If you’re a dancer you probably know her name. If you’re a fan of So You Think You Can Dance, you definitely know her name. Debbie Allen is holding auditions for Brothers of the Knight, which is a twist on the Brothers Grimm classic: The Twelve Dancing Princesses. There will be a stipend for the…
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Future EGOTs: The show of a lifetime.
I just had the privilege of seeing the greatest show ever! It probably won’t be nominated for an Oscar, or a Grammy. It won’t make the cut for the Tony’s or the Emmy’s, but it’s where it all begins. They might not have had the perfect performance and hit every note and they may not…
NYC Ballet Workout Day 3: Cold toes edition
Today my body is a bit sore. I feel some of the work from abs to glutes. At the end of my workout (35 minutes) my toes are cold and my cheeks are warm. My routine this morning: Warm Up 1 : Where my toes are cold and I stand in one patch of sun….
NYC Ballet Workout Day 2: Snow Day Edition
I made it work even though I had company. After a day of running around in Natick looking at furniture for the playroom, playing at the Apple Store and the Lego store and the play space we made it home and carved out about 30 mins. to do the workout. I had company of the…
NYC Ballet Workout: Day 1
Today is my official Day 1 of working towards getting back in the ballet studio. I am eons away from the person I was dancing up to 40 hours a week and then still going out dancing with friends in the evening. So I need to start small. Very, very small. I’m starting with 30…
Revenge, Opium, Love & Loss at the Ballet
It is refreshing in an age when a certain pair of shoes is “to die for” and one Kardashian sister is ready to kill the other because a shirt has been borrowed without permission, to be reminded of greater tragedies. Being reminded that love, betrayal, and loss are the true tragedies in life. Love, betrayal…
Learning Beyond School: Classes, Enrichment and After School
I miss the days of playing in our street until dusk. Until, one by one, groups of siblings were called in for bath, dinner, bed. As a parent, I miss the afternoon gatherings of parents and babies, toddlers, tykes at the playground to prolong the inevitable arrival of ‘the witching hour’. Once school and after…
Waxing Poetic at the Boston Ballet
I had never heard of Jirí Kylián before the Boston Ballet‘s All Kylián performance. I also had no idea that, even after seeing the modern, fun and exceptionally executed Rooster, Second Detail, Awake Only fall program, the Boston Ballet could do such choreography justice. I know I’ve said this before, but I first moved to…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 