Russian Dance from The Nutcracker

Enjoy!

The "Treadmill"

Here is an advanced tap step...  it is like a flap and a switching pullback combined into one.

Here, Rod Howell demonstrates how to do them:



Below, Savion Glover does them about 19 seconds into the video.



Look for these in one of my competition solos this year! :)

Thursday Ballet Class Music

Thursday ballet students, below is a link to your recital music.

Fairy Dance - Peter Pan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 

Tuesday 7pm Class Songs

Below are our recital songs for the year.

Jazz/Lyrical: Who You Are - Jesse J

Tap: Tea Party (Clean Edit) - Kerli

Now, get practicing!

Gregory Hines Riffs & Graboffs

Here you'll see Gregory Hines riff performed by the man himself!

This one is performed where the back foot only goes to the ball of the foot (not up to the tip).

The riff happens right in the opening sequence:  graboff, Hines riff, graboff, graboff, Hines riff, graboff, graboff



Here is the break down of the step:

Wonderwall

Song from Monday's class.... enjoy!

Wonderwall - Ryan Adams 

Go See The Nutcracker!

Field trip time!  Go see a holiday show!

If you've never seen it live before, make a point to see The Nutcracker performed this season to experience part of ballet history.  There are many different local performances - Northeast Ballet's production features our own alumni, Matt Pardo.

LOCAL NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCES


November 12: The Moscow Ballet (The Palace Theater)

December 10 & 11:  Myers Northeast Ballet (Proctors) - feat. Mr. Matt

December 18:  The Berkshire Ballet - (The EGG)