By Bruce Sansom Ballet Master & Assistant to the Artistic Director April 14, 2011
Class is how a professional dancer starts their working day; at least an hour-and-a-quarter of exercises to prepare the body and mind for the day ahead. And that day, for a dancer in a company like San Francisco Ballet, could see rehearsals for a very wide variety of dance styles and technical demands. For example, [...]
By James Sofranko soloist with San Francisco Ballet. October 22, 2010
So earlier this week we did a complete run through of Chroma–for the first time! It’s always an exciting moment, but also a bit of an uncertain one because you don’t always know how a ballet is going to feel. There’s a bit more adrenaline so you have to be careful not to let that [...]
Class Action
Ballet Master & Assistant to the Artistic Director
April 14, 2011