Deconstructing Dance is the brainchild of three close friends, who having been through the thick and thins, the ins and outs of being in a ballet company together wanting to share the insights they have gained over the years as artists and as friends. We am to deconstruct taboo ideas of and in dance…
Kirstel Paterson; Elizabeth Nienaber; Joy Millar
We sit down with Jessica and James Fraser who founded Ballet Express with the aim in helping dancers improve their performance and technique using their wealth of experience. We talk inspiration, performance preparation, and technique styles/tips.
We sit down with Kennith Tindall and Dreda blow to discuss energy and atmosphere in the studio, choreographic inspiration, as well as the important choreographer/dancer dymamic when preparing for shows. Link to the score for Dracula, the first Ballet Kennith Choreographed for Northern Ballet. This is one of his favorite scenes, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m31xcNN75A
We sat down to talk to world renowned Prima Ballerina, Daria Klimentova about her daily life, and transitioning from dancer to teacher. We chat to Elizabeth about her recent resignation from Cape Town City Ballet with her transition ahead of her. Elizabeth's favorite ballet is Veronica Paeper's Cinderella. Act 2 pas de deux link on YouTube included https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE2Qp9b7eeU
Kirstel, Lizzy, and Joy discuss differing forms of training for ballet, and interview world renowned male ballet dancer, Vadim Muntagirov.