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    That's young these days! Although looking back didn't Marie Rambert and Ninette de Valois both continue running their companies until much older?
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    Is it something to do with the cinema relay?
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    It is sad, but to be honest, now that Woolwich Works has become so high profile, I was half expecting it.
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    I just caught up with this and urge everyone to watch it. An amazing performance. Congratulations to Dane Hurst and all involved. It follows on nicely from the Diaghilev programme in that it works like his productions so all aspects, music, dance, voices, decor and lighting come together to make a whole that is so much more than the sum of its parts! I have posted on the Performances Seen thread too, but don't know if that is read so much.
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    It's easier to up the cost of buying a token rather than programming a machine to accept cash or cards. Plus they save on bar staff wages. Just the way it is going today. No staff on supermarket checkouts, they try to make customers use self service machines, and the same at rail stations.
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    I have just caught up with the Mozart Requiem on iPlayer. It is one of the best Contemporary dance pieces I have ever seen, although with such equal input from the Solo singers and chorus should it even be categorised as Dance? I urge everyone to watch it while still available! Congratulations to all involved but particularly Dane HUrst for his vision and choreography.
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    I fear it may backfire on audience numbers evetually. They have been doing the same in Cinemas for ages and most people I know don't go anymore, they just watch films when they become available online.
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    Yes, as I said upthread, I have watched the first one, The Years Abroad, and am frustrated that The Years in Exile isn't available. Maybe BBC will add it at some point. I have also watched the first two of the Moulin Rouge programmes which are interesting and will watch the rest.
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    Dance and Drama UCAS points are not always accepted for Dance courses either!
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    Thanks Ondine and Bruce. BFI looks a more likely bet. I won't be going to New York in the foreseeable future. It is odd that iPlayer doesn't have it available as it was BBC programme. Maybe it is something to do with copyright of some of the content.
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    I have watched the Omnibus Diaghilev - The Years Abroad and thought it wonderful. So much important ballet history presented in a straightforward manner. Does anyone know where to find the second episode, The Years in Exile. It is not on iplayer and an internet search has not found any film.
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    A good illustration of body types is to look at runners. Sprinters have a totally different physique to long distance runners. I am not saying that there aren't exceptions to the observations I posted, but they do still hold good in general terms. Now that ever higher extensions are looked for in both male and female dancers, overstretching can also cause problems.
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    No, there is a difference in physique between tall and short dancers because of the length and elasticity of the soft tissue supporting their skeleton. It has been known about for centuries! Noverre classified dancers' legs into jarretté and arqué. Loosely translated the former is knock or sway back knees, long tendons, feet roll in, overall flexible so high extensions but inclined to injury. Usually a tall dancer. The second is bow legged. Shorter, tighter tendons with more 'ping' in their elastic. Really good at jumps.
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    These "sad/comic" figures are part of a long theatrical tradition, going back to the Commedia del Arte and beyond, such as Pierrot. There are others in Shakespeare such as Feste. Others are rich but stupid - think Tim Nice but Dim!
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    Thanks for the Finnish stream, I have created an account. I also bought the Australian Swan Lake, which I am watching Act by Act. You can only watch once. They have a weird system as the link is sent in an email and then you are supposed to start watching and cast or connect by wire to your Smart TV. Couldn't get any of my devices to do that so I am watching on a laptop. Is anyone else having this problem? Every other stream I have bought from different companies put the watch tab on your account, so you only need to log onto the website and then log into your own account.
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    What has your dc been doing for this year, both for academics and for training? Are they half way through A levels or other qualifications? It might be better to continue on the same route for another year and then re-evaluate.
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    The other great advantage of wool is that it absorbes moisture so your feet don't get sweaty. Silicon and gel inserts only became a thing after I had retired from performing so I have never used them, but I imagine they hold the sweat which leads to softened skin, blisters, cracks and athlete foot.
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    Is this a good production Sophoife? It is currently available to buy the stream online and I am thinking about doing so.
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    You are right Alison, many schools have dropped German. I have a close friend who is German, married to a Brit and has lived here for over 40 years. We met when we took our daughters to Tumbletots classes and then found the girls were enrolled to go to the same school. She was a German language teacher and from being a full time post at one school, the hours and number of pupils gradually fell, so then she was split between two schools, then part time and eventually retired when German was no longer a subject option.
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    What worried me was the advertising where a toddler all in pink, including leg warmers, had a young adult teacher leaning over and turning out the child's feet. Totally wrong for that age. Many of you may have seen it on social media.
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    The only people I have ever had question insurance provision is the admin of halls I rented. Parents generally assume all is ok. Again I don't think there are any legal obligations.
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    Sadly in UK there is absolutely no legal requirement for dance teachers to be qualified or registered, anyone can set up and give classes. Caveat Emptor!
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    In the Russian schools, such as Vaganova Academy, each group of students is allocated to one Teacher for the whole course, who becomes mentor as well. This is why whenever famous Russian dancers' training is referenced it always says "class of ...." as do many photo captions of class group pictures. If it doesn't gel the pupil can ask to move to a different class. This is a very different approach, there are pros and cons for both, but I think the continuity in the Russian method is a bonus.
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    I thought the main concern was related to student funding/value for money and I think all of these courses entitle students to some funding, although less for the private ones.
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    What about the Antony Tudor ballets? Shadowplay, Lilac Garden, Dark Elegies & Gala Performance, just to name a few. Magnificent ballets that seem to have been lost in UK.
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