Posts Tagged ‘Ballet’

SPEAKING OF PICTURES … Teen-Age Ballet Was Inspired By “LIFE” Story. Steffi Nossen, who has taught modern dance in Europe and the U.S. for 20 years, frequently finds ballet ideas in news events. She also encourages her students to translate such ideas and their emotions about them into dance steps. When LIFE published an essay on teen-age girls, it looked like a natural for the Westchester County, New York schoolgirls in her Teen-Age Dance Workshop classes. It also looked like a natural to the girls, to whom the translation into the dance steps of their normal behavior was almost no translation at all. The “Teen-Age Ballet” was first perfomed at Mamaroneck, New York “… A long, hearty laugh at themselves,” opined Mamaroneck Daily Times. On this page the ballet enacts a teen-ager, Diane Walter, doing her homework while listening to the radio. ….. 1945 LIFE Magazine Picture, A5962. 19450528

March 22nd, 2010

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This Item is an original 2 page Magazine picture, taken from a vintage magazine of the year indicated. The picture is suitable for framing and displaying in your home or office. The scan of this item was taken through plastic film, however it is an accurate representation of the item. The nominal size is 21.0 inches by 14 inches…. More >>

SPEAKING OF PICTURES … Teen-Age Ballet Was Inspired By “LIFE” Story. Steffi Nossen, who has taught modern dance in Europe and the U.S. for 20 years, frequently finds ballet ideas in news events. She also encourages her students to translate such ideas and their emotions about them into dance steps. When LIFE published an essay on teen-age girls, it looked like a natural for the Westchester County, New York schoolgirls in her Teen-Age Dance Workshop classes. It also looked like a natural to the girls, to whom the translation into the dance steps of their normal behavior was almost no translation at all. The “Teen-Age Ballet” was first perfomed at Mamaroneck, New York “… A long, hearty laugh at themselves,” opined Mamaroneck Daily Times. On this page the ballet enacts a teen-ager, Diane Walter, doing her homework while listening to the radio. ….. 1945 LIFE Magazine Picture, A5962. 19450528

Ballet: Concert Dance, Ballet Technique, Glossary of Ballet, Dance Studio, Choreography, Mime Artist, Ballet , Orchestra, Ballet Blanc, En Pointe, … Expressionist Dance, History of Ballet

March 18th, 2010

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Ballet is a formalized type of performance dance, which originated in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century French courts, and which was further developed in England, Italy, and Russia as a concert dance form. The early performances preceded the intervention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with most of the audience seated on tiers or galleries on three sides of the dancing floor. The early ballet dancers were not as highly skilled as they a… More >>

Ballet: Concert Dance, Ballet Technique, Glossary of Ballet, Dance Studio, Choreography, Mime Artist, Ballet , Orchestra, Ballet Blanc, En Pointe, … Expressionist Dance, History of Ballet

Pure Barre: Ballet, Dance & Pilates Fusion

March 18th, 2010

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The Pure Barre Technique (PBT) is the fastest, yet safest way to change your body. PBT fuses dance, Pilates and Lotte Berk exercises while utilizing the ballet barre to create the most intense and effective 55-minute workout that exists. The results of PBT are: flat abs, thin thighs, a lifted seat, toned arms and sculpted backs. PBT is an intelligent exercise technique – each strengthening section of the workout is followed by a stretching section in order to create… More >>

Pure Barre: Ballet, Dance & Pilates Fusion