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Preloved Pointe Shoes for sale
Rachelm replied to SPD444's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
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I haven't had time to read all the above comments so please forgive any ideas already posted, but I've thought about this before and I think it is a lack of really inspirational music. The majority of the really successful, full-evening, narrative ballets have great music. We don't have a modern-day Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Liszt, Massenet etc. I think music is the key.
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World Ballet Day, 4th Oct., 2016
Rachelm replied to Yaffa's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I'm catching up on World Ballet Day. I really love watching the Royal Ballet in class and hearing Darcey Bussell relay her experiences and technical knowledge- I think she has been a great addition to the coverage. Despite the frustrating cut-off to the class, I enjoyed hearing from Olivia Cowley about ballet fashion. Eric Underwood was great fun as a presenter too and it is so lovely to see Viviana Durante back with the company. -
ENB Promotions, Joiners and Leavers
Rachelm replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I wonder where Ksenia will be moving to? -
Dance on non-terrestrial "TV" and video
Rachelm replied to Regattah's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Thanks for that- I'd have never noticed it on the schedule. All set to record- 392 replies
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Edward Watson is upset about ginger jibes
Rachelm replied to MAB's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I think Mr Watson is very handsome, definitely not in your average pretty-boy kind of way, but who always wants that? I feel it is completely irrelevant for a dance critic to be so personal, and this particular critic seems to be quite the bully. I think Edward Watson's performance as Crown Prince Rudolph in Mayerling is outstanding and I love the emotional depth he brings to roles. He has something other-worldly about him which I find fascinating. -
I adored Gable's Cinderella! I still have the music on CD.
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Favourite male dancers!
Rachelm replied to sybarite2015@'s topic in Performances seen & general discussions
This is an easy one for me- Edward Watson. -
I'd go back to my childhood love of the The Wells books by Lorna Hill. There's also a really good autobiography by Michaela DePrince called Taking Fight. Her journey from orphan in Sierra-Leone to professional dancer is truly remarkable.
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Favourite ballerinas
Rachelm replied to sybarite2015@'s topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Favourite dancers I have seen live: Alina Cojocaru Marianela Nunez Darcey Bussell Tamara Rojo Sarah Lamb Irina Kolesnikova Jayne Regan Ballerinas I've admired on film: Agnes Letestu Sylvie Guillem Viviana Durante Evelyn Hart Evgenia Obratzova -
What is your LEAST favourite ballet?
Rachelm replied to Lisa O`Brien's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I think Sleeping Beauty isn't as magical as it should be considering it's full of fairies and an evil curse. I think that's why I enjoyed Matthew Bourne's production so much, where the emphasis was on storytelling. In no way did I miss the Rose Adagio or Grand Pas De Deux, multiple turns in pirouettes, or high extensions. This story flowed. The classical version feels quite static. There are elements I love in the classic version though- mainly the vision scene. Somebody else mentioned the Rose Adagio as feeling like an Olympic event- it really does! There is so much build up, and sometimes I feel quite uncomfortable watching it in case there are wobbles or worse. -
What is your LEAST favourite ballet?
Rachelm replied to Lisa O`Brien's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I agree about a lot of Ashton- I love Thais Pas de Deux, Five Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan, and Fille- but aside from that I find his choreography really fussy. It's a bit like when a blouse has too many ruffles, lace and frills!!!! That's the feeling I get from his work. Now I'll probably get slaughtered! -
What is your LEAST favourite ballet?
Rachelm replied to Lisa O`Brien's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Jewels- I just find it really boring! -
I'd love to do Kitri's first solo in Don Quixote, Gamzatti's solo in the last act of Bayadere (RB version), Amour in DQ, and the Neopolitan in Swan Lake. There's also a beautiful solo in MacMillan's Requiem. I have memories of it in a documentary about Darcey Bussell and Viviana Durante many years ago.
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I saw this in Norwich a couple of weeks ago and thought it was fantastic- the designs were stunning. I totally agree about Adam Maskell- I said exactly the same to my friend, that I couldn't take my eyes off him.
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Signed pointe shoes.
Rachelm replied to cavycapers's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I think that's a brilliant idea! I would love to see those shoes! -
Signed pointe shoes.
Rachelm replied to cavycapers's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I'm so glad someone remembers her! I loved her in that role. It must have been wonderful to be there for the alumni performance! -
Signed pointe shoes.
Rachelm replied to cavycapers's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
If I could have any dancer's pointe shoes right now it would be Alina Cojocaru's or Marianela Nunez's. -
Signed pointe shoes.
Rachelm replied to cavycapers's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Not many may remember her, but the only pair of signed shoes I have are from former Northern Ballet (Theatre) principal Lorena Vidal. I won them when I was 14 for designing a badge for the Young Friends of NBT, which was then produced and sent out to Friends. I was so crazily excited to receive them that they probably meant as much to me back then as if they were Darcey Bussell's! I also had a poster signed by my favourite dancer from NBT back then- Jayne Regan. -
Royal Ballet School Documentary
Rachelm replied to Rachelm's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
YES!! That's the one!! Thank you very much!! Wow- you did some digging!! -
Does anybody remember a Royal Ballet School documentary a good few years back, which featured a young Anna Rose O'Sullivan, amongst other students? I was trying to remember what it was called.
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Dance on non-terrestrial "TV" and video
Rachelm replied to Regattah's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Yes- I noticed this too and was quite disappointed.- 392 replies
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