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The 60 Best Dance Sequences in Film
Last week, Flavorwire posted thirty-five of the best dance scenes in film, with all thirty-five videos embedded in the post and arranged in chronological order. The list includes scenes from Swing Time, Saturday Night Fever, The Red Shoes, Dirty Dancing, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Entertainment, History, music, Videos
Tagged 25 best dance scenes in film, 35 best dance scenes in film, catherine zeta-jones, chicago the musical, dance sequences on film, dirty dancing, flavorpill, flavorwire, hellzapoppin, Jerome Robbins, lindy hop, mary martin, peter pan, saturday night fever, sondra lee, swing time, the red shoes, tiger lily, West Side Story
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New York City Ballet: Gala at SPAC
Saturday’s Gala at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center had a relaxed, laid-back feel that matched the hot, humid evening, but the outdoor setting and sticky weather didn’t stop the crowds from dressing up for the occasion. Nor was the event … Continue reading
Posted in Balanchine, ballet, criticism, Dance, Dance writing, Jerome Robbins, music, New York City Ballet, sara mearns, wendy whelan
Tagged Adrian Danchig-Waring, Amar Ramasar, Andrew Veyette, ashley bouder, Austin Laurent, Balanchine, ballet, Benjamin Millepied, brahms, Brahms/Handel, Dance, David Prottas, Georgina Pazcoguin, Gonzalo Garcia, handel, Henry Seth, Jared Angle, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, New York City Ballet, new york city ballet reviews, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Peter Martins, Prokofiev, rita moreno, sara mearns, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, sean suozzi, SPAC, stephen sondheim, Tiler Peck, Twyla Tharp, wendy whelan, West Side Story, West Side Story Suite
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All-American and Not a Tutu in Sight
American Songs and Dances is a fitting title for the New York City Ballet program I saw on Wednesday night, which included Thou Swell, Ives, Songs, and West Side Story Suite. These are all period pieces, occurring at a specific … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, music, Photography, Reviews
Tagged Adrian Danchig-Waring, Andrew Veyette, Charles Askegard, Charles Ives, David Prottas, Faye Arthurs, Georgina Pazcoguin, Gretchen Smith, Ives Songs, Jared Angle, Jerome Robbins, Justin Peck, Kathryn Morgan, Leonard Bernstein, New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, Richard Rogers, Robert Fairchild, Robert LaFosse, Thou Swell, wendy whelan, West Side Story, West Side Story Suite
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