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  • June 2008
    • YouTube Lets Ballerinas DIY

      YouTube Lets Ballerinas DIY

      (Newser) - Formal ballet is one of the most rigid education systems in art—dancers spend years doing exercises before they are even allowed to purchase pointe shoes. But some students are abandoning the hierarchy and turning to a less-stringent, modern master—YouTube. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at aspiring ballerinas who record their home practices and critique each other’s videos online. More »

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      YouTube   dance   teacher   ballet   American Ballet Theatre

  • December 2007
    • ABT Ballerina Killed in Jersey Crash

      ABT Ballerina Killed in Jersey Crash

      (Newser) - A dancer for the American Ballet Theater is dead and her dancer husband seriously injured after a fender-bender on an icy New Jersey highway turned fatal. Jennifer Alexander and her husband were returning from a Pennsylvania performance of The Nutcracker when they exited their vehicle after a nine-car pileup, and both were struck by oncoming cars, reports the Newark Star-Ledger. More »

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      obituary   New Jersey   car crash   American Ballet Theatre

  • June 2007
    • Ballerinas Dance Into History

      Ballerinas Dance Into History

      (Newser) - Two of the dance world's biggest names took their leave this weekend as Alessandra Ferri and Kyra Nichols sashayed into retirement in touchingly similar fashion—onstage with their young children in a hail of cheers and flowers. Nichols, 48, bowed out after 33 years with New York City Ballet; Ferri, 44, had been with American Ballet Theatre since 1985. More »

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      dance   Milan   ballet   American Ballet Theatre   New York City Ballet   La Scala

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