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Performances

More than just the steps…

by David Wilson February 18, 2012

This time next week I’ll be warming up for my performance. “Eek!” doesn’t quite cover it… I’m simultaneously really excited about it and also really nervous. The steps aren’t crazily complicated (but not exactly easy either) consisting mainly of grand jétes en tournant/tour jetés (depending if you’re UK/US taught) and the partnering mainly involves promenade [...]

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BalletBoyz: The Talent

by David Wilson January 29, 2012

You’ve probably heard of the BalletBoyz. Two former leading dancers with The Royal Ballet, Michael Nunn and William Trevitt have spent the last ten years, in short, making ballet and dance be cool. To start, that was by their own performances, at the same time they started making documentaries which soon were broadcast on national [...]

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Royal Ballet: Draft Works

by David Wilson January 27, 2012

It’s been a pretty eventful week for the Royal Ballet. First there were the National Dance Awards held on Monday, where the Royal Ballet’s Gary Avis won best classical male performance and Steven McRae won best male dancer. A huge congrats to the pair, and to all the nominees in some very strong fields for [...]

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The 2011 DaveTriesBallet Awards!

by David Wilson December 30, 2011

I’ve been reflecting recently on 2011. It’s been a hell of a year for me and my ballet experience has come along in leaps and bounds, both in terms of ‘doing it’ and ‘seeing it’. I wanted to do a review of the year (prompted by the awesome CloudDanceFestival’s suggestion) but so much happened I [...]

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DTB’s Guide To Seeing A Ballet

by David Wilson September 19, 2011

When I went to watch my first ‘proper’ Ballet last year I’m not ashamed to admit I was kind of scared. Don’t get me wrong, I was also really excited, but there was also something slightly intimidating about the whole experience. Now one year (and many Ballets!) down the line I feel a lot more comfortable going [...]

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A Weekend in the City, Part Three: English National Ballet

by David Wilson August 18, 2011

So Sunday was ENB day. And it started with possibly the best morning ever. I had been looking on the ENB website at their adult open classes before heading down and noticed they were doing an Adult Beginners workshop to do with their Roland Petit programme. Unfortunately the workshop was sold out! After a self-pitying [...]

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A Weekend in the City, Part Two: Cloud Dance Festival

by David Wilson August 18, 2011

Okay. I admit that I have been pretty absent this summer. I’m sorry! I’ve been busy putting in lots of hours at the local pub to earn some money for when I move to Bath in two weeks time – more money means more Ballet classes Here’s the first of the posts that I should [...]

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A Weekend in the City, Part One: Out and About

by David Wilson July 25, 2011

As I’ve mentioned in my last couple of posts, I live in the middle of nowhere in Northern England. As such, London is a bit of a trek to get to. This weekend though I head down for three days of dance – in all forms. The initial purpose of this trip was to watch [...]

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Review – Ashton’s Romeo & Juliet

by David Wilson July 15, 2011

Alternative title: I want to be Ivan Vasiliev. There is nothing like live Ballet. I’ve come to realise this more and more these last few weeks seeing as, unsurprisingly, rural Northumberland isn’t a hotbed of performances. Sure, there are other ways to get my Ballet fix; currently my Manon DVD and a selection of Ballets [...]

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Endings and Beginnings

by David Wilson June 20, 2011

Four weeks ago I graduated from Rutgers University with an M.S. in Mathematics, and so ended my time in the United States. It’s been a momentous two years and I’ve spent the last month doing a little travelling, moving out of my flat, saying goodbyes and enjoying my last few weeks in the US. This [...]

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