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Jonathan Still, ballet pianist

Jonathan Still, ballet pianist

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Tag: early dance

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  • MusicPlaying for ballet class
    By Jonathan Still
    November 1, 2019 7:18 am
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    Historical dance resources page (Richard Powers)

    Now and again I come across resources on the web that make me wonder how it was possible to have missed them all this time. Richard ...
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  • DanceMusicPlaying for ballet class
    By Jonathan Still
    March 12, 2019 2:55 pm
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    Learn quadrilles for a day in Charing, Kent, 28th April 2019

    Here’s a lovely idea for a Sunday in April—come to Charing in Kent for a day of learning to dance 19th century quadrilles with early dance ...
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    Kostrovitskaya’s career as a plasterer

    In these days when artists are insulted by the idea of having to retrain as something else, let's take a moment to remember Vera Kostrovitskaya, famous pedagogue—and plasterer, restorer of ...
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    BooksPlaying for ballet class

    Galina Bezuglaya’s second book

    Perhaps you have to be as old as I am to be quite as excited about a book arriving from Russia, but it’s doubly exciting since I ordered it on ...
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    DanceMusicMusicologyPlaying for ballet class

    Pianos and violins in the ballet class

    When did the piano replace the violin in the ballet class in the Imperial Theatre schools? Galina Bezuglaya has some interesting answers.
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    Tamara Karsavina on music

    In "Theatre Street," Karsavina makes several references to the soundworld of her dance training and rehearsal. Here is a collection of them.
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