Music in “Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear” by Stephen Manes
I bought Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear when it first came out in 2011: I didn’t particularly want to read it (because I spend enough time in this world at…
Judith Espinosa, the fishermen’s wives and the waltz
As allegro was about to begin during a ballet class yesterday, I started to smirk thinking about something I’d read in Derek Parker’s fascinating book, The First 75 Years of…
Ballet pianists on film
Film clips of ballet pianists playing for class are so rare. There are films (such as the World Ballet Day online classes) where pianists play for a class that is…
Christmas carols for ballet class: free downloads
Christmas carols for ballet class: get ready for advent It’s that time of year again: a few years ago, as an “advent calendar” I uploaded a free ballet-class version of…
Tia DeNora, affordances, and more on the lyrical waltz
In a previous post about the so-called “lyrical waltz” (a term sometimes used by some ballet teachers) I took a long time to come to the conclusion that perhaps “lyrical”…
A year of ballet playing cards #54 (Red Joker): Odalisques from Le Corsaire
Download Odalisques piano score (free PDF) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards It’s that time of year again, ballet summer schools season, when teachers are supposed to…