Yesterday I came across a video of Fernando Bujones doing about 20 minutes of ballet class work. It was stunning. For those of you that might not know the name, Bujones was an American classical ballet dancer, considered one of the finest of his generation. He was the first American to win a gold medalContinue reading “On Technique, Artistry, & Bujones”
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Be Interesting
In one of the last classes I taught in a studio before the pandemic shut everything down, I said to the pre-professional dancers in front of me “You have to be interesting.” This is a variation on a theme of mine, particularly when I teach dancers that are aiming for a professional contract. Often IContinue reading “Be Interesting”
Penny Askew 