Bruce Wall Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Sadly the great dance teacher - Wilhelm (Willy) Burmann - who was so beloved by many leading dancers during the so-called dance boom (e.g., Makarova, Kirkland, Dowell, etc.,) has passed away. He was 80 years old. RIP. https://www.stepsnyc.com/faculty/bio/Wilhelm-Burmann/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Oh noooooo I never took class from him (not quite that advanced!) but he was a fixture at Steps. Every time I'm there, I peek into his studio to see the Maestro and the beautiful dancers of all ages who study with him. And between classes he is a presence in that Steps hallway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Tiler Peck's online barre (find it on her Instagram stories @tiler.peck) was an homage to Mr Burmann, using some of his exercises. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 A WSJ (Wall Street Journal) video feature shows the master in action - https://www.wsj.com/video/ballet-mr-fix-it/0ECF03C2-E9F6-466B-993E-BDEF83DA872C.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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