Dance Competitions Are Over!
The Hawera dancing competitions wrapped up this morning after four days of beautiful dancing. We're extremely proud of all of the...
#Throwback Thursday: The Awakening of Flora
Today's #ThrowbackThursday is a rare gem of a ballet: The Awakening of Flora, or, as it was originally known: Le Reveil de Flore. Now...
Tutu Tuesday
It's Tutu Tuesday! Here's some sixties glamour: George Balanchine with dancers of the New York City Ballet, before the premiere of his...
Dance Competitions!
Just a quick post tonight - good luck to all our wonderful students who are preparing to dance at either the Hawera or Palmerston North...
Spotlight: Maria Tallchief
Today's Spotlight Saturday focuses on famous Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief. On the cover of 'Dance Magazine', 1954 She was...
#Throwback Thursday: The Sleeping Beauty
The subject of today's #ThrowbackThursday is one of the greats of the classical tradition: The Sleeping Beauty. The ballet represents a...
Tutu Tuesday
It's that time again! Here's a little something from the past: New York City Ballet prima Diana Adams in costume for George Balanchine's...
Spotlight: Jean-Baptiste Lully
Today's Spotlight Saturday focuses on the extremely influential Jean-Baptiste Lully. Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lully Lully was born...
#Throwback Thursday: Gaite Parisienne
It's #ThrowbackThursday, and today I'm focusing on the 20th century ballet Gaite Parisienne ('Parisian Gaiety'). The ballet was...
Tutu Tuesday
It's Tutu Tuesday again, so here's Benazir Hussain dancing in The Sleeping Beauty for the Royal Ballet. Her gorgeous tutu is decorated to...
