WATCH: Yannick Boquin on adding dynamics and musicality to your classes

October 24, 2017

Yannick’s back! He’s been on the blog countless times, so I’ll dispense with the long intro. Basically, he and our small team at the Staatsballett Berlin have made another video. And this time we’ve bumped up the quality. This is a video that’s mainly directed towards teachers constructing a class, but in it are plenty … More WATCH: Yannick Boquin on adding dynamics and musicality to your classes

Ten amazing small contemporary dance companies

August 5, 2017

We’ve all heard of the most famous dance companies out there: New York City Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Paris Opera. They’re the companies with prestige and plenty of renown. And they deserve it. But what about those smaller, equally impressive, yet unorthodox dance companies? Those full of unusual talent, those harder to pin down … More Ten amazing small contemporary dance companies

WATCH: Yannick Boquin on connecting barre with center, and using the arms to your advantage

May 13, 2017

We’ve shared Yannick Boquin’s insights about dancing and teaching a few times on this blog, but it always feels like something’s missing when we talk about ballet in pure text form. So Yannick and thought maybe we’d put together a video where you can actually see what he’s talking about! One of the things we wanted … More WATCH: Yannick Boquin on connecting barre with center, and using the arms to your advantage

Monks and ballet: an unlikely (but fruitful) combination

March 14, 2017

Have you ever wondered what monks look like while dancing ballet? Well search no further, because the answer lies just below. What a surprise it was to have this opportunity to choreograph a ballet on the monks of Plum Village. I won’t say too much, because the video speaks for itself, but suffice it to say … More Monks and ballet: an unlikely (but fruitful) combination

Moving forward

March 3, 2017

Do you remember the scenes in Wall-E with the humans? The ones who are stuck in their hovering chairs: lazy, weak, and uninterested in anything that requires effort to attain? I see now why the animators made them. The way we look at those scenes must be similar to the way prehistoric humans would look at … More Moving forward

Yannick Boquin: ballet tips and a dance class philosophy

November 3, 2016

This article is going to be quite directed towards ballet dancers, so if you have no knowledge of ballet terminology or coordination, this may not be the post for you. But if you do, you’re in the right place! This is a special post, with a personal contribution from master teacher Yannick Boquin – he … More Yannick Boquin: ballet tips and a dance class philosophy

Another perspective on leaving the ballet world: Chloe Shelby

October 22, 2016

So, I just the left the world of dance. And you’ve heard my story. But there are lots of other stories out there, often untold to the dance world. Or worse, misunderstood. When we are involved in an endeavor that has required such dedication to reach our level, it can be hard to understand why … More Another perspective on leaving the ballet world: Chloe Shelby