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Still Nuts For The Nutcracker
When I was a four-year-old NYC beginner ballet student my mother took me to see New York City Ballet’s version of The Nutcracker. And I fell in love. Twenty years later, I finally went back and fell for it all over again.
The moment the lights came on and I heard those familiar Christmas tunes, my eyes welled with tears. I remembered being a little girl and wanting nothing more than to be Clara in a pair of pointe shoes of my own.
A few years later, I danced in my slippers for the “Waltz of the Flowers” at my ballet studio’s recital. And finally, as a teen, I performed that same song, b … Read More >
The moment the lights came on and I heard those familiar Christmas tunes, my eyes welled with tears. I remembered being a little girl and wanting nothing more than to be Clara in a pair of pointe shoes of my own.
A few years later, I danced in my slippers for the “Waltz of the Flowers” at my ballet studio’s recital. And finally, as a teen, I performed that same song, b … Read More >
Beyonce Channels Bob Fosse
Surely by now you've seen Beyonce's super-dancey video for her hit, Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It). Aside from the fact that the song is awesome (I can't listen to it without dancing... I'm dancing in my chair right now. Seriously.), there's a bit of dance history behind the video's choreography. It's totally Bob Fosse-inspired!
In the 1960s, Fosse choreographed a piece for the Ed Sullivan Show starring leading lady, Gwen Verdon (and, for many, the original face of Fosse). Check out the striking resemblance to Beyonce's slammin' video!
Beyonce — Single Ladies
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