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Performances

Rothbart!

by David Wilson April 14, 2013

It’s all over. Last Saturday I danced Rothbart in Swan Lake for two performances and I’m still on cloud nine from it. Here’s a round up of the last few weeks: 3 weeks to go With less than a month to go, rehearsals were in full swing. Alongside two class/rehearsals during the week, Saturdays now [...]

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DaveTriesBallet’s Guide To Seeing A Ballet (Updated!)

by David Wilson March 11, 2013

I recently hosted a “Ballet… Not What You Think!” screening of free ballet at my University to try and dispel a few ballet myths. Coincidentally, this was on the same day as the Royal Opera House hosted a live debate entitled Are opera and ballet elitist?. This prompted me to look back at my post [...]

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Becoming Rothbart

by David Wilson February 16, 2013

My life is currently fully immersed in Swan Lake. As I mentioned in my Review of the Year, the Russian Youth Ballet Company and Ballet School I dance with are putting on Swan Lake (based mainly off the Mariinsky version). Just before Christmas I was rather shocked, and very pleased, to find out that I’d [...]

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Cranko’s Onegin

by David Wilson January 31, 2013

I recently saw Cranko’s Onegin for the first time and discovered what a superb ballet it is. Seeing it twice in one day with the Royal Ballet I was prompted to immediately purchase the original Pushkin verse-novel (as translated by Stanley Mitchell in the Penguin Classics volume) which I quickly devoured – a truly fascinating [...]

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Reflecting on 2012

by David Wilson January 6, 2013

This year has been a bit of a rollercoaster for my ballet journey, but thankfully there have been a lot more highs than there have been lows. It was only whilst talking to a childhood friend over Christmas that I started to grasp how much has happened over the last twelve months, and how it [...]

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The 2012 DaveTriesBallet Awards!

by David Wilson December 30, 2012

You may remember the DTB Awards last year – a fun way for me to recollect the year and share the highlights. I thought I’d try and make these an annual event and so with great pleasure I give you… The DaveTriesBallet Awards 2012! PERFORMANCE AWARDS Favourite On-Stage Couple WINNER: Lauren Cuthbertson & Federico Bonelli [...]

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A Competition and ‘Performing’

by David Wilson December 8, 2012

Saying that I’ve had a rather busy month would be a huge understatement – my PhD supervisor suggested last month that I aim to get my Transfer completed before the Christmas break. This is a mid-PhD assessment to make sure you’re doing enough work and have a clear plan for the remainder of your PhD. [...]

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DTB Inspiration: Wheeldon, Nureyev, Bonelli…

by David Wilson September 19, 2012

I’ve been stuck in bed this last week with the flu, pretty bad eh? Haven’t been able to go to the office (okay, that hasn’t been so bad), haven’t been able to leave the house (that’s pretty bad) and haven’t been able to take ballet class (that’s been really bad). Pretty much the only positive [...]

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Gala Countdown…

by David Wilson August 15, 2012

After a week away from all things ballet (my brother got married and so I gained a beautiful sister!) I’m really looking forward to getting back stuck in with rehearsals, classes and retain the momentum gained from my week at Ballet Cymru. Gala Time! So what is my next big aim? Well on the 9th [...]

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Exciting Times

by David Wilson May 19, 2012

To say I’ve been a little busy recently would be a rather gross understatement. Both in life and in ballet things have suddenly got stratospherically mental, but thankfully it has mainly been for the better, not worse. Well, what have I been up to? Summer Intensive You might remember me talking a little while ago [...]

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