Tag: ballet technique

WATCH: Yannick Boquin on adding dynamics and musicality to your classes

October 24, 2017

Yannick’s back! He’s been on the blog countless times, so I’ll dispense with the long intro. Basically, he and our small team at the Staatsballett Berlin have made another video. And this time we’ve bumped up the quality. This is a video that’s mainly directed towards teachers constructing a class, but in it are plenty … More WATCH: Yannick Boquin on adding dynamics and musicality to your classes

WATCH: Yannick Boquin on connecting barre with center, and using the arms to your advantage

May 13, 2017

We’ve shared Yannick Boquin’s insights about dancing and teaching a few times on this blog, but it always feels like something’s missing when we talk about ballet in pure text form. So Yannick and thought maybe we’d put together a video where you can actually see what he’s talking about! One of the things we wanted … More WATCH: Yannick Boquin on connecting barre with center, and using the arms to your advantage

Cora Bos-Kroese on the audition process for Kylian ballets and the skills necessary to be seen (and chosen)

June 9, 2016

Welcome back, everyone. Here we are with another interview, this time with Cora Bos-Kroese. Cora recently set Jiri Kylian’s Bella Figura on us at Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, and she was a blast to work with. Back in the day she was a fantastic dancer who worked intimately with Jiri Kylian. These days she splits her time … More Cora Bos-Kroese on the audition process for Kylian ballets and the skills necessary to be seen (and chosen)

5 perspectives on the life of a professional ballet dancer

May 7, 2016

What is it like to be a dancer? What do we strive for? What do we fear? In my previous article, I wrote about my perspective of the pursuit of perfection in a ballet dancer’s life, and about what that might entail. I got a great response from all of you, but it made me wonder: “How … More 5 perspectives on the life of a professional ballet dancer

Yannick Boquin (part 2): lessons learned from a life dedicated to ballet

January 15, 2016

We’re back with Yannick Boquin for round two of our interview. If you missed the first part of the interview, catch it here – if not read on. Yannick has spent time in pretty much all of the corners of the ballet world. Whether as a principal dancer, guest teacher, ballet master, or choreographer, he’s … More Yannick Boquin (part 2): lessons learned from a life dedicated to ballet

Yannick Boquin on ballet technique, physics, and how to teach a good class

January 7, 2016

Welcome! Today I’m trying something new. I thought it might be interesting to interview one of the most prominent guest teachers in the business (art form?) to see what knowledge he could share with us about ballet culture and his long experience as a dancer and teacher. Yannick Boquin is a guest teacher at many of the most … More Yannick Boquin on ballet technique, physics, and how to teach a good class