Spotlight: Carlotta Grisi
It's Spotlight Saturday! This week's focus is Italian ballerina Carlotta Grisi. She was born Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi on 28...
#Throwback Thursday: Petrushka
Today's #ThrowbackThursday is the early 20th century ballet Petrushka. Also known as the French Petrouchka, the four-scene ballet was...
Tutu Tuesday
It's that time of the week again, so here's Benedicte Bemet, Karen Nanasca, Brooke Lockett, and Rina Nemoto of the Australian Ballet in...
Spotlight: Agrippina Vaganova
This week's Spotlight Saturday is Russian ballerina and teacher Agrippina Vaganova. Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova was born on 26 June...
#Throwback Thursday: Swan Lake
The first #ThrowbackThursday of the year - Swan Lake! Though the original production featured only two acts, most modern productions...
Tutu Tuesday
It's Tutu Tuesday! Here's Oxana Skorik as Princess Florine in Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty. - Selene
Spotlight: Fanny Elssler
Spotlight Saturday is back! Today's instalment features noted Romantic-era ballerina Fanny Elssler. She was born Franziska Elssler on 23...
In the Workroom: New Exam Skirts (with tutorial!)
If you've ever wondered what the holidays are like for dance teachers... they're busy, busy, busy! Alison has been working hard on...
Tutu Tuesday
Happy 2017 everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas/New Years and everything in between. Here's the first Tutu Tuesday of the...
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Alison's Studio of Dance! I'll be returning in January 2017, and the studio will...
