Swan Lake Samba Girl

Starring… some ABT dancers. And here are some photos of the fashion shoot. Via ABT’s Twitter feed....

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Here’s something I wrote for Huffington Post about noisy neighbors and NYC apartment life, particularly during this lovely Recession....

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Haha! Whenever my friends roll their eyes at me when I want to go out for a drink after the ballet (as I nearly always do; I don’t usually write my reviews until at least the next day), I will now proudly refer them to this. Via Mr. Elegant. Above quote by...

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According to Playbill, Broadway legend Patti LuPone will make her NYCB debut next year, in the company’s Spring 2011 season. She’ll act in a new production, by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, of The Seven Deadly Sins, a Kurt Weill ballet with libretto by Bertolt Brecht. Balanchine choreographed the original version of that...

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I’ve been reading this book, which was given to me by the publicist for purposes of review. It’s by Alex Ewing, about his mother, Lucia Chase, who basically founded what is now American Ballet Theater. I’m about halfway through it now (I tend to read non-fiction a lot more slowly than...

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Janie Taylor and Benjamin Millepied in “Rubies.” All photos are by Paul Kolnik. Sterling Hyltin and Gonzalo Garcia in “Rubies.” Jonathan Stafford and Sara Mearns in “Diamonds.” Maria Kowroski and Charles Askegard and cast in “Diamonds.” Abi Stafford and Jason Fowler in “Emeralds.” So New York City Ballet ended its Winter season with Balanchine’s Jewels,...

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The contestants are: Pamela Anderson/Damian Whitewood Chad Ochocinco/Cheryl Burke Aiden Turner/Edyta Sliwinska Erin Andrews/Maksim Chmerkovskiy Shannen Doherty/Mark Ballas Buzz Aldrin/Ashly Costa Niecy Nash/Louis Van Amstel Nicole Scherzinger/Derek Hough Evan Lysacek/Anna Trebunskaya Kate Gosselin/Tony Dovolani Jake Pavelka/Chelsie Hightower My thoughts: Buzz Aldrin — wow! Evan Lysacek – wow! I wonder when Julianne Hough is returning? Above photo taken from EW.com....

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So now Baryshnikov and supermodel Kate Moss are making a ballet movie together. I know — all of these ballet movies! Moss is reportedly taking ballet lessons in preparation. The film is by Michael Clarke and shooting will begin in July in Marseilles. It’s not clear how widely the film...

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My friend, Alyssa, who is an independent art curator, is helping to curate a new show for Art For Change. This one is to benefit Haiti and opens this Friday, March 5th in the Art For Change lobby, located at 1699 Lexington Avenue. There’s a party on opening night, from...

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Just a reminder that Angel Corella’s new company is making its U.S. debut at City Center next month (March 17-20 to be exact). Here are a few pictures to whet your appetite: Angel with his sister, Carmen Corella (who, if you remember, was a SLSG favorite before she left ABT); photo...

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By the fabulous Jade Young! And here on the ABT website....

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Most of us have already heard (and were somewhat shocked by) the news that Christopher Wheeldon has decided to leave Morphoses, the company he founded three years ago. And most of us were wondering how or if the company was going to go on without his name attached. Today, Lourdes...

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(photo of Liebslieder Walzer by Paul Kolnik, taken from Washington Post review). New York City Ballet is closing out its Winter season — and first ever Classical season — this week. Tomorrow begins Balanchine’s masterpiece (imo), Jewels (which continues through Sunday); last week were two programs of mixed rep, which included...

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Photo of Desmond Richardson by Andrea Mohin, taken from NYTimes. So, “Kings of the Dance” made the New York stop of its international tour this weekend at City Center. I was there Friday night. The last time this show toured here several years ago (it is produced by Russian dance promoter...

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Oh, I’m so sad. The judge I clerked for following law school, Sylvia Pressler, just died. She was only 75 and had only retired a few years earlier. Of course, she worked until the last possible moment a judge could until mandatory retirement under New Jersey law. She was head of...

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Photo of Sara Mearns in Swan Lake, by Paul Kolnik, taken from NY Times. Last week was the first time I’d seen Peter Martins’ version of Swan Lake. Overall, I wasn’t in love with the production, but I was in love with the dancing, particularly Sara Mearns’ interpretation of Odette, which...

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I was in the Tribeca Barnes & Noble yesterday and saw this poster. Tonight, at 7:00, my former Feminist Jurisprudence professor is giving a talk about her latest book, about Clint Eastwood (as director) and contemporary American masculinity. I think it sounds fascinating. Unfortunately, I have a prior commitment and...

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Hehe, here’s a new book I just saw up on Amazon. It’s by Colin M. Jarman and is a collection of humorous quotes from TV dance shows — mainly Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance. Apparently I’m quoted somewhere inside (from my Huffington Post column)....

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Have you guys seen this? Apparently, UK teen Rebecca Flint, aka Beckii Cruel, is the latest YouTube dance sensation — at least in Japan, where her video clips have been viewed by over eight million people. She says she has training in ballet and modern dance. She has a dancing...

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Okay, I can’t really say “ever” since I’ve never watched the Superbowl before. But seriously, who is Mark Sanchez! A-Rod should do this commercial during the World Series. No, not really. Can you imagine?...

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