Save the ballet

Ballet Kelowna It’s time to be moved – and if you haven’t already, it’s time to experience Ballet Kelowna. Although tough times led to a temporary cancellation of spring tour dates, the company thrillingly announces to be back on track; able to complete their performance line up, this now comes due to a collective community[…]

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15 Truths

I just recently came across a blog post from The Portland Ballet which truly put it on the line in a number of points referred to as truths. When one decides to be a dancer, and packs up her belongings, her mementos, keepsakes, PortaBarre and PortaFloor, and makes the big move to a city or[…]

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Saintsations prep and teach

32 in all, the New Orleans team may not be playing in the game but its dancers will definitely have their act in gear for the annual knock-out half-time show. All dancers practically since birth, learning an additional 10 dances to their regular season 30, it’s a welcomed challenge and opportunity unlike any other. Check out this[…]

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Stability on and off the barre

Any dancer will testify the power of stability and balance. Those two elements are the foundation of dance. They hold it all together. Dance and movement and the beauty of what stems from a solid grounding and understanding of posture, structure, strength, placement can be taught, retaught and practice-practice-practiced. And thus it is an inspiration to know[…]

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Who made the rules?

Who made the rules? View Tara Stiles’ Reebok yoga videos on her YouTube channel and be inspired! no one made the rules in what you get to do in life… go out and do it! http://www.youtube.com/user/reebok?v=albT7k8pME8

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Guess What, Lovers of Hendrix?

http://www.theloverscabaret.com/ has done a fabulous job uniting our love for Rock n roll, dance and entertainment…. not to mention it will all be in the air on Valentine’s Day, taking stage once again for their Lovers of Hendrix show at the Electric Owl Social Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. If this doesn’t say perfect night out[…]

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Must check out Army of Sass!

Time to check out Army of Sass, Vancouver! The ARMY of SASS is a rank of business partners, dancers, and training programs that are derived from the Nuvo-Burlesque Dance brand. This is a movement where all women train together, dance together, go out together and most importantly, perform together! We call it a sisterhood. Creator,[…]

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Up and go

It’s that time of year again, the new time. The time in which we all take a second to evaluate where we’re headed; is the talent which was granted to us when breathed into life being put to good use? Are we fulfilling was is not only our desire and dream but also our role[…]

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A ballerina’s Christmas list

Recently running a silent auction for a New York hurricane relief event, I was beyond thrilled to receive a pair of autographed pointe shoes from the New York City Ballet. We auctioned them off in our “12 days of…” themed silent auction and they represented “11 ladies dancing.” Making for a lovely Christmas gift, there can only be[…]

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Christmas for dancers

It’s that time of year again. It gets a little too cold to enjoy the commute to dance class, you get that clammy feel when the crisp air hits your heated body on the way out, the Radio City Rockettes start kicking into their 85th year and the buses around New York can be spotted[…]

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