JEANNE TEACHES DANCE

Click image to read the article at DanceSpirit.com We’ve all heard it: the chorus of cracking joints that comes with the first plié of class. A lot of dancers treat barre as their daily warm-up, but a ballerina jumping into class cold is kind of like the Tin Man trying to move without his oil can. Conditioning expert and former professional ballet dancer Rachel Hamrick has four pre-barre exercises that will get your body ready for that aggressive dégagé combo.   You’ll need : an FLX ball or a medicine ball

TUNE-IN FOR TWENTY-THREE HOURS OF BALLET FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE! Following an unprecedented collaboration, in 2014, on the first broadcast of World Ballet Day LIVE, five of the world’s leading ballet companies once again streamed 23 hours of live, behind-the-scenes footage on Thursday, October 1, 2015.  The Australian Ballet ,  Bolshoi Ballet ,  The Royal Ballet ,  The National Ballet of Canada , and  San Francisco Ballet  partnered to provide viewers around the world with an inside look at professional ballet companies in the studio, on tour, and in performance. For more information, visit worldballetday.com

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This trail-blazing and spirited tribute to the life of an American icon, seamlessly weaves together the voices and musical vitality that created the Johnny Cash legacy.  American Legend will take you on a musical journey with icons that influenced Cash's writings and sound - songs from the Carter Family and Hank Williams; through the Sun Records hits of the 50s and early 60s , including I Walk the Line and Get Rhythm; to his last groundbreaking songs with American Recordings.  For one special two-night engagement, nearly twenty artists and musicians from around the Golden State will take the stage in Folsom to share the Man in Black's unforgettable story through music and movement. Produced by Theatre Ventures International in association with Sunny Mitchell Theatre Projects.  ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE   FOLSOM CASH ART TRAIL . ARTISTS FOR THIS PERFORMANCE INCLUDE: Lindsay Alhady Josh Bollen Kate Brugger Cory Coppin Kale Coppin Danielle Hanse...

French author Charles Perrault was born 388 years ago on January 12, and has become immortalised as the father of the fairy tale as we know it (Re-published from  The Telegraph ) By  Rhiannon Williams 10:00PM GMT 12 Jan 2016 Charles Perrault: fairy tale visionary Charles Perrault,  author of Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella  was born 388 years ago, and  has been commemorated with a Google Doodle . Perrault was born in Paris in 1628, and was a lawyer before turning his hand to the written word. While the Brothers Grimm are widely credited with creating the fairy tale as we know it, Perrault actually wrote stories called  Le Petit Chaperon Rouge ,  La Belle au bois dormant  and  Cendrillon  a full 200 years before. Charles Perrault (1628-1703) In 1695, aged 67, he wrote  Tales and Stories of the Past with Morals , a series of moral tales designed to prompt the reader to re...

I had the pleasure of attending last year's Master Class offerings at San Francisco Ballet, and, not surprisingly, found them to be utterly delightful.  Admittedly, it was a bit fun to be back in the studios as a grown-up, rather than a shy teenage student.  The instruction was invaluable, and I'm encouraging my students to go with me to as many of these classes as they can manage this year.  It's a wonderful opportunity for them to see if taking their training to the next level is something that interests them, while getting a marvelous class. 10/25/2015   Clean, Classical Technique 1/10/2016   Ballet's Gem: "Rubies" 2/28/2016   Getting Into Character * (please read attire requirements) 4/10/2016   Neo-Classical Ballet 5/8/2016   Unveiling Onegin Spots are open to both student participants (ages 15-25) as well as observers. Registration Information All Participants and Observers must register in advance through SF Ballet School’s websi...