America’s National Ballet Company
By Diane Claytor What do Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalie Makarova, Ethan Stiefel, Gelsey Kirkland, Vladimir Mallakhov and Carla Fracci all have in common (ok — besides the fact that they are […]
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A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer
By Diane Claytor Deborah Bull, a former dancer with the Royal Ballet and currently the director of Cultural Institute at King’s College in London, wrote in her book, “The Everyday […]
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Grand Allegro: The Bigger Picture
An Interview with Diablo Ballet’s Derek Sakakura On The Jumps That Make Us Go Wow By Liesl Ferreira There is a big debate about whether dancers are athletes or not. […]
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Dance on Film – “Singin’ in the Rain”
By Diane Claytor For the second year in a row, Diablo Ballet has teamed up with the Lafayette Library to present their popular summer Dance on Film series. Intended to […]
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The Spin on Pirouettes – Diablo Ballet’s Mayo Sugano’s Take on the Bravura Step.
Pirouettes and all their revolving descendants, mesmerize. Like a child watching a top spin, I am drawn to the power of their sublime centrifugal movement. As an adult, they also […]
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Retiring in Your 30’s… Now What?
By Diane Claytor According to the US Government, through its Social Security payments, the “official” retirement age is 66; a recent Gallup poll showed that 37% of working Americans plan […]
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