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Spring 2011 Invitation to the Dance

April 5, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Invitation to the Dance 2011

poster rainbow boquet The Anneliese von Oettingen School of Ballet celebrates its sixty-third year with a look back into some of classical ballet’s best loved stories. 

 Our Invitation to the Dance features our talented Kinderballet performers in classical variations from some of ballet’s… Read the rest

Firebird Princesses

April 1, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Invitation to the Dance 2011

Mrs. B will be taking inspiration from this Folkine choreography to set a princess dance for the Advanced Intermediate group.  It will be just a little shorter than the video shown.

Coppelia Dolls for Kinderballet

March 31, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Invitation to the Dance 2011

Here is music for the little dolls from the Coppelia scene.

Coppelia Dolls 2 minutes

Rene’s Bluebirds

March 31, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Invitation to the Dance 2011, Photos

We are so happy Rene set a bluebird variation for the Friday advanced level class.  Here is the music.

Renes bluebirds complete mp3

Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle

March 30, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Invitation to the Dance 2011

Giselle Complete mp3 2

Here is music for the dance Conni will be staging this Saturday, April 2nd from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.  Watch the video below! 

Music for Saturday Morning

March 24, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Invitation to the Dance 2011, Photos

Here is an edited version of “Invitatin to the Dance” by Von Weber.  It is a version that could be used for the finale.

Von Weber correct mp3

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

Kinderballet Rehearsals Spring 2011

March 5, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Invitation to the Dance 2011

Our Kinderballet is hard at work preparing for our new production “Invitation to the Dance.” Laura Baresel, Anna Frey, and Conni Berns have been working with our talented dancers during Saturday afternoon rehearsals. Among the pieces being studied are exerpts… Read the rest

A Scientific Dance Theory

February 28, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Ballet 101, Invitation to the Dance 2011

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

A Ballet Sketch

February 20, 2011 by Laura  
Filed under Ballet 101, Invitation to the Dance 2011

This video is a really special piece, because it gives a glimpse into the ballet class as Anneliese conducted it.

It is so interesting that she included her words, which became as poetry to the music; further inspiration for… Read the rest

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