Kozlova, Whitney Jensen
Student Opportunities
American Ballet Competition, Corella Summer Ballet Intensive, second companies, Summer Program, youngArts
Q & A With Mr. Dance Champs
Academy of Colorado Ballet, Aspirations, Ballet, Bart Cowperthwaite, Dance Champs
The In-Betweens
Precise transition steps will give your dancing clarity.
Aurora, Sleeping Beauty, transition
An Edgy Magician
La La La Human Steps’ Édouard Lock on pointework’s postmodern appeal
Édouard Lock, Human Steps, La La La, pointework, postmodern, technique
Out of Your League?
The process of mastering a difficult role can help you grow as a dancer.
By schitwood
Challenging Role, Deanna Doyle, Nine Sinatra Songs, Twyla Tharp
Technology at Your Toes
A look at pointe shoe improvements in the past decade
Beginning Pointe, Buying Guide, History, Pointe Shoes
The Marvelous Maria Kochetkova
The SFB principal takes a bold leap forward with her career.
Maria Kochetkova, San Francisco Ballet