Creating the Snow White Ballet

  Creating a new ballet for the Kinderballet’s Spring Production Performance Series is always a collaboration, a big simmering pot of gumbo. 

The idea was a left over from last year’s stew… All the dancing princesses we had: Aurora, Scheherazade, the… Read the rest

New Snow White Ballet Music & Story

Scene 1: Winter

  

Once upon a time as a queen sits sewing at her window, she pricks her finger on her needle and three drops of blood fall on the snow that had fallen on her ebony… Read the rest

Russian Hankie for 2011

Russian Music 2011

Here is lovely Clara in rehearsal learning her Russian Dance solo! (Carolynn gets to dance it too!)

 

If you do not see this video click here to see it on our website at
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Waltz of the Flowers Rehearsal Video

This video was taken at rehearsal in October.  Be sure to attend one of the performances and see the finished item!

 

If the video does not appear go to our website at www.avoballet.org

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Six Ways of Knowing Ballet

At the AvO School of Ballet, we encourage our students to delve into an ever deeper understanding of The Art of Ballet. Here we reinterpret Bloom’s Taxonomy to suggest new meanings for the phrase “I know that step…”

The Fun Theory

The School of Ballet teaches the Art of Ballet using positive reinforcement and creative metaphor. Recent Brain research suggests this is the most effective way to learn. Sixty plus years’ experience had already convinced us! Watch this amazing experiment and see what you think!

Kinderballet hard at work for “Invitation”

This post includes imbedded video from a recent Kinderballet rehearsal.  If the video does not appear, follow the link below to see it on the web site: 

http://www.avoballet.org/kinderballet-hard-at-work-for-invitation/

Pictured below Kinderballet members rehearse a restaging of Les Sylphides set by… Read the rest

Student Progress at AvO Ballet

Below are some class notes for the Saturday Morning Ballet II & Intermediate Class. We hope to include more material as reference for our students and parents. All of the material in our syllabus can be found in a new… Read the rest

Wonderful Photos!

Wonderful to see the progress! Thank you, Rene!

A Scientific Dance Theory

Does Dance move as particles or waves? What do you think?

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