

Spotlight: Agrippina Vaganova
This week's Spotlight Saturday is Russian ballerina and teacher Agrippina Vaganova. Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova was born on 26 June...


Spotlight: Fanny Elssler
Spotlight Saturday is back! Today's instalment features noted Romantic-era ballerina Fanny Elssler. She was born Franziska Elssler on 23...


Spotlight: Michael Fokine
Today's Spotlight Saturday, the last of the year, focuses on Russian dancer and choreographer Michael Fokine. He was born Mikhail...


Spotlight: Gene Kelly
Today was the end-of-year concert (photos to come), which means the studio is officially closed for the summer - but I'm still here, so...


Spotlight: The Nicholas Brothers
Today's Spotlight Saturday focuses on the tap dancing duo the Nicholas Brothers. Fayard Nicholas was born 20 October 1914 in Alabama, and...


Spotlight: Martha Graham
The studio's gearing up for our float in New Plymouth Christmas Parade tonight (here's hoping the weather holds off!). In the meantime,...


Spotlight: Yvette Chauvire
Okay, so... technically this is more like Spotlight Sunday (oops), but here's this week's Spotlight article, on a French ballerina who...


Spotlight: Olga Preobrajenska
Hi everyone! Sorry about the lack of a post on Thursday, it's been very hectic of late with moving out of my hall. But here's this week's...


Spotlight: Mathilde Kschessinskaya
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on the Russian ballerina Mathilde Kschessinskaya. In costume as Camargo in 'La Camargo'...


Spotlight: Rudolf Nureyev
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was born 17 March 1938 near Siberia...