Happy Halloween!

Friday, October 30th, 2009 | All Posts by Victoria Andujar, SFB Scene | 1 Comment

The day before Halloween means Company Class as usual at San Francisco Ballet, but a few dancers opted to take barre incognito…

Sarah Van Patten tries out a short dark bob.

For photos from last year’s costume-filled Halloween, click here.

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Dores on Halloween

Friday, October 31st, 2008 | All Posts by Dores Andre, SFB Scene | No Comments

This morning I went to the Marriott to have breakfast with my mom who is a doctor and in town for a conference. We ate with her colleagues and they were very curious about our lives as artists. They were also very passionate about their jobs just like we are. Being a dancer or a doctor takes a lot of preparation—years of study—so we have to be passionate! This weekend I will spend more time with them.

It’s nice to see my mom but I’m not used to it: I’ve lived away from home since I was 13 and now she lives in Spain so we’re very far away from each other.

Some dancers were in costume for Company class this morning for Halloween including some of the other Spanish dancers—the “Spanish Mafia” as we call them—but I don’t really like this holiday, if that’s what it is. We don’t have Halloween in Spain, we have Carnaval instead. I like to dress up on some weekends just for the fun of it. When no one does it, it’s unexpected. Right now I’m rehearsing Giselle and the new Swan Lake production; we had fittings this week and the costumes are beautiful.

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Halloween at SF Ballet

Friday, October 31st, 2008 | All Posts by Victoria Andujar, SFB Scene | 1 Comment

Kristin Long as a baseball player with Shannon Roberts behind her as Ballerina Barbie.

Elana Altman, Charlene Cohen, and Erin McNulty are lovely bugs.

James Sofranko is ready for take off.

Fraulein Mateo Klemmayer

Joan Boada makes a strapping Superman.

Courtney Clarkson: pretty witch with pretty long legs!

Ashley Muangmaithong has a future so bright, she has to wear shades. During barre.

Elana Altman the Bumblebee tends to her feet during center.

Ben Stewart, Lorena Feijoo, and Anthony Spaulding as our resident John McCain, Sarah Palin, and Barack Obama.

Evan Wagoner-Lynch fulfills a lifelong dream of wearing legwarmers by dressing as an SF Ballet dancer.

Tags: Company Class, Halloween, SFB Scene, Staff