A ballet student writes :Last month, I was lucky enough to see Mayerling performed by The Royal Ballet in London. It was stunning: the dancing was so crisp, so clean, so clear. I don’t think my appreciation for these performances would have been quite so nuanced had I not had the opportunity to study ballet.
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Lizzy’s Video: The Courage to Follow Your Dream
Lizzy loves ballet and dance so much that despite all the obstacles she has faced, she has never given up.
“Break a leg” as it were
Passion for the art was behind it all: the more obstacles, the deeper the love and the commitment. And that doesn’t mean I wasn’t restless, frustrated, and often very discouraged, but I wouldn’t let it rule me.
Dancers at rehearsal
We the dancers codify and select and develop our movements to speak from these depths and to find the appropriate gestures and movements to express our deepest and most authentic response to an idea, a piece of music, a story or…