Ballet

Get a Room…to Dance

Private Eyes / Broadway Dance Center by M N O’Donnell “Matty, your calves need to get a room,” a dancer said to instructor Matt Powell one day before our Advanced Beginner Ballet class at the Broadway Dance Center. He blushed and stammered a bit, at a loss for words. He often responds to compliments genuinelyContinue reading “Get a Room…to Dance”

Pushing and Pulling Simultaneously

“It’s not my fault- it’s ballet!” is a frequent comment by ballet instructor Kat Wildish after correcting students in her Advanced Beginner Ballet class at the Alvin Ailey extension. Kat, like most good ballet teachers, is a fiery ball of drill sergeant, grace and compassion. Of course, Kat has a southern accent, which makesContinue reading “Pushing and Pulling Simultaneously”