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Tendus Under a Palm Tree
Corps De Ballet dancer with Miami City Ballet. Follow the everyday life of a professional ballet dancer living and working in one of the most...
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The Importance Of The Right Barre Spot.
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― One of my teachers would tell me that it is important to surround yourself with people who inspire you and radiate positive energy. This is a lesson that has not only proven true for me, but is a rule I live by. Every morning ballet dancers step... (more)
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Posted on May 20th, 2011
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Questions With Bart II
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― Last month I announced that I would be beginning a new series entitled "Questions With Bart." These questions were sent to me by a great lover of ballet who often comes to Miami City Ballet performances. He has a wonderful appreciation for what we... (more)
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Posted on May 10th, 2011
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End of The Season Wrap Up.
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― The Miami City Ballet dancers love ballet and we love our jobs. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t look forward to the end of the season. It is only understandable right? This doesn’t make us bad people! I mean, just look back at what we... (more)
Rebecca King ―
Posted on May 5th, 2011
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A Virtual Romeo and Juliet.
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― As you may know, a few weeks ago Miami City Ballet treated South Florida to John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet, and thanks to the wonders of the internet, even if you were not able to attend, you can feel as if you were there. Again, I would like to... (more)
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Posted on Apr 23rd, 2011
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Publicizing Ballet.
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― As I was reading Suzanne Farrell's book, "Holding On to the Air", an interesting passage caught my attention. Ms. Farrell talks about the publicity that a new Balanchine ballet would generate. She says that Balanchine did not like to give the press... (more)
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Posted on Apr 16th, 2011
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Study Habits.
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― Here is a question for you ballet-goers out there in Internet Land... When you go to see the ballet, do you take a moment to think about what goes into performance preparations? I am sure you have thought about it on some level or another, but I... (more)
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Posted on Apr 12th, 2011
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Tune In For Live Updates From The Stage.
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― Today was our last day full day of rehearsals in the studios before we head to the theater tomorrow afternoon. That's right, it is almost time for our company premier of John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet! I can tell you that this production is not to... (more)
Rebecca King ―
Posted on Mar 22nd, 2011
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There Is A Lot In a Name.
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― It recently came to my attention that perhaps some of my readers may be unfamiliar with the term TENDU that I use in my blog's title. So I am going to take a moment to clear this up! TENDU, pronounced tahn-doo, is a French word meaning "to stretch.... (more)
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Posted on Mar 21st, 2011
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Take a Look at Miami City Ballet Through a Different Lens.
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― Do you enjoy the photos of Miami City Ballet dancers that often grace my blog? These photos have been taken by the multi-talented Leigh-Ann Esty. Ms. Esty is a Corps de Ballet dancer with Miami City Ballet and whenever she is not onstage, she is in... (more)
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Posted on Mar 19th, 2011
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Help Miami City Ballet Bring Relief to Japan
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― Miami City Ballet is sending support to Japan with your help. The company is donating $10 to the American Red Cross for each regular priced ticket purchased on Thursday, March 17th and Friday, March 18th for the company premier of John Cranko's Romeo... (more)
Rebecca King ―
Posted on Mar 16th, 2011
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Questions With Bart #1
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― I have recently received a well thought out list of questions from a great lover of ballet. This man often comes to Miami City Ballet performances; by often, I mean he never misses a program, and generally attends more than one show each weekend. ... (more)
Rebecca King ―
Posted on Mar 13th, 2011
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Virtual Pas de Deux: Questions and Answers PART TWO
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― This is it folks, the final Virtual Pas de Deux post: the second installment of Questions and Answers. Tights and Tiaras author, Henrik Lamark and I have been engaged in a Virtual Pas de Deux where we are bringing you our thoughts and tips on all... (more)
Rebecca King ―
Posted on Feb 28th, 2011
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The Virtual Pas De Deux: Your Guide to Partnering (Part Two)
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― The much anticipated sequel to Henrik Lamark and my collaboration, “A Virtual Pas de Deux”, has arrived. In Part Two we bring you a discussion on what it takes to be a good partner, the challenges dancers face, thoughts on dancer rapport, and... (more)
Rebecca King ―
Posted on Feb 21st, 2011
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The Virtual Pas De Deux: Your Guide to Partnering (Part One)
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― I have partnered up with Henrik Lamark from the extremely successful dancer-musings blog, Tights and Tiaras, for a post on the art of the "pas de deux." For those of you who do not know this ballet term, a pas de deux is translated as a "dance for... (more)
Rebecca King ―
Posted on Feb 19th, 2011
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Go On Tour With MCB, Vicariously Through "Digital Diverts".
Tendus Under a Palm Tree ― This week is going to be a busy one for Miami City Ballet. Tomorrow morning we will all get up, pile into our cars, and truck across the state of Florida to Naples, for a quick stint of two performances. Then we come back to Miami, late on... (more)
Rebecca King ―
Posted on Jan 25th, 2011
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