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Re: FALL FOR DANCE ‘09 PROGRAM 1

SwanLakeSambaGirl — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:06:31 -0000

Oh, thanks for letting me know. I'll check it out.

And good to hear from you again -- I figured you must be off in Italy or somewhere researching your dissertation!

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Delrium Tremens — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:51:35 -0000

The Joffrey does (did?) a recreation of the Nijinsky Rite of Spring. It was videotaped and can, I am sure, be viewed at the library, though it loses all its impact on film I think. In person it is wonderful

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ACW — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:24:03 -0000

Yup - we performed it quite a few times. (--back in high school, I was an apprentice in a regional ballet company.)
Seems like eons ago...;) ...though, happily, much is coming back, I'm finding, as I am taking classes again. (I cannot wait to get down to NYC and take a few drop-in classes in the city...there are so many great offerings/places/teachers to choose from!)

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SwanLakeSambaGirl — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:48:08 -0000

Haha, you WERE wandering around asking women random questions! No, seriously, I know you were interested in finding out which dance piece they were in -- I should be more outgoing too; part of why the dancers hang around is to talk to the audience anyway. Yes, Ms. Khobdeh was excellent as the drunk girl! Very interesting about the tae kwon do...

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SwanLakeSambaGirl — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:44:21 -0000

That's so cool you danced in a ballet! Did you perform in front of an audience? I LOVE that music... I love all of Ravel's music -- or at least what I've heard from the ballets!

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SwanLakeSambaGirl — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:42:47 -0000

Thank you Anne!

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ACW — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:04:40 -0000

P.S. Good luck with the rewrites ... I am so excited for you!, and *can't wait* for your book!
:)

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ACW — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:58:49 -0000

Ooooh - glad you guys got to go! ... must've been a really nice night.
Thanks for the re-cap!

I danced in a "very ballet" version of BOLERO some years ago, and Ravel's music is amazing! (-*never* got tired of rehearsing that ballet.)

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Michael Northrop — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:10:24 -0000

Haha! Now it seems like I was wandering around asking women random questions. For the record: if you see two bouquets at a table after a dance performance, there is a good chance there is a dancer at that table!

And now I'm disqualified from talking about Ms. Khobdeh. (But wasn't she fantastic as the drunk girl? Admit it!) I will talk about Apuzzo and those high, straight-legged jetes, though. I noticed in his bio that he has a second-degree black belt in tae kwon do. It is just about the least practical martial art on the planet (proof: even I have a black belt in it!), but it is definitely great for high, straight legs.