San Francisco Open Your Golden Gate
November 4, 2009 · Posted by The Winger ·
During my most recent move I felt it was necessary to step back from things for a little while, which is why you haven’t heard from me in a very long time. I’ve always enjoyed writing, not only to connect to the audience and other dancers but also for myself; I’m finally ready to start that again.
Life has brought me back to San Francisco and I am currently corps de ballet with the San Francisco Ballet. My year in Hamburg was an incredible adventure and I learned more about ballet, life, and myself than I ever could have imagined. John ...
BNC mentioned online for dancemakers 2.0
March 12, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
Hi all!BNC was mentioned in a blog post about user generated dance content.Doug Fox at Great Dance mentioned our choreography competition as a well done way to host user generated dance content on the web.Check out his posting here - http://greatdance.com/mtadmin/mt-tb.cgi/3070And be sure to get your tickets to the show ASAP!!--Talia
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Joshua Blake Carter – Day 1
March 12, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
Today was my first day working with the Ballet Nouveau dancers, and I woke up anxious to get started. I arrived in time to watch the last 45 minutes of company class… WOW! I had imagined amazing dancers, but these dancers brought so much more. After the dancers finished with class I jumped right in to teaching choreography. While we did set some choreography today, we also played the game of trial and error. Together we found what worked, and what didn’t. As choreographers we are VERY lucky to have Dawn Fay in the ...
Blog from Joshua Blake Carter – dancemakers 2.0 finalist!
March 9, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
My first entryHello BNC fans! My name is Joshua Blake Carter, and I am one of the three finalists that you helped select for the dancemakers2.0 competition. I currently reside in sunny Tucson where I attend the University of Arizona as a dance major. As I finish out the last few months of my undergraduate work, I am pleased to be able to travel to Colorado and work with the beautiful dancers at Ballet Nouveau.I am originally from a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia where I grew up knowing very little about dance. After a parent teacher ...
Jennifer Hart – Last Day
March 7, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
What an amazing last day! I finished choreographing my piece this morning. I wasn’t sure how the last section (of five) would come together. I choreographed patterns and general movement ideas in my head last night and I didn’t know if all the elements would fit together. Figuring it out is a little like solving a puzzle of my own making. Once all the choreography was done, we spent the rest of the morning picking on details. After lunch, the dancers showed the piece to Garrett and the staff. That was thrilling!I’m sad to leave. This experience is like a ...
Jennifer Hart – Day 5
March 6, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
I’ve just finished my fourth working day with the company. This is a very hard working bunch and we’ve cranked out a significant amount of choreography. I worked on a trio for Megan, Sean and David, finishing that in a couple of hours. It’s a ‘puffer’ as I like to call it. It’s three minutes long. The dancers are jumping a lot and taking up a large amount of stage space. No problem for them. I also finished a slow pas de deux. I changed a couple of things that weren’t working. We kept trying for a specific lift that ...
Jennifer Hart – Day 4
March 5, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
Monday, on my day off, I went to the studio to work on some sections of the piece I knew I’d be touching on Tuesday. Although I’d got a lot done the first three days, I felt that if I didn’t come in prepared on Tuesday, I’d be pushing to the last minute of my time here. I wanted to leave two full days to work on the final section. That section is the most complex in terms of musicality and choreography with lots of partnering and several choreographies going on simultaneously; I figured it would take me the longest. ...
Blog from Jennifer Hart – dancemakers 2.0 finalist!
March 4, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
Hi, my name is Jennifer Hart and I currently live in Austin, Texas with my partner John. I moved to Austin a year and a half ago from Minneapolis to take a full-time teaching position with Ballet Austin. I work independently as a choreographer and either receive commissions from different organizations or I produce work independently.I’ve just finished three intense days of rehearsal and have gotten a lot of material set on the dancers. They’re incredibly quick to pick up the feeling of my movement and yet bring distinct personalities to the work.I spent the first hour of rehearsal teaching ...
Last day from Jon Sloven
March 2, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
It was a bittersweet moment watching my dance in its entirety for the last time until I return for the opening weekend in March. I am very happy with the way my dance turned out and the dancers worked so hard to achieve this for me. I enjoyed the fact that the entire staff of BNC got to have a sneak preview of the work before it gets perfected for the stage. I always enjoy showing work that I am proud of and this was even more rewarding because the audience of BNC staff works so hard ...
California Pizza Kitchen’s Philanthropizza tomorrow!!
February 25, 2009 · Posted by BNC | ballet nouveau colorado ·
Hey Everyone!Eat a slice of Philanthropizza tomorrow at California Pizza Kitchen! The CPK at the Flatiron's Mall (near Dillard's) is hosting BNC ALL DAY, from 11:00am to 9:00pm (sooooo awesome) and donating 20% from every meal that has a Philanthropizza flyer attached to it! So you should really join me and a lot of other BNC-ers for lunch, appetizers, a late afternoon snack, dinner, dessert, or drinks! From my experience, they have some of the best gourmet pizza, delicious salads, and really yummy pasta, not to mention that their appetizers are to die for! (I don’t have any experience though ...
