March newsletter

CD Review:
Catherine Tully's Review of Ellina Akimova's Music for Ballet Class CD (Volume IV)
A few weeks ago, while browsing Catherine Tully's website 4dancers.org I noticed that Catherine was accepting dance products for review. I decided to give it a try and sent her one of Mediaphorie's Music for Ballet Class CD : The Volume IV of Ellina Akimova Dance Accompaniment Collection.
The review has just been published:

Catherine Tully's Review: "I have listened to this CD now over 30 times and am currently using it for my adult ballet class. I have found it to be very refreshing–the compositions are original and extremely well-played by Ms. Ellina Akimova. There is music here for an entire ballet class, and the barre tracks are all repeated for the convenience of the instructor." Read more

Ballet Competitions:
Whether you are a ballet dancer, a ballet professor or a ballet fan, here are a few ballet competitions coming up soon:

• The American Ballet Competition: March 19-21, 2010 Austin, Texas
  By the Institute for Dance Education Arts, Inc.
   
• 2010 USA International Ballet Competition : June 12-27, 2010 - Jackson, Mississipi
  The most important competition in Norh America — New York Times
   
• World Ballet Competition: June 7 - 12, 2010 - Orlando, Florida
  The World Ballet Competition's (WBC) goal is to achieve and encourage excellence in the art of dance. We bring together competitors from around the world, from ages 10 to 22, and of all levels of experience from introductory to professional.
   
• Youth America Grand Prix - Tenth Anniversary Season, Final March 21-25, 2010 - New York, NY
  World largest Student Ballet Competition

Watch the Finals of the Prix de Lausanne, 38th International Competition which took place January 26 - 31, 2010 - Lausanne, Switzerland

Performances

• San Francisco Ballet
    ­ Petrouchka - March 2-7, Petrouchka premiered in 1911 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris
    ­ The Little Mermaid (U.S. Premiere) - March 20-28, The Little Mermaid, by Hamburg Ballet Director and Chief Choreographer John Neumeier, offers a dramatic and modern interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1836 tale by the same name.
   
• Paris Opera
    ­ Siddharta - March 18 - April 11 (World Premiere), Angelin Preljocaj explores the founding myth of he who was to become Buddha.
    ­ Tribute to Jerome Robbins - April 21 to May 8, Different facets, in turn jazzy, elegiac or comic, of the art of one of the 20th century's great choreographers.
    ­ Spectacle de l'École de Danse - April 8 -13, The École de Danse of the Opéra of Paris is the World oldest Dance school, it was created in 1713, the show feature Ballet in one act, Piège de lumière, and Sept Danses Grecques.

 
Note: If you ever receive an Amazon Gift Card, you can use it toward Ellina Akimova, and Marina Surgan's Music for Ballet Class CDs.
Just type Ellina Akimova, or Marina Surgan in Amazon.com's search button and their CDs will be displayed.