JEANNE TEACHES DANCE

Good Overall Reading Gail Grant's  Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet Understanding the names of ballet steps is often a huge benefit to understanding the intention behind the movement (or lack of movement).  Simple definitions that most ages will appreciate. George Balanchine's  101 Stories of the Great Ballets Written by the creator of The New York City Ballet himself, Balanchine has expertly narrated the plots of Ballet's past and present.  A great companion to use in choosing a ballet to go see, or to use in preparation to see a classical story ballet. For Kids (Young and Old) Violette Verdy's  Of Swans, Sugarplums and Satin Slippers Written by Balanchine Ballerina Violette Verdy, this book very nicely tells the stories of some of the major ballets;  Swan Lake ,  Giselle ,  The Firebird ,  Coppelia ,  The Sleeping Beauty , and  The Nutcracker .  The storybook format is perfect for ...

Being featured as a Soloist or Principal Dancer is a great honor and privilege and the experience carries with it a mark of accomplishment both technically and artistically.  On the other end of the artistic spectrum of a ballet company, however, is the army of dancers which make up the Corps de Ballet --the backbone of a ballet.  While often overlooked, The Corps possesses the ability to make or break a ballet.  When their work is done right, you know it instantly--suddenly thirty ballerinas are moving, breathing, acting as one--and it is truly an experience to behold.  The magic isn't only felt by the audience, who has the advantage of seeing the patterns from above, as illustrated wonderfully in this excerpt from The Paris Opera Ballet's Swan Lake, the transcendent rush you experience by fusing your dance with fellow human beings is unlike much else in this world.  You have a responsibility--to them, to the audience, to yourself.  As a student, I re...

Over the course of their professional career, Santiago Croce and his partner, Amy Lincoln have been invited to be part of the most important and acclaimed International Tango Festivals sharing the cast with most prestigious masters of tango. They've been in several cities worldwide always conveying the essence of tango and its traditions focusing on it customs and way of dancing like in Buenos Aires. Santiago and Amy have become famous in the States very quickly because of their reputation and teaching skills for sharing the authenticity of Argentine Tango in it pure form. Winners of the Tango Salon championship of 2010 in Buenos Aires, they've also performed and given classes in the most prestigious salons of Buenos Aires such as Salon Canning, Grisel Club, Club Sunderland, Sin Rumbo, Glorias Argentinas to name some of them. Also they have taught at the renowned Carlos Copello School of Tango. Guardians of the old school of tango, they focus their dance on the subtleties...

THE WIZARD OF OZ   Join Dorothy, Toto, Tin Man, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion as they band together on an adventure along the Yellow Brick Road to Oz and face the wrath of the Wicked Witch. The production will be true to the movie that has enchanted fans of all ages for decades. Featuring the songs "We're Off to See the Wizard," "Over the Rainbow" and "Follow the Yellow Brick Road." Performance times listed above in black font have the best seating availability Price Range: $30 - $74 Children's Tickets: $30 tickets in any section for ages 4-12 CALL ONLINE IN PERSON (916) 557-1999    Tickets.com (Online fees apply) Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office ALSO AVAILABLE: Student Rush Discount 5-Show Season Subscriptions Discounts for Groups of 12 or more Seating Chart Content Guide Recommended for ages 4 and over. Click for more information Run Time The Wizard of Oz  runs 2 hours and 15 minutes, which includes a 20 minute intermissi...

Pointe shoes—those tiny, shiny, glorified piñatas, which today, make it possible for ballerinas to dance complete, three-act ballets on their pointes .   They can be expected to last anywhere from 3 months to 3 hours, depending on the demand placed on them.   For a dancer in a professional company, they are considered work supplies, and the cost is put on the company she/he dances for.   In the case of students, the cost of these educational tools, which can run between $40-$85 a pair, is often on the parents or the student themselves to cover.   The more the student is dancing, the quicker this pointe shoe budget adds up.   Why do the shoes break down so fast?   The answer is simple:   most pointe shoes are made from natural materials (leather, cardboard, burlap, layers of paper, glue, and satin).   These materials create a supportive structure that is also pliable enough to move with the dancers feet.   As the dancer’s feet bend a...

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May I Have This Dance?  Alexander Mark Rossi (FL. 1870-1903) My Father has a saying: "if you don't ask for it, the answer is automatically 'no,'" meaning, that if you don't gather your courage to ask for something that you feel is beyond your reach, you may be passing up a prime opportunity to get it, regardless.  Over the years, I have benefitted greatly by utilizing this notion, even conservatively.  The lesson that should be taught in tandem with this idea, however, is that you are not, in return, entitled to a "yes," just because you asked. I used to think that the key to success lay within the abundance of "yeses" one could distribute and follow through on.  I would go out of my way, bend over backwards, to accommodate the fulfillment of the requests of others.  Surely these favors would come back to me tenfold, no?  I took on projects, classes, performances, dances with with people I just didn't feel like dancing with, all w...