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Children's Book Author and Illustrator
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Exciting Illustrators (who have been in my class at SVA)
- Selina Alko
- Linas Alsenas
- Susan Anthony
- Marianna Baer
- Roxanna Baer-Block
- Jeanne Betancourt
- Vela Burke
- Maria Madonna Davidoff
- Patricia Fry
- Yu-mei Han
- Jannie Ho
- Azadeh Houshyar
- Melissa Iwai
- Susie Lee Jin
- Jennifer Levine
- Kristine Lombardi
- Shanda McCloskey
- Jennifer Merz
- Ansel Pitcairn
- Susanna Pitzer
- Inga Poslitur
- Sean Qualls
- Rich Rossi
- Amy Ryan
- Mark Stephenson
- Joyce Wan
- Hyewon Yum
Latest tagged entries for 'BALLET'
Talk about a DYNAMIC Weekend!
Monday, 21 April 2008 5:45 A GMT-05
The ballet (Kirov), a play (August: Osage County) and an art museum (Moma) all in one busy weekend.
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SAB Workshop 2008 in the works
Saturday, 5 April 2008 6:22 A GMT-05
The program will be Concerto Barocco, Circus Polka, 2&3 Part Inventions, and Fanfare.
Bringing little girls (and little boys) to the Ballet
Saturday, 29 March 2008 9:18 P GMT-05
Some recommendations
Dance: my Winter wrap-up and things to come in Spring
Monday, 17 March 2008 1:32 P GMT-05
Ballet at NYCB in winter and spring
Amazing Audition Tour in Europe
Sunday, 27 January 2008 6:58 A GMT-05
I just went with my daughter on a whirlwind and exciting trip to Europe for her first auditions for ballet companies
Berlin
Tuesday, 22 January 2008 9:05 A GMT-05
My daughter's last ballet audition on our week-long trip was in Berlin
Antwerp
Thursday, 17 January 2008 11:20 A GMT-05
Lydia's next audition was at The Royal Ballet of Flanders.
Dresden
Monday, 14 January 2008 9:59 A GMT-05
Lydia's first audition was for the Dresden Semperoper Ballett
Stamford Nutcracker Act II
Tuesday, 18 December 2007 10:02 A GMT-05
Lydia loved being the Arabian Dancer!
Stamford Nutcracker Act I
Monday, 10 December 2007 9:59 A GMT-05
Becoming Snowflakes: a few pictures
Nutcrackers in the Works
Friday, 16 November 2007 11:35 P GMT-05
Rehearsals for Nutcrackers for both little students and advanced students at SAB
Head over Heels - with Wheeldon
Saturday, 20 October 2007 9:56 A GMT-05
I have been loving what Christopher Wheeldon and his superb dancers have been doing during the NY debut season of Morphoses.
Suzanne Farrell as Dulcinea
Tuesday, 18 September 2007 7:08 P GMT-05
I highly recommend this film of Suzanne Farrell and Balanchine performing together in Don Quixote in 1965, available at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts
Christopher Wheeldon's MORPHOSES in NYC
Saturday, 8 September 2007 1:10 P GMT-05
He has assembled an incredible group of 22 beautiful dancers for his debut season in NYC.
Summer Solstice: turning points
Thursday, 21 June 2007 8:17 P GMT-05
SAB students performed in Serenade with NYCB - some backstage pictures
SAB Workshop 2007
Wednesday, 6 June 2007 4:20 P GMT-05
Lydia and all the advanced School of American Ballet students danced in wonderful Balanchine pieces
Serenade and SAB
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 9:43 A GMT-05
SAB students will be dancing in Serenade on June 7th, a special program to honor Lincoln Kirstein
Festivities for R+J at NYCB's Spring Gala
Friday, 4 May 2007 7:27 A GMT-05
The lovely ladies Sylvie, Lydia, and Gabi arrive for the premiere of NYCBallet's Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet - Debuts and Farewells
Tuesday, 3 April 2007 9:50 A GMT-05
I'm excited about the R&J 's coming up soon at both NYCB and ABT at Lincoln Center
New York Choreographic Institute
Thursday, 15 March 2007 1:37 P GMT-05
Lydia just had an exciting experience working with Miao Zong, a choreographer from France
Behind the scenes for "Scenes de Ballet"
Wednesday, 7 June 2006 4:25 P GMT-05
Dancing in "Scenes de Ballet" for NYCBallet and SAB workshop
SAB Workshop 2006: Dancing in Balanchine's "Bourree Fantasque"
Wednesday, 7 June 2006 4:23 P GMT-05
Dancing at The School of American Ballet Workshop performances
Gala Night at New York City Ballet 2006
Tuesday, 16 May 2006 6:21 P GMT-05
We love going to ballet at Lincoln Center!
