MayKwok

Glad she's home safe again! As the others have suggested, definitely consider getting her chipped please, just in case she turns up at a rescue / vet they'll be able to contact you.

Just a thought - Have you considered / is it possible to securing your garden so she can only stay in your garden? So she can have some outside time but not actually leave your property?

S

I'm now sorted. Thanks Don Q Fan!

Yes. I'm going to the one in June! 

http://sunkingdance.com

It's wonderful. This one really really hones in on the technique. Last year I went they dedicated a 1h15m session on head placement. And another one on port de bras alone.

Issue usually is air fare. From January I've been monitoring the flight prices and it's been at around £900 in economy. Recently it's dropped down to around £750 but I've managed to find around £550 in previous years. I'm feeling the weak GBP USD rate here... *sigh*

If you can afford it I highly highly recommend going to Sun King at least once in your lifetime.

Feel free to ask more questions either on here or PM.

S

Franziska Rosenzweig holds workshops regularly:

https://www.holisticballet.com

Henry St Clair is holding an adult summer performance course on La Bayadere. So far I have heard that rehearsals will be in Fulham Dance Attic and performance at Greenwood Theatre at London bridge. 14-20 Aug (it might be extended to start on 13 Aug, waiting for confirmation):

https://www.balletagent.com/ballet-consult

Chelsea Ballet are holding their summer course at Pineapple in Covent Garden 31 Jul - 5 Aug:

http://www.chelsea-ballet.com/summerschool/

Laban's one is at Deptford 17-28 Jul:

http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/take-part/summer-schools/dance-summer-school

These are the ones I know of. Henry St Clair's is performance based (i.e. class is a means to warm up so you do the choreography and get a show together), Chelsea Ballet is more do class and get technically better, both geared towards adults. I have attended both and can recommend both, depends on what you want out of your course.

I went to the Laban one a long time ago (must have been 10 years ago now...! So I don't know if things changed recently), they accepted adults, predominant attended by teens.

Would be interested to hear of the other courses!

S

Thanks, have replied to you by PM.

Hello,

I'm looking for 1 single ticket for the RBS Summer performance on 9th July on the main stage.

Please let me know if you have one available.

Thanks,

S

Ooh and a tip I learned from a jazz teacher at a one off jazz workshop.

On the occasion where things are technically above you, in a class / audition situation where you have have 15 seconds to work it out before you have to do it, and you realise that you'll have no hope of remembering the steps let alone actually doing it properly...

Turn your focus to try to get the directions and up/down. Especially if you are in a large group.

If you are the only one moving left when everyone is going right. Or when everyone is crouching down and you're up. You would really stand out, but maybe not for the right reasons...!

Some of the things that has worked for me, whether in a class enchainment or variations or rep:

Group steps into phrases, and give them names. Take the Bayadere gamzatti variation for example, you've got the opening jumps across, relevés en tournant, grand jeté en avant in attitude. Then balancé attitude turns back on the diagonal. Run to the other corner for diagonal of turns. Then downstage left to start the manége. Etc etc. This way an entire variation is broken down into roughly 6 bits. Easier to remember 6 bits than an overwhelming bunch of steps. You can then zoom out and remember an entire ballet this way.

In rehearsal, find the points when you always have a mind blank. Now find a mental cue to help remind yourself what comes next at that point. So when you next rehearse hopefully you'll remember the cue and be able to link the sections with fewer and fewer mind blanks the more time you do it.

Play the dance over in your head outside of rehearsal studio. Imagine yourself doing the dance in your head, whether during the commute, in the shower, brushing teeth, last thing before bed etc. Then next time in the studio your brain is better prepared. Especially useful while doing an intensive course when you want to conserve body energy and not want to overdo things, or when injured.

When marking something in studio, I find it best to mark only legs but use arms and head full out. Using arms and head full out brings your centre of gravity closer to what it will really be like when danced full out, versus what my teacher calls "marking with chicken arms". When the centre of gravity is right you'll get the "feel" of the choreography more. Sometimes dances are choreographed where the body wants to move naturally so when weight is in the right place you'll stand more of a chance. When the choreography goes NOT the way your body wants to naturally go, you'll find out during the mark and better prepared when you do it for real.

Hope this helps. I'll add more when I remember more.

S

Henry St Clair holds some pas de deux workshops from time to time.

His current class listings are here . It's worth contacting him through the contact page on his site to ask for furhter info.

Disclaimer: I went to his summer workshops for the last 2 years and attend the weekly classes sometimes.

Thanks Nicola, just PMed you.

I tried to look for this on your website but can't find the information -- is there a minimum level of technique expected? And age range?

Out of the above, these are screened at cinema:

Alice

Nutcracker

Winter's Tale

New McGregor / Age of Anxiety / New Wheeldon

Manon

Swan Lake

3 minutes ago, Bruce Wall said:

Wonder if any of these will actually show a mix of dancers from the different companies under one setting.

Looks like:

Concerto by BRB

Le Baiser de la fée by SB

Judas Tree by RB

Song of the Earth by ENB

Gloria by NB

Then Elite Syncopations will be a mix of dancers from BRB, ENB, NB, RB and SB.

Some stats, obtained from program listings already on the site:

Alice: 13 performances, of which 4 are matinee, of which 3 are on weekends

Concerto triple bill: 2 evening performances

Judas Tree double bill: 2 evening performances

Gloria tripe bill: 2 evening performances

Tharp / Pita / Shechter triple: 5 evening performances

Sylvia: 9 performances, of which 2 are matinee, both on weekends

Nutcracker: 24 performances, of which 12 are matinee, of which 3 are on weekends, 1 of which is a Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat for invited audiences only

Giselle: 15 performances, of which 2 are matinees, both on weekends

Winter's Tale: 10 performances, of which 1 is a matinee on a weekend

McGregor / Scarlett / Wheeldon triple: 8 evening performances

Manon: 15 performances, of which 3 are matinees, 1 on a weekend

Obsidian Tear triple: 8 evening performances

Swan Lake: 24 performances, of which 4 are matinee, 1 on a weekend

At time of posting the exact dates and times of the Clore performances are not yet available

Highlights for those who don't have time to go through the links:

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Wheeldon)

Jeux (Eagling, in the Clore)

Concerto (BRB) / Le Baiser de la fée (SB) / Elite Syncopations (BRB, ENB, NB, RB, SB) (MacMillan)

The Judas Tree (RB) / Song of the Earth (ENB) (MacMillan)

Sea of Troubles (MacMillan, in the Clore, performed by Yorke Dance Project)

Gloria (NB) / The Judas Tree (RB) / Elite Syncopations (BRB, NB, RB, SB) (MacMillan)

The Illustrated 'Farewell' (New, Tharp) / The Wind (New, Pita) / Untouchable (Shechter)

Sylvia (Ashton)

The Nutcracker (Wright after Ivanov) 

Giselle (Petipa after Coralli and Perrot)

The Winter's Tale (Wheeldon)

New Mcgregor / The Age of Anxiety (Scarlett) / New Wheeldon

Manon (MacMillan)

Obsidian Tear / Marguerite and Armand / Elite Syncopations

Swan Lake (Scarlett)

Season announcement link here: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-opera-house-2017-2018-season-announced

Specifically ballet and dance here: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/ballet-and-dance-at-the-royal-opera-house-201718

"Watch your filangees!"

I wonder if it is a Friends reference? Phoebe used "phalanges" in a few different contexts through the show. Always cracks me up.

Royal ballet's Eric Underwood in the latest Hackett advert:

Sorry posted in the wrong topic.

Would anyone be able to share the fairy and act 3 divertissement casting for today's Hayward/Campbell performance please?

From What's On Stage, full casting announced:

Don't know the names of the fitters, but if you are going to Bloch and Freed you might as well pop by Dancia and Capezio.

Ah, Grade 1 and 2.... She probably won't have done beats, but otherwise Kathryn's advice in the rest of the video applies. Her exercise recommendation looks interesting and I'll be trying that!

Specific exercises I've been doing the last few months are just mainly rises. On 2 legs to start with, parallel. Pay attention to posture and weight placement. I started with 10, and increased as time went on and how I feel as well.

Once 2 legs are comfortable move on to turned out in 1st.

Also can do 1 leg rises. I started with holding onto something first and gradually take my hand off.

Make sure stretch the legs out (especially the calves) as they will get tired and tight. Last thing you want is to get injured!