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ballet \Bal"let`\ (b[a^]l"l[asl]` or b[a^]l"l[e^]t; 277), n. [F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d Ball, n.] 1. An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing. [1913 Webster]
2. The company of persons who perform the ballet. [1913 Webster]
3. (Mus.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers; -- also spelled ballett. [1913 Webster]
4. (Her.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color. [1913 Webster] - ballet n 1: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers [syn: ballet, concert dance] 2: music written for a ballet
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The Pantomime Theatre (Danish: Pantomimeteateret) is an open-air theatre located in the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. As given away by the name, it is primarily a scene for pantomime theatre in the classical Italian commedia dell'arte tradition which is performed daily. Besides this original function, the theatre leads a second life as a venue for ballet and modern dance.
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Russia (; ), also officially known as the Russian Federation (), is a state in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the United States by the Bering Strait. At , Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation with 142 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 9 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources. It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Adam Darius
Adam Darius (born 10 May 1930) is an American dancer, mime artist, writer and choreographer. As a performer, he has appeared in over 80 countries across six continents. As a writer, he has published 13 books and written 21 plays.
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Alonzo King is an American dancer and choreographer working in San Francisco, California. He is known for founding a contemporary ballet company, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, in 1982.
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Enrico Cecchetti (21 June 1850, Rome – 13 November 1928, Milan) was an Italian ballet dancer, mime, and founder of the Cecchetti method. The son of two dancers, he was born in the costuming room of the Teatro Tordinona in Rome. After an illustrious career as a dancer in Europe, he went to dance for the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia where he further honed his skills. Cecchetti was praised for his agility and strength in his performances as well as his technical abilities in dance and by 1888, he was widely accepted as the greatest ballet virtuoso in the world.
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George Balanchine
George Balanchine (January 22, 1904 – April 30, 1983), born Georgi Melitonovitch Balanchivadze () in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, a pioneer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet: his work created modern ballet, based on his deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques. He was a choreographer known for his musicality; he did not illustrate music but expressed it in dance and worked extensively with Igor Stravinsky.
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Jean-Georges Noverre (29 April 1727 – 19 October 1810) was a French dancer and balletmaster, and is generally considered the creator of ''ballet d'action'', a precursor of the narrative ballets of the 19th century. His birthday is now observed as International Dance Day.
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Martha Graham
Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American dancer choreographer regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance, whose influence on dance can be compared to the influence Stravinsky had on music, Picasso had on the visual arts, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture. Graham was a galvanizing performer, a choreographer of astounding moves. She invented a new language of movement, and used it to reveal the passion, the rage and the ecstasy common to human experience. She danced and choreographed for over seventy years, and during that time was the first dancer ever to perform at The White House, the first dancer ever to travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and the first dancer ever to receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Medal of Freedom. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the key to the City of Paris to Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, "I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable."
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (, ) (born January 28, 1948) is a Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn George Balanchine's style of movement. He then moved to New York to dance with the American Ballet Theatre, where he later became artistic director.
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Pierre Beauchamp
Pierre Beauchamp (also Beauchamps, called "Charles" or "Charles-Louis" Beauchamp) (30 October 1631 – February 1705) was a French choreographer, dancer and composer, and the probable inventor of Beauchamp-Feuillet notation.
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Robert Joffrey
Robert Joffrey (December 24, 1930 – March 25, 1988) was an American dancer, teacher, producer and choreographer, known for his highly imaginative modern ballets. He was born Abdullah Jaffa Bey Khan in Seattle, Washington to an Afghan father and Italian mother.
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Sergei Diaghilev
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev ( / Sergei Pavlovich Dyagilev ) (31 March 187219 August 1929), usually referred to outside of Russia as Serge, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes from which many famous dancers and choreographers would later arise.
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Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp (born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer and choreographer, who lives and works in New York City.
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World War I
World War I was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918. This conflict involved all of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed, due largely to great technological advances in firepower without corresponding ones in mobility. It was the second deadliest conflict in history.
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Ballet: Dancers
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- Duration: 2:18
- Published: 17 Mar 2007
- Updated: 21 Aug 2012
A ballet dance video. Ballet dancers dancing. From the ballet series, "Anaheim Ballet: More Than Dance..."
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First Position - Official Trailer 2012 - Ballet Documentary (HD)
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- Duration: 2:27
- Published: 26 Apr 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
Official theatrical trailer for the ballet documentary First Position in HD. Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix, where lifelong dreams are at stake. In the final round, with hundreds competing for only a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline are paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. Bess Kargman's award-winning documentary, FIRST POSITION, follows six young dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional ballet, struggling through bloodied feet, near exhaustion and debilitating injuries, all while navigating the drama of adolescence. A showcase of awe-inspiring talent, tenacity and passion, FIRST POSITION paints a thrilling and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow. www.balletdocumentary.com Opening May 4, 2012 IFC Center -- New York, NY Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center -- New York, NY Royal Theatre -- Los Angeles, CA Town Center 5 -- Encino, CA Playhouse 7 -- Pasadena, CA Opening May 11, 2012 Bethesda Row Cinema -- Bethesda, MD Kendall Square Cinema -- Cambridge, MA Shattuck Cinemas -- Berkeley, CA Ritz 5 Movies -- Philadelphia, PA Rancho Niguel 8 Cinemas -- Laguna Niguel, CA Camera 3 -- San Jose, CA Smith Rafael Film Center -- San Rafael, CA South Coast Village 3 -- Santa Ana, CA Embarcadero Center Cinema -- San Francisco, CA Opening May 18, 2012 Century Centre Cinema <b>...</b>
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Royal Ballet Daily Class (complete video) Royal Ballet LIVE
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- Duration: 75:41
- Published: 12 Apr 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
On Friday 23 March, The Royal Ballet broadcast over 9 hours of live rehearsals and interviews from The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on our YouTube channel. Join presenter George Lamb and guests Kristen McNally, Jonathan Cope and Wayne McGregor as the Company warm up for the day. Ballet Mistress - Olga Evreinoff, Piano - Kate Shipway
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ORIGINAL - Polina Semionova (HD - Ballet - H. Grönemeyer - instrumental)
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- Duration: 3:03
- Published: 24 Feb 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
ORIGINAL music video of Polina Semionova! :) Please comment, SHARE, and subscribeeee ;)
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Ballet: A Beautiful Strength
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- Duration: 1:21
- Published: 30 Aug 2008
- Updated: 21 Aug 2012
Ballet Dance footage. Ballet Dancers Dancing. Ballet footage slowed down so you can see the ballet ballet ballet :-)
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Arsenal players perform ballet for New Citroën DS5
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- Duration: 1:39
- Published: 06 Apr 2012
- Updated: 18 Aug 2012
For more information, visit; info.citroen.co.uk Arsenal first team players Alex Song, Wojciech Szczesny, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Bacary Sagna learn ballet moves with dancers from the English National Ballet - Begona Cao, Crystal Costa, Fernanda Oliveira & Desiree Ballantyne - to promote New Citroën DS5. The campaign was inspired by DS5's strapline, 'The Refined, Redefined.' The film was created by Euro RSCG London. The choreography was by Jenna Lee.
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She without arm, he without leg - ballet - Hand in Hand
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- Duration: 5:00
- Published: 26 Aug 2007
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
higher resolution: www.youtube.com Performed by Ma Li (馬麗) and Zhai Xiaowei (翟孝偉). The music is composed by San Bao, his works include the music of the film - The Road Home directed by Zhang Yimou starred by Ziyi Zhang, this music is originally from a very popular TV episodes in China, named Qian Shou (牵手hand in hand). More informations in English about Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei: You can click "more" under "About This Video" in Interview: PART 1 www.youtube.com PART 2 www.youtube.com PART 3 www.youtube.com ------------------------------------- TV Show with Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei: PART 1: www.youtube.com PART 2: www.youtube.com PART 3: www.youtube.com PART 4: www.youtube.com PART 5: www.youtube.com ----------------- cctv.com http -----------------
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How Ballet Pointe Shoes are Made
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- Duration: 3:21
- Published: 18 Jul 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
Royal Ballet dancers Nathalie Harrison and Leanne Cope visit the Freed pointe shoe factory where they meet the shoe-makers who build their ballet shoes from scratch specifically made for each dancer to fit with their technique and foot shape. www.roh.org.uk www.facebook.com www.twitter.com
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Anaheim Ballet: Austin (Tiny Dancer) 2012
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- Duration: 2:40
- Published: 01 Mar 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
Anaheim Ballet: More Than Dance... Ballet dancer Austin shares her ballet moves and ballet thoughts in this ballet video. ballet...ballet...ballet...
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5 year old Kaylee doing Classical Ballet dance (Russian Ballet trained) Level 1/2
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- Duration: 4:20
- Published: 14 May 2010
- Updated: 21 Aug 2012
5 year old Kaylee takes 3 hours a week of Classical Russian Ballet. This is very helpful for her rythmic, artistic gymnastics and competitive dance. Her favorite part of Ballet is center work. She loves jumping, leaping and turning. This is her second year of classical ballet. Kaylee is not taking class here with her regular ballet teachers. She is just having a private with another ballet teacher at another studio so we could film her. She has never worked with Ms. Kirsten doing ballet before so some parts of this class she was doing things she has never tried before. Prior to this video being made Kaylee was trained by her wonderful teachers Tatiana Tchekacheva and Valeri Tchekachev. "Music: Kevin MacLeod"
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First Position Official Trailer #2 - Ballet Movie (2012) HD
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- Duration: 2:21
- Published: 29 Mar 2012
- Updated: 19 Aug 2012
First Position Official Trailer #2 - Ballet Movie (2012) HD For the young dancers at the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions, lifelong dreams are at stake. With hundreds competing for a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline are paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. Bess Kargman's award-winning documentary, FIRST POSITION, follows six young dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional ballet, struggling through bloodied feet, near exhaustion and debilitating injuries all while navigating the drama of adolescence. A showcase of awe-inspiring talent, tenacity and passion, FIRST POSITION paints a thrilling and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow. "First Position HD" "First Position movie" "First Position trailer" "Bess Kargman" Ballet dance competition movieclips movie clips movieclipsDOTcom movieclipstrailers popuptrailer
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Ballet: Many Things...
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- Duration: 1:23
- Published: 26 Jul 2012
- Updated: 21 Aug 2012
A ballet video featuring ballet footage from the Anaheim International Dance Festival 2010/2011 (AIDF) ballet...ballet...ballet...
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Monica Mason rehearses Prince of Pagodas - Royal Ballet LIVE
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- Duration: 9:37
- Published: 28 Mar 2012
- Updated: 16 Aug 2012
Director of The Royal Ballet, Monica Mason rehearses Marianela Nunez in Kenneth MacMillan's Prince of Pagodas. With notator Grant Coyle and pianist Richard Coates.
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - The Kirov Ballet
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- Duration: 115:42
- Published: 07 Mar 2012
- Updated: 21 Aug 2012
In this production of the best loved classical ballet 'Swan Lake' the naturally gifted Yulia Makhalina dances the challenging role of Odette/Odile while the part of Prince Siegfried is danced by Igor Zelensky. This classic Kirov production includes the familiar happy ending in the final act where Siegfried fights and ultimately defeats the evil magician von Rothbart and at dawn is reunited with Odette. Buy from Amazon (UK): www.amazon.co.uk Buy from Amazon (USA): www.amazon.com Buy from Amazon (FR): www.amazon.fr Buy from Amazon (DE): www.amazon.de www.warnerclassics.com
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Daily Class Royal Ballet LIVE
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- Duration: 15:47
- Published: 25 Mar 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
Every ballet dancer starts the day with Class. Watch highlights from Royal Ballet LIVE where ballet mistress Olga Evreinoff took the Company through their daily warm up. Presented by George Lamb and including an interview with répétiteur Jonathan Cope.
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Anaheim Ballet: Andie Stops By...
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- Duration: 2:55
- Published: 13 Apr 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
Anaheim Ballet: More Than Dance... Classical ballet and contemporary ballet dancing with Andie Bartol. ballet...ballet...ballet...
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La Fille mal gardée (Royal Ballet), Frederick Ashton's sunny English ballet
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- Duration: 12:06
- Published: 17 May 2012
- Updated: 07 Aug 2012
Frederick Ashton's final full-length ballet is one of his most joyous creations, imbued with his love for the Suffolk countryside. This film was relayed live around the world as part of the 2011/12 cinemas season.
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First Position - Official Dance Scene 2012 - Ballet Documentary (HD)
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- Duration: 1:15
- Published: 02 May 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
Official dance scene from the ballet documentary First Position in HD. Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix, where lifelong dreams are at stake. In the final round, with hundreds competing for only a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline are paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. Bess Kargman's award-winning documentary, FIRST POSITION, follows six young dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional ballet, struggling through bloodied feet, near exhaustion and debilitating injuries, all while navigating the drama of adolescence. A showcase of awe-inspiring talent, tenacity and passion, FIRST POSITION paints a thrilling and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow. www.balletdocumentary.com Opening May 4, 2012 IFC Center -- New York, NY Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center -- New York, NY Royal Theatre -- Los Angeles, CA Town Center 5 -- Encino, CA Playhouse 7 -- Pasadena, CA Opening May 11, 2012 Bethesda Row Cinema -- Bethesda, MD Kendall Square Cinema -- Cambridge, MA Shattuck Cinemas -- Berkeley, CA Ritz 5 Movies -- Philadelphia, PA Rancho Niguel 8 Cinemas -- Laguna Niguel, CA Camera 3 -- San Jose, CA Smith Rafael Film Center -- San Rafael, CA South Coast Village 3 -- Santa Ana, CA Embarcadero Center Cinema -- San Francisco, CA Opening May 18, 2012 Century Centre Cinema -- Chicago <b>...</b>
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Keelan Phillips - Bicycle Ballet [Flatland BMX]
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- Duration: 3:28
- Published: 08 Mar 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
Concrete Circus Flatland BMX'er Keelan Phillips demonstrates his skills in a grand ball room. Produced by Visive Productions Music by the amazing Glitch Mob, you can download the track here! theglitchmob.com/updates/816-warrior-concerto facebook.com/pages/Keelan-Phillips facebook.com/visiveproductions visiveproductions.com youtube.com/visiveproductions Keelan Phillips, Concrete Circus, BMX, Danny MacAskill, Flatland, Visive Productions, Parkour, Freerunning, Bicycle Ballet, Contour, ROAM, cameras, Freerun, Damien Walters, Stylebicycle, Glitch Mob, Warrior Concerto, Channel 4, C4, Jamie Bestwick, Mike Christie, Bike, Running, Jump, Dance, Ballroom, Claudiu Voicu, Kendy Ty, Tricks, Combo, Bail
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Claire Calvert on becoming a Royal Ballet soloist
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- Duration: 3:25
- Published: 13 Jul 2012
- Updated: 17 Aug 2012
Claire Calvert of The Royal Ballet tells us her reaction to being promoted to the rank of Soloist as well as about her career highlights to date and what she's looking forward to in the future. She also tells us about being in a relationship with another member of the company - Ryo Hirano, who has also been promoted.
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2 Year Old Girl Dancing Ballet on SYTYCD 2012
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- Duration: 1:14
- Published: 25 May 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
2 year old Stella dancing ballet on So You Think You Can Dance after her mother won audition to Vegas. Aired on 5/24/12 on Fox. www.fox.com Hampton Williams danced the same song on the same stage on the same date, with a completely different interpretation, and received a completely different response. Check it out here: youtu.be Song: "Evanescence-My Immortal", sound recording administered by: Wind Up EMI
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'Big Apple Ballet' - Reality TV Docu-Series Trailer- bigappleballet.com - HD 720p 1080p
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- Duration: 2:12
- Published: 24 Jun 2012
- Updated: 20 Aug 2012
Created/Produced By-Susan Beck DP- Milton Santiago Editor- Andy Kenoff
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A year inside The Australian Ballet: Episode #1
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- Duration: 3:09
- Published: 27 Mar 2012
- Updated: 17 Aug 2012
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a dancer in The Australian Ballet -- the hard work, the performance highs, the tight-knit friendships, the laughs and challenges? Focusing on Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominees Amy Harris and Jake Mangakahia, this new ten-part series will take you behind the scenes as never before to show you the inner workings of the company. In Episode #1: January, the dancers return from their break to gear up for the 50th anniversary season. Production: The Apiary
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This article is about the dance form. For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation).
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with most of the audience seated on tiers or galleries on three sides of the dance floor. It has since become a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. It is primarily performed with the accompaniment of classical music and has been influential as a form of dance globally. Ballet has been taught in ballet schools around the world, which use their own cultures and societies to inform the art. Ballet dance works (ballets) are choreographed and performed by trained artists, include mime and acting, and are set to music (usually orchestral but occasionally vocal). It is a poised style of dance that incorporates the foundational techniques for many other dance forms. This genre of dance is very hard to master and requires much practice. It is best known in the form of late Romantic ballet or Ballet Blanc, which preoccupies itself with the female dancer to the exclusion of almost all else, focusing on pointe work, flowing, precise acrobatic movements, and often presenting the dancers in the conventional short white French tutu. Later developments include expressionist ballet, neoclassical ballet, and elements of modern dance.
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Etymology[link]
The word ballet comes from the French and was borrowed into English around 1630. The French word in turn has its origin in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance) which comes from Latin ballo, ballare, meaning "to dance",[1][2] which in turn comes from the Greek "βαλλίζω" (ballizo), "to dance, to jump about".[3][4]
History[link]
Main articles: History of ballet and Timeline of ballet
The history of ballet began in the Italian Renaissance courts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as a dance interpretation of fencing. It quickly spread to the French court of Catherine de' Medici where it was developed even further. The creation of classical ballet as we know it today occurred under Louis XIV, who in his youth was himself an avid dancer and performed in ballets by Pierre Beauchamp and Jean-Baptiste Lully. In 1661 Louis founded the Académie Royale de Danse (Royal Dance Academy) which was charged with establishing standards for the art of dance and the certification of dance instructors. In 1672, following his retirement from the stage, Louis XIV made Lully the director of the Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opera) in which the first professional ballet company, the Paris Opera Ballet, arose.[5] This origin is reflected in the predominance of French in the vocabulary of ballet. Despite the great reforms of Jean-Georges Noverre in the eighteenth century, ballet went into decline in France after 1830, though it was continued in Denmark, Italy, and Russia. It was reintroduced to western Europe on the eve of the First World War by a Russian company: the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, who came to be influential around the world. Diaghilev's company came to be a destination for many of the Russian trained dancers fleeing the famine and unrest that followed the Bolshevik revolution. These dancers brought many of the choreographic and stylistic innovations that had been flourishing under the czars back to their place of origin.
In the 20th century, ballet had a strong influence on broader concert dance. For example, in the United States, choreographer George Balanchine developed what is now known as neoclassical ballet. Subsequent developments now include contemporary ballet and post-structural ballet, seen in the work of William Forsythe in Germany.
Classical ballet[link]
Main article: Classical ballet
Classical ballet is the most methodical of the ballet styles; it adheres to traditional ballet technique. There are variations relating to area of origin, such as French ballet, Danish Bournonville ballet, Italian ballet and Russian ballet, although most ballet of the last two centuries is ultimately founded on the teachings of Carlo Blasis. The most well-known styles of ballet are the Paris Opera Ballet School Method, the Russian Method, the Italian Method, the Danish Method, the Balanchine Method or New York City Ballet Method, and the Royal Academy of Dance and Royal Ballet School Methods, derived from the Cecchetti method, created in England. The first pointe shoes were actually regular ballet slippers that were heavily darned at the tip. It would allow the girl to briefly stand on her toes to appear weightless. It was later converted to the hard box that is used today.
Classical ballet adheres to these rules:
- A step called 'plié' is often used and is where both legs are bent at the same time.
- Everything is turned out except when playing more unusual characters e.g. The Beatrix Potter Ballet's frog for which the legs may be turned in
- When the feet are not on the floor, they're pointed except when playing unusual characters (as above) for which the feet may be flexed.
- When the leg is not bent, it's stretched completely or put behind in a semi-classical position where the leg is slightly bent, but not completely.
- Posture, alignment, strength, balance, feeling and flexibility are vital for becoming a classical ballet dancer.
Neoclassical ballet[link]
Main article: Neoclassical ballet
Neoclassical ballet is a ballet style that uses traditional ballet vocabulary but is less rigid than the classical ballet. For example, dancers often dance at more extreme tempos and perform more technical feats. Spacing in neoclassical ballet is usually more modern or complex than in classical ballet. Although organization in neoclassical ballet is more varied, the focus on structure is a defining characteristic of neoclassical ballet.
Balanchine brought modern dancers in to dance with his company, the New York City Ballet. One such dancer was Paul Taylor, who, in 1959, performed in Balanchine's Episodes. Balanchine worked with modern dance choreographer Martha Graham, expanding his exposure to modern techniques and ideas. During this time period, Tetley began to consciously combine ballet and modern techniques in experimentation.
Tim Scholl, author of From Petipa to Balanchine, considers George Balanchine's Apollo in 1928 to be the first neoclassical ballet. Apollo represented a return to form in response to Serge Diaghilev's abstract ballets.
Contemporary ballet[link]
Main article: Contemporary ballet
Contemporary ballet is a form of dance influenced by both classical ballet and modern dance. It takes its technique and body control using abdominal strength from classical ballet, although it permits a greater range of movement that may not adhere to the strict body lines or turnout set forth by schools of ballet technique. Many of its concepts come from the ideas and innovations of 20th century modern dance, including floor work and turn-in of the legs. This style is generally danced barefoot.
George Balanchine is often considered to have been the first pioneer of contemporary ballet through the development of neoclassical ballet. One dancer who danced briefly for Balanchine was Mikhail Baryshnikov, an exemplar of Kirov Ballet training. Following Baryshnikov's appointment as artistic director of American Ballet Theatre in 1980, he worked with various modern choreographers, most notably Twyla Tharp. Tharp choreographed Push Comes To Shove for ABT and Baryshnikov in 1976; in 1986 she created In The Upper Room for her own company. Both these pieces were considered innovative for their use of distinctly modern movements melded with the use of pointe shoes and classically trained dancers—for their use of "contemporary ballet".
Twyla Tharp also worked with the Joffrey Ballet company, founded in 1957 by Robert Joffrey. She choreographed Deuce Coupe for them in 1973, using pop music and a blend of modern and ballet techniques. The Joffrey Ballet continued to perform numerous contemporary pieces, many choreographed by co-founder Gerald Arpino.
Today there are many contemporary ballet companies and choreographers. These include Alonzo King and his company, Alonzo King's Lines Ballet; Complexions Contemporary Ballet, under the direction of Dwight Rhoden; Nacho Duato's Compañia Nacional de Danza; William Forsythe, who has worked extensively with the Frankfurt Ballet and today runs The Forsythe Company; and Jiří Kylián, currently the artistic director of the Nederlands Dans Theatre. Traditionally "classical" companies, such as the Kirov Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet, also regularly perform contemporary works.
Gallery[link]
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Pas de deux of Don Quixote
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Don Quixote by the Cuban National Ballet
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A scene from The Nutcracker
See also[link]
- Glossary of ballet terms
- Ballet styles
- Ballet techniques
- French ballet
- Russian Vaganova method
- Italian Cecchetti method
- English Royal Academy of Dance
- American Balanchine Technique
- Ballet company
- Ballet music
- Ballet costume (French)
- Ballet tutu
- Barre
- En pointe
- Pointe shoes
- Health risks of professional dancers
- Orchestral enhancement
- The Sergeyev Collection
- Western stereotype of the male ballet dancer
References[link]
- Notes
- ^ Chantrell (2002), p. 42.
- ^ ballo, Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, on Perseus
- ^ βαλλίζω, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- ^ ball (2), Online Etymology Dictionary
- ^ Craine & MacKrell 2000, p. 2: "It is from this institution that French ballet has evolved rather than the Académie Royale de Danse."
- Sources
- Anderson, Jack (1992). Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History (2nd ed. ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton Book Company, Publishers. ISBN 0-87127-172-9.
- Au, Susan (2002). Ballet & Modern Dance (2nd ed. ed.). London: Thames & Hudson world of art. ISBN 0-500-20352-0.
- Bland, Alexander (1976). A History of Ballet and Dance in the Western World. New York: Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-53740-4.
- Chantrell, Glynnis, ed. (2002). The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Word Histories. New York: Berkley Books. ISBN 0-425-19098-6.
- Craine, Deborah; MacKrell, Judith (2000). The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860106-7.
- Darius, Adam (2007). Arabesques Through Time. Harlequinade Books, Helsinki. ISBN 951-98232-4-7
- Gordon, Suzanne (1984). Off Balance: The Real World of Ballet. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-023770-0.
- Kirstein, Lincoln; Stuart, Muriel (1952). The Classic Ballet. New York: Alfred A Knopf.
- Lee, Carol (2002). Ballet In Western Culture: A History of its Origins and Evolution. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-94256-X.
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Polina Semionova, born in Moscow in 1984, is a classical ballet dancer and Principal with the Berlin State Opera.[1] She is de facto prima ballerina and is one of the youngest dancers to achieve this particular kind of recognition.
Studying at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow, Russia, she won awards in the top ballet competitions; including a gold medal at the Moscow International Ballet Competition 2001, First Prize at the Vaganova-Prix Ballet Competition in St Petersburg 2002, and Junior Prize at the Nagoya (Japan) International Ballet Competition 2002.
Graduating in 2002, Semionova joined the Ballet Staatsoper Berlin as a principal upon the invitation of Vladimir Malakhov,[2] becoming the youngest principal in the company's history at the age of 18. She toured Japan as Malakhov's partner, the reason he had invited her to be a principal in the company. He gave her the lead roles in The Nutcracker and La Bayadère during her first season, following with the role of Tatiana in Onegin, which became her favourite role.
In 2003, at the age of 19, Semionova performed with the English National Ballet in Swan Lake, receiving approving reviews from English critics. The following year she joined the California Ballet in their production of The Sleeping Beauty, again impressing critics despite what they termed a disappointing overall ballet.[3]
Appearing in Herbert Grönemeyer's music video "Demo (Letzter Tag)", which was later uploaded to the popular video site YouTube, brought her into the public eye both in the dance community and to the general public.
Semionova is one of the featured artists on EuroArts DVD "Divine Dancers Live from Prague", in which she dances a pas-de-deux from the ballet "Manon".
Partners[link]
- Roberto Bolle, La Scala di Milano
- Vladimir Malakhov, Staatsoper Berlin, American Ballet Theatre, Vienna State Opera, Stuttgart Ballet, National Ballet of Canada
- Jose Manuel Carreno, American Ballet Theatre
- Evan McKie, Stuttgart Ballet
- Mathieu Ganio, Paris Opera Ballet
- Igor Zelensky, Mariinsky Ballet
- Jiri Jelinek, National Ballet of Canada
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References[link]
- ^ Wilhelmsson, Jörgen. "Polina Semionova", The Ballerina Gallery. Accessed April 13, 2007.
- ^ Alovert, Nina. On the rise: Polina Semionova: destiny's Ball-a young ballerina's journey from student to Cinderella, Dance Magazine, October 2004. Accessed April 13, 2007.
- ^ Steinberg, Janice. California Ballet Company, Dance Magazine, March 5–6, 2005. Accessed April 13, 2007.
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Dame Monica Mason DBE (born 6 September 1941) is a ballet dancer and has been the director of The Royal Ballet, since 2002.
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Early life[link]
Monica Margaret Mason was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1941. A talented dancer, she moved to Britain at the age of 14 to join the Royal Ballet School.
Royal Ballet[link]
At the age of 16 Mason joined the Royal Ballet as the Company's youngest member, and became a principal dancer in 1968. She worked closely with the choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan, who created the roles of Lescaut's Mistress in Manon, Calliope Rag in Elite Syncopations, Summer in The Four Seasons and the Midwife in Rituals for her.
Mason was also given the role of the Chosen Maiden in The Rite of Spring that had been originally created by Diaghilev for Lydia Sokolova in the 1920s. Her last leading role was as Nursey in Isadora by Kenneth MacMillan, in 1981, although she continued to appear in mime roles as a guest artist with the Royal Ballet for some time after that.
Administrator[link]
Following her retirement as a principal dancer, Mason continued to work for the Royal Ballet company and in 1984 she was appointed Principal Répétiteur to the company. In 1991 she became Assistant Director of the company under Sir Anthony Dowell. Following the company's move to its new headquarters at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden, Mason replaced Dowell's successor, Ross Stretton, as Director in late 2002.[1] She recently announced her retirement and will leave The Royal Ballet in August 2012[2]
Damehood[link]
Mason was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2002. In the 2008 Birthday Honours she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) .
References[link]
- ^ Dalya Alberge (19 December 2002). "Dancers' joy over choice of Royal Ballet director". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article803490.ece. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ http://www.danceeurope.net/site/jobs.shtml
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"Cinderella" ballet — DVD cover featuring Ashton and Robert Helpmann as the Ugly Stepsisters
Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton OM, CH, CBE (17 September 1904 – 18 October 1988) was a leading international dancer and choreographer. He is most noted as the founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet in London, but also worked as a director and choreographer of opera, film and theatre revues.
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Early life[link]
Ashton was born at Guayaquil in Ecuador, in the artistic neighbourhood called Las Peñas, the original founding site of the city. When he was three years old he moved with his family to Lima in Peru.
When he was 13 he witnessed a life-changing event when he attended a performance by the legendary Anna Pavlova in the Municipal Theater in Lima, Peru. He was so impressed that from that day on he was determined that he would become a dancer.
Career[link]
In 1919 he went to England to attend Dover College and then to study under the famous Léonide Massine and established a working relationship with the ballet troupe belonging to Marie Rambert and Ninette de Valois. His aim was to become a great dancer, but his late introduction to dancing and slight physique made this a highly difficult ambition to fulfill. However, Rambert discovered Ashton's aptitude for choreography and allowed him to choreograph his first ballet, The Tragedy of Fashion, in 1926, starting a tremendously successful career as a choreographer.
He began his career with the Ballet Rambert which was originally called The Ballet Club. He rose to fame with Vic-Wells Ballet (later to become the Sadler's Wells Ballet before it was designated The Royal Ballet), becoming its resident choreographer in the 1930s. Work from this decade that has stayed in repertory includes Les Patineurs, Les Rendezvous, and A Wedding Bouquet.
World War II inspired Ashton to create some works along more sombre lines, including Dante Sonata (recently reconstructed after having been thought lost), and after the war he turned to plotless ballet, with such works as Symphonic Variations and Scènes de ballet.
The end of the war saw his first major three-act ballet for a British company, his version of Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella (1948), which was followed by Sylvia (1952), and Ondine (1958), with choreography created especially to display Margot Fonteyn's unique talents and music by Hans Werner Henze. While Ondine was a vehicle for Fonteyn, Marguerite and Armand displayed the excellence of Fonteyn's partnership with Rudolf Nureyev. His version of La fille mal gardée was particularly successful, and his broad travesti performances as one of two comic Ugly Stepsisters in Cinderella, the other being Robert Helpmann, were annual events for many years.
Ashton was Director of the Royal Ballet from 1963 to 1970. He brought new works by Antony Tudor to the company, as well as guaranteeing the survival of several of Bronislava Nijinska's ballets by having her mount Les Noces and Les Biches. Two important revivals of George Balanchine's works also marked Ashton's time as Director.
He also enjoyed a productive career away from ballet as a choreographer for films, revues, and musicals. His work in opera included, in 1953, directing Kathleen Ferrier in Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice at Covent Garden. In 1971, Ashton performed the role of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle in the Royal Ballet film The Tales of Beatrix Potter, which he also choreographed.[1]. Ashton was also responsible for choreographing the dance sequences in "The Jealous Lover" segment of the film The Story of Three Loves.
He died in 1988 at his home, Chandos Lodge, in Eye, Suffolk, England.
Personal life[link]
According to biographies such as Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton, Sir Frederick Ashton was gay.
Ashton was a great friend of the Paget family and was a frequent visitor to the family seat at Plas Newydd; it was there that one of the Paget daughters, Lady Rose fell hopelessly in love with him; he rebuffed her advances and at one point returned her letters - after having corrected her spelling. Despite this, they remained friends.
Ashton's nephew, Anthony Russell-Roberts, was Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet from 1983 to 2009.
Honours[link]
Ashton received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award from the Royal Academy of Dance in 1959. In 1962, he was knighted for his services to ballet. He was admitted into the French Légion d'honneur in the same year. He was made a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1963, and was awarded the Gold Medal from the Carina Aria Foundation in Sweden in 1972.
Notes[link]
References[link]
- Frederick Ashton (1904-1988 Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. John Percival, for Royal Opera House's magazine produced for December 2007 production of Les Patineurs and Tales of Beatrix Potter.
Further reading[link]
- Frederick Ashton: a choreographer and his ballets by Zoë Dominic and John Selwyn Gilbert. London: Harrap, 1971. ISBN-X
- Frederick Ashton and his ballets by David Vaughan. London: A. and C. Black, 1977. ISBN-X
- Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton by Julie Kavanagh. London: Faber, 1996. ISBN
- Following Sir Fred's Steps: Ashton's Legacy edited by Stephanie Jordan and Andrée Grau. London: Dance Books, 1996. ISBN (also available in an online edition - see below)
- A network of Styles: Discovering the Choreographed Movement of Frederick Ashton by Geraldine Morris. University of Surrey, 2000.
External links[link]
- Ballet.co Ashton pages
- Following Sir Fred's Steps
- Parents
- Frederick Ashton's "Cinderella" ballet
- David Vaughan's chronology of Ashton ballets
- Notes on the 'Fred Step' by Alastair Macaulay
- Dover College
- Danceview's Ashton Archive
- Tutu Revue essay by Clive Barnes
- Rambert Dance Company's Ashton pages
- London Theatre Museum's Ashton pages
- Archive film of Frederick Ashton's Thais Pas de Deux performed by Nina Ananiashvili and David Ananeli in 2010 at Jacob's Pillow
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Every ballet dancer starts the day with Class. Watch highlights from Royal Ballet LIVE where ballet mistress Olga Evreinoff took the Company through their daily warm up. Presented by George Lamb and including an interview with répétiteur Jonathan Cope.
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La Fille mal gardée (Royal Ballet), Frederick Ashton's sunny English ballet
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La Fille mal gardée (Royal Ballet), Frederick Ashton's sunny English ballet
Frederick Ashton's final full-length ballet is one of his most joyous creations, imbued with his love for the Suffolk countryside. This film was relayed live around the world as part of the 2011/12 cinemas season.
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First Position - Official Dance Scene 2012 - Ballet Documentary (HD)
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First Position - Official Dance Scene 2012 - Ballet Documentary (HD)
Official dance scene from the ballet documentary First Position in HD. Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix, where lifelong dreams are at stake. In the final round, with hundreds competing for only a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline are paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. Bess Kargman's award-winning documentary, FIRST POSITION, follows six young dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional ballet, struggling through bloodied feet, near exhaustion and debilitating injuries, all while navigating the drama of adolescence. A showcase of awe-inspiring talent, tenacity and passion, FIRST POSITION paints a thrilling and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow. www.balletdocumentary.com Opening May 4, 2012 IFC Center -- New York, NY Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center -- New York, NY Royal Theatre -- Los Angeles, CA Town Center 5 -- Encino, CA Playhouse 7 -- Pasadena, CA Opening May 11, 2012 Bethesda Row Cinema -- Bethesda, MD Kendall Square Cinema -- Cambridge, MA Shattuck Cinemas -- Berkeley, CA Ritz 5 Movies -- Philadelphia, PA Rancho Niguel 8 Cinemas -- Laguna Niguel, CA Camera 3 -- San Jose, CA Smith Rafael Film Center -- San Rafael, CA South Coast Village 3 -- Santa Ana, CA Embarcadero Center Cinema -- San Francisco, CA Opening May 18, 2012 Century Centre Cinema -- Chicago <b>...</b>
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Keelan Phillips - Bicycle Ballet [Flatland BMX]
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Keelan Phillips - Bicycle Ballet [Flatland BMX]
Concrete Circus Flatland BMX'er Keelan Phillips demonstrates his skills in a grand ball room. Produced by Visive Productions Music by the amazing Glitch Mob, you can download the track here! theglitchmob.com/updates/816-warrior-concerto facebook.com/pages/Keelan-Phillips facebook.com/visiveproductions visiveproductions.com youtube.com/visiveproductions Keelan Phillips, Concrete Circus, BMX, Danny MacAskill, Flatland, Visive Productions, Parkour, Freerunning, Bicycle Ballet, Contour, ROAM, cameras, Freerun, Damien Walters, Stylebicycle, Glitch Mob, Warrior Concerto, Channel 4, C4, Jamie Bestwick, Mike Christie, Bike, Running, Jump, Dance, Ballroom, Claudiu Voicu, Kendy Ty, Tricks, Combo, Bail
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Claire Calvert on becoming a Royal Ballet soloist
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Claire Calvert on becoming a Royal Ballet soloist
Claire Calvert of The Royal Ballet tells us her reaction to being promoted to the rank of Soloist as well as about her career highlights to date and what she's looking forward to in the future. She also tells us about being in a relationship with another member of the company - Ryo Hirano, who has also been promoted.
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