Dance Notes: A Swingin’ Holiday and The Nutcracker Suite
DANCE NOTES: A SWINGIN’ HOLIDAY & THE NUTCRACKER SUITE A Swingin’ Holiday Each year, the holiday season kicks off with aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, and gingerbread. Houses are decked with […]
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Dance Notes: Celebrated Masters
Celebrated Masters Dance Notes By Diane Claytor Swan Lake Suite Black Swan Pas de deux, White Swan Pas de deux and Coda and Variations. A few definitions you may find […]
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Dance Notes: From Another Time
From Another Time: Justin Levitt, Composer & Pianist Tina Kay Bohnstedt, Choreographer Justin Levitt is doing exactly what he has wanted to do since he was a young boy; Tina […]
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Dance Notes: Apollo
It’s a new year and for Diablo Ballet, it’s another year of thrilling audiences with creative, exciting and joyful performances. The second program in Diablo Ballet’s landmark 25th Season – […]
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Dance Notes: Carnival of the Imagination
Carnival of the Imagination By: Diane Claytor Last year, theclassicalgirl.com wrote about Robert Dekkers, Diablo Ballet’s choreographer, “Robert’s work always fascinates…” While it seems that every project he creates could […]
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Dance Notes: A Swingin’ Holiday
A Swingin’ Holiday By: Diane Claytor It simply wouldn’t be the holidays – or at least wouldn’t feel like the holidays – if Diablo Ballet didn’t open its season with […]
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Dance Notes: From Dream to Reality
By Diane Claytor Diablo Ballet turns 25 years old in March, 2019. From now until that auspices date, there will be periodic blog posts taking you from the very beginning, […]
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Dance Notes: Diablo Ballet – 25 Years and Counting
By Diane Claytor Diablo Ballet will turn 25 years old in March, 2019. From now until that auspices date, there will be periodic blog posts taking you from the very […]
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Dance Notes: Celebrated Masters
It’s one of those sad facts of life….all good things must come to an end. And for dance lovers and Diablo Ballet supporters, Celebrated Masters, performing at Walnut Creek’s Del Valle […]
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Dance Notes: Harmonious Beauty
By Diane Claytor Harmonious, according to the dictionary definition, means “forming a pleasing, consistent whole…made up of sounds that combine agreeably…pleasing to the ear, tuneful, melodious.” And Beauty…well, we all […]
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