Review of The Week: March 6th, 2010 - Pre-Ballet+Ballet+Jazz+Tap & Pre-Tap Classes+Rehearsal w/Norman+Weekly Thoughts & Photos

ABT's "SMOOTH MOVES 2010" PERFORMANCES: - SATURDAY EVENING JUNE 5^th And SUNDAY MATINEE JUNE 6^th At The STEVIE ELLER DANCE THEATRE On The U of A CAMPUS

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ABT's "Smooth Moves 2010" Spring Performances:
Saturday Evening June 5^th & Sunday Matinee June 6^th
At The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre

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Good Morning ABT Dancers & Faithful Readers,
Once again, I am up bright and early. I am looking forward to a fun dance day at Arizona Ballet Theatre where the "Waltz Madness" continues.
During March, 2010 - Miss Megan starts the dance day with her eager Pre-Ballet/Pre-Tap Tiny Dancers; I end with Ballet Technique from 1:30 to 3PM. Mister Norman Walker's Ballet Rehearsal is from 1:00 to 2:00PM today! In between, there are Miss Megan's Jazz Classes and Miss Tori's Tap Classes. My Focus: Melodies of Shostakovitch & my"Waltzes of the Week," as we dance down the path towards our June 5th & 6th Shows.

Steady progress is being made as we dance our way towards our year end performances which will be held, wonderfully, at The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre on the University of Arizona Campus. The performance dates this year are: Saturday, June 5th and Sunday, June 6th with rehearsals at the Theatre Complex in the days leading up to these shows.

BTW - Arizona Ballet Theatre always books our performances for the weekend following the Memorial Day Weekend. There are always so many conflicts for every dancer as the academic school year draws to a close, and every single extracurricular activity comes to its conclusion; At ABT, we begin our preparations early, give everyone Memorial Day Weekend off, and then, go full out into "Performance Mode" the next week.

Please keep this scheduling tradition in mind when you are making your vacation plans; please plan your dates for two weeks after the Memorial day weekend so that your dancer can fully participate in our all-important performances. It is a good thing.

We are still in Tucson's Wonderful Winter Monsoon Season. Today's weather is cloudy with a chance or rain. It's more of Tucson's intriguing springlike weather. If it rains, it will be fun to watch the raindrops dance in the puddles!
Waltz of the Week continues with Waltz Nine! I will continue this essential dance process with you in every class. Each group is at a different place in the process; all my students have a growing ballet waltz vocabulary whether they realize it or not. My personal goal for every one of my ballet students is to be able to execute each waltz combination with the proper style. And, to enjoy it while dancing it!
We are reviewing all nine waltzes today in Ballet Technique from 1:30 to 3pm., which is quite the learning task indeed:) good for the mind and good for the body; improving memory and increasing stamina. Not to mention generating oodles of endorphins. We won't get to them all, but we will dance the new one AND at least one oldie but goody, if not two!

Pink Performance Permission Slips for "Smooth Moves 2010" - June 5th and 6th at The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre on the University of Arizona Campus - are available for you in the Lobby, and need to be returned by March 15th, with a check for the 2010 performance fee attached. Please do not combine this payment with a tuition payment;) I am delighted that most of you have already taken care of this very important requirement!

Email me your questions through the instant email, please. Nothing is too trivial for my sometimes scattered attention. Contact me. Feel free to be persistent.

My Jump Start Class was postponed last week. It is rescheduled for this coming Tuesday March 9^th Miss Cecily's Jump Start Ballet is designed to be an Introductory Class into the Wonderful World of Ballet; it is geared to detail-oriented beginning ballet dancers who enjoy the idea of taking the steps apart. I take the time needed to explain several of the barre exercises which provide the foundation of every ballet class I teach at Arizona Ballet Theatre. For me, in terms of my teaching style, this is a very slow class; though, I confess, we do do some fast drills at the very end just for fun:)
Making the personal commitment to learn the language of ballet opens the door into a style of dance which has evolved over the last few centuries. Ballet is logical, refined, expressive and challenging. I highly recommend it. If you have always longed to move like a ballerina, the time is now. Jump Start Ballet, Tuesday, March 9^th 2010, will get you started.
It's also a perfect make-up class for those who missed a class. It is an excellent review. Everyone misses concepts and details of technique that suddenly become clear in my Jump Start Ballet Class. It's great for the proverbial Ahaaa Moment.
I will be taking apart our basic barre exercises which I include in every ballet class I teach. Set plies, tendus, the Foot Exercise, and my Stretch Sequence, perhaps some floor drills if we get that far. Together, with 'Moi' as your guide, we will learn the fundamentals on which to build a very extensive vocabulary of movement.

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I will see you all later today:)

Every day is safety day at ABT, so keep that in mind...

Think like a dancer. Be prepared. Work consistently. Pay attention to your surroundings. Try. This is your life.;) ;) ;)

OK... Now, here are some photos relating to today's classes.

Miss Megan's Pre-Ballet/Tap Class Stretching on the Floor

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Miss Megan's Pre-Ballet/Tap Class Resting in The Lobby Between Classes

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Thinking Hard at The Barre-Nutcracker Combined Ballet Class 2008 - Studio301

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Now, a Pre-Ballet Class Slideshow

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Miss Megan's Jazz 4/5 Class Stretching-1

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Miss Megan's Jazz/Tap 4/5 Class Rehearsing-1

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And, here is the Slideshow:

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Miss Megan's Jazz 6/7 Saturday Class Flying

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Here is a slideshow of Miss Tori's Tap Class

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Miss Cecily's 1:30 Open Ballet Class
2009 ABT's Amazing Assistant in Training Annabelle, Suspended In Flight
In ABT's Lovely Space Time Continuum

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On my camera this slideshow sequence of Karina and Olivia played back much faster and looked like a movie.

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Arizona Ballet Theatre's Schedule of Saturday's Classes
9:15 to 10:00 AM - Pre-Ballet/Tap Class with Miss Megan in the Marley Studio

A Little Pink Pre-Ballet/Tap Dancer Spreading Her Wings

10:00 to 11:00 AM - Jazz 4,5 Class with Miss Megan in the Marley Studio

11:00 to 12:00 AM - Jazz 6,7 Class with Miss Megan in the Marley Studio

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Tap 4/5 Class with Miss Tori in the Wood Studio

Miss Tori's Terrific Tappers looked fabulous Performing at ABT's Nutcracker Party in The Stevie Eller Theatre's Studio 301!

12:00 to 1:00 PM - Tap 6/7 Class with Miss Tori in the Wood Studio

The results of Tori's Tap Classes were obvious at ABT's Nutcracker Party in The Stevie Eller Theatre's Studio 301, and at "The Magic of Dance 2009" Performances at the end of May 2009!

1:30-3:00 PM Cecily's Open Ballet Class in the Marley Studio

This Open Ballet Class is by request It's lots of fun. Each Dancer sees, imitates, and learns from other Dancers at other levels. From experience, I know you will really enjoy it.

Here is ABT's 2010 Spring Class Schedule.

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We have a number of class photos and a slideshow from Miss Megan's Thursday Jazz/Tap Level 2/3 Class for your enjoyment...

The first two are new Candid Photos of Miss Megan's Caterpillar Dancers During Her Thursday Jazz/Tap Level 2/3 Class

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Miss Cecily Thinking About You

Here are some photo gems of our littlest performers in Arizona Ballet Theatre's 2008 Nutcracker Party

Here are a few photo gems from Arizona Ballet Theatre's Rodeo 2009:
For example, everyone love's Kaley's Signature Kick, where she touches the back of her head with her point shoe, while defying, or at least postponing, gravity.

Here is the first of a number of Kaley's Signature Kick,
during her Saturday Night Performance of Cecily's "Rodeo-2009."
That's followed by Young Dancers learning Kaley's Signature Kick by watching and trying.

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Here is a full Slideshow of the Saturday Night Performance of "Rodeo" Choreographed by Miss Cecily.

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Here is a sample of "Homage 2009" taken from our "Magic of Dance 2009" DVD and placed on You Tube.

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You may also enjoy viewing some visuals on all the work that went into Creating, Rehearsing and Performing "The Magic of Dance 2009™ " at The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre at the end of May 2009.
According to our Webmaster, the hope is that you will immediately apprehend that this is the right place for you or all your family's Dancers to have a wonderful time while learning exceptional skills with a like minded, very caring, and mutually supportive group.

Before anything else, we want to let you know that we are on Flickr!
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Here are some lovely and exciting photos of The Arizona Ballet Theatre Company Dancers performing and preparing in University of Arizona's Stevie Eller Dance Theatre.

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Thought for the day...
If you take a class that's new to you, especially in a dance explorer mode, expect that the teacher will most likely simply forge ahead AND that you will be expected to do the best you can with very little review of material you most certainly have already missed. While it may feel a little hard for you in the moment, this is quite common practice in the world of dance, especially in schools with a liberal drop-in policy like ABT. Learning how to come up to speed quickly will stand you in good stead in the future... Not just in dance either. People often move into an ongoing project in business and engineering too. You will be able to stay cool and collected and pick up as you go along. Having this skill as part of your "tool kit" or "bag of tricks," and being self assured enough to use it, makes you quite valuable in any field. And, it's fun to learn that way!!
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