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    Vaganova Academy Boys Documentary

    in Ballet / Dance news & information

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    On 07/10/2019 at 21:45, Pas de Quatre said:

    It is interesting that the Vaganova Academy film, and put on Youtube, all their exams every year. I wonder why more of the top schools don't do this.

    Actually while Vaganova Academy exams are always recorded, only a few are now put online, and students are apparently threatened with expulsion if they post an exam on social media without permission.  (According to the excellent blog of melmoth (https://melmoth.blog/) it is the individual teacher who get to decide if his/her class' exam appears online). 

     

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    Lara Spencer comments re Prince George (ballet shaming)

    in Doing Dance

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    Definitely the presenter should have known better, but who knows what script she was given, who else was behind this serious incident, who failed to prevent it from being challenged within the studio. The apology - whoever drafted it - seemed carefully crafted to reduce damage, but I guess that's hardly surprising.... What I'd really like to see, after the matter has faded from the spotlight, is for the entire production team to be exposed first-hand to what ballet and ballet training is really about, and sharing their findings in a widely broadast programme.

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    Dancers and bifocal/multifocal glasses?

    in Doing Dance

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    An optician's assistant said she once advised a ballet dancer not to get bifocal/multifocal glasses for use offstage, as she thought it might mess around with her ability to guage distances etc. on stage. I'd be interested to know if this is correct and what dancers do in practice.

    Virgin half price travel - including ballet dates

    in Not Dance

    Posted · Edited by Yaffa

    21 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:

     

    Liverpool left out again!!  I used to be able to come to London for the evening!

    I do hope that going down to London for the evening will soon become a reality from many places.

     

    Even better if they could bring back the possibility to catch a train down to London for a weekday morning meeting  without spending hundreds of pounds. Oh well, we can dream...
     

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    Virgin half price travel - including ballet dates

    in Not Dance

    Posted · Edited by Yaffa

    On 19/08/2019 at 19:04, alison said:

    I see that Virgin are to lose the West Coast line as of December.  What this will mean for cheap tickets and offers remains to be seen, I guess.  The service is being taken over by TrenItalia.  Might be worth booking BRB Nutcracker performances before the 8th, or whenever the date is.  Or not.

     

    Who knows what will actually happen, but amidst all the promises, it was good to hear that they're planning to run the Euston-Manchester service later in the night - though I heard it's likely to be only on weekdays and starting from next year...

    Royal Ballet School Summer Performance 2019 and Annual Performance

    in Performances seen & general discussions

    Posted · Edited by Yaffa
    for clarity

    How was the Paquita Mazurka on the main ROH stage and with an orchestra? I'm used to seeing YouTube videos of Vaganova students performing this in very grand settings.... Maybe that's why the Holland Park version seemed lacking, despite some obviously talented and enthusiastic young dancers. Unfortunately I couldn't get to the ROH matinee.

    RBS Holland Park - times and rideshares from North

    in Doing Dance

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    I just called Opera Holland Park and was told that they are not sure how long the performances later this week will last, but they will probably be under 2 1/2 hours including the interval. If anyone knows more I'd be grateful. Also if anyone is driving to/from the North (ideally around the Manchester/Cheshire area), I'd be intererested to contribute towards expenses in exchange for a ride - Please PM me with details. Many thanks! 

    Room 101

    in Not Dance

    Posted · Edited by Yaffa
    for clarity

    2 hours ago, alison said:

    You know those nice "meal deal" offers you get from various supermarket chains?  Main, side, bottle of wine/chocs and dessert, that sort of thing?  On the hunt for something for a family celebration today, I was going to try one of those deals - but fortunately realised just in time that the chocs had a use by date of less than a couple of weeks!  I mean, you really can't give someone short-life chocs as a pressie, can you?  So instead I bought a different deal from somewhere else.  Looked at the "best before end" date on the (non-refrigerated) drink this evening - "BBE 05/2019"!  I'm feeling well and truly ripped off - so those two supermarkets can go in Room 101 :( 

    Really sympathise - Been there done that many times. I guess it's understandable  that some special deals are used to get rid of slow-moving/short-dated stock, and it's certainly good to pay particular attention to the dates. But often, when I've asked a store manager, they have allowed a substitution or have given a voucher to obtain a particular item later or from a different branch.... 

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