Pirouettes Graham Bond – Pigtail Girl from Graduation Ball
This is day 15 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) One of the jobs I’ve hated most as a company pianist is having to be the errand boy for…
Tendus & pirouettes Ann Hogben – Waltz from The Haunted Ballroom
This is day 14 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) One day I was walking through the Fonteyn Centre at the RAD, and as I passed the Ashton studio,…
Grands battements Mark Morris -Take back your mink
This is day 13 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) As I’ve noted many times, music in class can be part of a wonderful conversation between pianist and teacher,…
Petits battements Woytek Lowski – Ich bin die fesche Lola!
This is day 12 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) Woytek Lowski often used to look quite severe during class, probably due to a combination of his angular features,…
Ronds de jambe en l’air Betty Anderton – Adèle’s laughing song from Die Fledermaus
This is day 11 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) One of the hardest things for pianists to understand about ballet classes is what exercises are about. As a…
Battements frappés Klaus Beelitz – Ich wollt’ ich wär’ ein Huhn
This is day 10 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) I used to love forcing a smile out of Klaus Beelitz for class by finding ever more obscure or…