Tag: featured
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BALLET BRINGS JOY AND LUNCH TO KIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA’S TOWNSHIPS
Zama Dance School was founded in 1984 in Gugulethu, a township in South Africa, with the goal of using ballet to build confidence among young children in South Africa living under apartheid. Ballet Rising’s contributor Lindsay Alissa King recently interviewed Zama Dance School’s director Andrew Warth about what the school…
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“I WANT TO DO TRADITIONAL DANCE BECAUSE THAT IS OUR BALLET!”
Classically trained dancer Nikhita Winkler brings traditional Namibian dance to the classroom at Nikhita Winkler Dance Theatre in Windhoek, Namibia.
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EP0020 BRIANA + GREG | WEB MONETIZATION
In this interview Ballet Rising director Casey Herd discuss with fellow grantees, Briana Stuart and Greg Hannam, what is web monetization, how it works, and why it’s important for people in the dance industry to understand it as we shift into the digital world. We finish off with an introductory…
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BALLET IN CAMBODIA
In 2012, British-born dancer, choreographer and teacher Stephen Bimson founded the English Ballet Theatre Cambodia in Phnom Penh. A former student of the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London, Bimson moved to Cambodia permanently in 2011. Today EBTC boasts a full staff and a growing community of…
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EP0019 PAUL SEAQUIST | GLOBAL
Casey Herd talks with renowned ballet impresario/entrepreneur Paul Seaquist about the state of the dance world. Paul Seaquist is one of the most important ballet impresarios in Europe. He is the Executive Director of Seaquist Dance Marketing, one of the first dancer and choreographer management companies in the world.
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INDIAN LETTERS
Choreographer Preeti Vasudevan and New York city Ballet principal dancer Amar Ramasar explore their roots through dance in India.
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EP0018 ANDILE NDLOVU | SOUTH AFRICA
Casey Herd talks with Washington Ballet star Andile Ndlovu about his life in South Africa and the future of ballet around the world. Andile Ndlovu of Johannesburg, South Africa, is in his ninth season with The Washington Ballet, after dancing one season with TWB’s Studio Company. Ndlovu began his training…
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EP0017 DANIEL OWOSENI AJALA | NIGERIA
Daniel Owoseni Ajala is the owner/creative director at Leap of Dance Academy in Legos, Nigeria. Leap of dance Academy is a dance educational organisation established to develop and build talents through the art of promoting dance culture in education. facebook Elevate the arts, ignite dreams, and make a lasting impact—join…
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EP0016 ESTHER OLADIPUPO | NIGERIA
Casey Herd speaks with Esther Oladipupo from the Association of Ballet Teachers of Nigeria about her ballet school, her role as a ballet leader, and the future of in Nigeria and Africa.
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EP0015 COOPER RUST | KENYA
Dance Centre Kenya | Artists For Africa Cooper hails from Columbia, USA and trained in classical ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and musical theatre for more than fifteen years beginning with Ann Brodie and finishing at schools including the School of American Ballet and the Harid Conservatory. While dancing professionally with…