Article: Ballet at Tiffany's.(Arts and Literature)

Article: pas
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English;      13 words ...pas / pä / • n. ( pl. same) a step in dancing, esp. in classical ballet.

Article: Education: going beyond classical tradition.(fitness and ballet education)(70th Anniversary Issue)
Dance Magazine;  June 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......movement ranging from traditional classical ballet vocabulary to the latest fusion of...are short. I no longer believe that classical ballet training alone adequately prepares...fashion that will enhance the results of classical ballet training? As the artistic director...

Article: Ballet troupe trips the light Fantastique.(Reviews)(Dance review)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  February 11, 2009 ;     658 words ......Trovatore in the Silva Hall, and Ballet Fantastique filled the Soreng Theatre next door...Bontrager should be very proud of her Ballet Fantastique for performing exquisitely. Act I...in a dual performance roster with Ballet Fantastique and the Nanassas Ballet Theatre in...

Article: Ballet with a twist.(Arts and Literature)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  October 11, 2007 ;     611 words ......message that Eugene's tiny Ballet Fantastique wants audiences to get...orchestra in the pit. Ballet Fantastique, which opened a studio...Donna Marisa Bontrager, Ballet Fantastique's artistic director (and...Among the dancers in Ballet Fantastique's troupe is Alonzo ...

Article: More Fantastique.(Arts and Literature)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  February 5, 2009 ;     566 words ......Register-Guard In 2007, Eugene's tiny Ballet Fantastique got together with the popular group...audience - and from their audience, says Ballet Fantastique executive director Hannah Joy Bontrager...of `Carnival of the Animals,' and Ballet Fantastique has developed a beautiful ...

Article: Fabrice Herrault: finding strength through simplicity.(dance teacher's wisdom)(Interview)
Dance Magazine;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......detail and precision are what classical ballet is. If you do not have that...because you were not taught classical ballet correctly. The same goes for...America do not teach the full classical ballet vocabulary. POB follows rigorous...

Article: Mitchell, Arthur
Contemporary Black Biography;      700+ words ......blacks to succeed in the field of classical ballet, founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem...with a chance to learn and perform classical ballet. He has been leading the troupe ever...was to show that blacks could dance classical ballet. He realized that aim with his Dance...

Article: Dancing `birds' get a workout.(Schools)(A pilot project takes ballet into elementary school classrooms)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  May 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......executive director of the Eugene-based Ballet Fantastique, has led four half-hour sessions...also paid for 500 children to see a Ballet Fantastique performance of the Cakewalk Ballet...mother, Donna Bontrager, launched Ballet Fantastique, a training academy and chamber ballet...

Article: Classical.(future of classical ballet)(Editorial)
Dance Magazine;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......What do we mean when we talk about classical ballet? Strictly speaking, in Western dance...originated in Italy and France. Today, a classical ballet company is composed of dancers trained...among the most successful additions to classical ballet company repertoires? The answer is...

Article: Attitudes.(the work of choreographer Mark Morris)
Dance Magazine;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......movement's role in theatrical dance. Classical ballet is one of the most unnatural--in terms...dance and a most powerful influence on classical ballet, cannot be overstated. That influence...nowadays between some modern dance and classical ballet. We can look here at Twyla Tharp or...

Article: A touch of class: master teacher Azari Plissetski shares his vision of working through the basics.(TAKING CLASS: Perspectives on a daily ritual)(Biography)
Dance Magazine;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......intended to foster a dialogue about classical ballet training. But many of the dancers...Baryshnikov describes as one of the finest classical ballet teachers working today. In fact, Plissetski...if there is royalty in the realm of classical ballet instruction, then 69-year-old, ...

Article: Classes In Classical Ballet.(Brief article)(Book review)
California Bookwatch;  August 1, 2007 ;     110 words ...Classes In Classical Ballet Asef Messerer Limelight Editions c/o Hal Leonard Corporation...limelighteditions.com www.halleonard.com 1-800-637-2852 CLASSES IN CLASSICAL BALLET has long been a classic out of print, so its reappearance after...

Article: Advanced principles in teaching classical ballet.(Brief article)(Book review)
Reference & Research Book News;  May 1, 2009 ;     156 words ...9780813032979 Advanced principles in teaching classical ballet. White, John. U. Press of Florida 2009 187 pages...to complement his more elementary volume Teaching Classical Ballet (1996). He discusses specific teaching issues relating...

Article: PERFORMANCE NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  September 21, 2006 ;     429 words ......Tuscany An Evening in Tuscany, a benefit gala for Ballet Fantastique's Experience Dance! Project, will begin at 5 p.m...vacations and luxury baskets. All proceeds will benefit Ballet Fantastique's Experience Dance! Project, a effort to bring high-caliber classical ballet in ...