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Why Do Mixed-Genre Dance Companies Always Do Their Daily Classes In Ballet?

DANCE Posted: September 22, 2020 10:04 am

“That disconnect grows wider every year as contemporary choreographers look beyond ballet — if not beyond white Western forms entirely — in search of new inspiration and foundational techniques. Yet dancers at almost all of the world’s leading mixed-rep ensembles take ballet classes before rehearsals and shows. Most companies rarely depart from ballet more than twice a week and some never offer alternative classes.” This has, in fact, been a subject of debate since Diaghilev’s day. – Dance Magazine

DANCE Published: 09.21.20

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