Battements fondus Thomas Edur – Chopin Mazurka Op. 67 No. 3 from Les Sylphides
This is day 9 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) I think the male solo from Les Sylphides is one of the hardest thing for a dancer to pull…
Ronds de jambe à terre Irena Pasarić – Ne vredi plakati
This is day 8 in my Dance Inspirations Advent Calendar (II) Ne vredi plakati is an ‘old city song’ (starogradska pjesma) that I learnt as a 22 year old student…
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…