One @ the Ballet

Synopsis:

A Dancer's Perspective: Every professional dancer starts their day with the ritual of taking company class, whether they are new to the company or a dancer of great experience. Their daily rehearsal schedule following can consist of a full five hour day of learning and working on either a single ballet or up to six or more different pieces. How dancers learn and retain choreography, structure their movements with music and function as a cohesive unit is a fascinating study for us to delve into this time. Individual dancers all have rituals that help them prepare and perform at their peak. All the many nuances of how a ballet gets to stage will be discussed and segments of upcoming repertoire will be presented.