Battements glissés Tania Fairbairn – Turkey in the straw
This is day 7 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) During a really ghastly period in my personal and professional life a few years ago, only one thing put…
Battements glissés David Wall – Rondeau from Les Biches
This is day 6 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) It’s a wonderful feeling when you play something for class that you think is a bit obscure or only…
Faster Tendus Christopher Hampson – Non, monsieur je n’ai pas vingt ans
This is day 5 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) I’ve been working with the unerringly, brilliantly musical Christopher Hampson as a dancer, friend, colleague, drinking partner, teacher, inspiration,…
Slow tendus Malcolm Williamson – Blue Moon
This is day 4 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) Why Blue Moon and Malcolm Williamson? It’s simple. When I first met and worked with Malcolm in Angoulême in…
Pliés Pat Neary – Tonight from West Side Story
This is day 3 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) Some of the greatest dancers and teachers I’ve met have one thing in common at least: their mind is…
Pliés Belinda Quirey – Minuet in B minor J S Bach
This is day 2 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) The more I think about the Minuet in B Minor from Bach’s suite BWV 1067, the less I think…