Developing Performance, Expression & Communication Skills in Ballet
When preparing for ballet exams dancers often hear the words ‘expression’, ‘communication’ and ‘performance’. Yet, without a character from which to draw inspiration, how exactly are you supposed to be...
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Thirty years ago, author Cherie Magnus and her son performed as supernumeraries (the “extras” of the ballet world) in American Ballet Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet. In the following essay, originally...
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