Tag Archives: ballet

A Real-Life Degas

Posted on May 12, 2006 by sheila

Dancers perform during a dress rehearsal for the ballet ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at the Royal Opera House in London, May 12, 2006. The first public performance of the ballet will be on May 15, 2006. REUTERS/Steve Lewis

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Ballet Dames

Posted on May 13, 2004 by sheila

And here’s the last quote in re: Audrey Hepburn. I absolutely LOVE this one. “She’s disciplined, like all those ballet dames.” — Humphrey Bogart on Audrey Hepburn

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Recovery

Posted on May 8, 2004 by sheila

The Bolshoi Ballet came to New York for the first time in 1959. John Martin, the NY Times dance critic had this to say: The impact of the Bolshoi has been overwhelming. And it will be something of a calamity … Continue reading →

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