Spotlight: Rudolf Nureyev
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was born 17 March 1938 near Siberia...
#Throwback Thursday: Rococo Variations
Today's #ThrowbackThursday is Christopher Wheeldon's Rococo Variations. Original New York City Ballet cast The modern ballet was the last...
Labour Weekend Dance Competitions
Last weekend saw the last dance competitions of the year at 4th Wall Theatre in New Plymouth. All our students danced well, and despite a...
Tutu Tuesday
Today's Tutu Tuesday is a close-up of Foam's tutu from The Prince of Pagodas, worn by Laura Day during rehearsals at the Birmingham Royal...
Spotlight: Pierina Legnani
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on an often forgotten legend of the dance world, Italian ballerina Pierina Legnani. In costume as...
#Throwback Thursday: Le Spectre de la rose
Today's #ThrowbackThursday focuses on a short and sweet ballet named Le Spectre de la rose, or The Spirit of the Rose. A Mariinsky...
Tutu Tuesday and RNZB's 2017 Season!
It's that time of the week! Here's Principal Dancer Misa Kuranaga rehearsing Sugar Plum Fairy in the studio for the Boston Ballet's...
Spotlight: Frederic Franklin
Today's Spotlight Saturday focuses on a dancer who is one of my personal favourites... Frederic Franklin. As the lead in Agnes de Mille's...
#Throwback Thursday: The Firebird
Today's #ThrowbackThursday is The Firebird, the ballet made so famous by Maria Tallchief's enormous success in the leading role. The...
Tutu Tuesday
It's Tutu Tuesday! Here's a gorgeous snapshot of the dancers of the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg, wearing beautiful Romantic tutus....
