Archive | Mar, 2011

My Pools of Inspiration

My Pools of Inspiration

Mar 29th, 20115 Comments

At this point in my career, after ten years as a professional ballet dancer, I find myself being asked these three questions quite often: How do I stay inspired, what do I strive for now, and how do I deal with the struggles that come with ballet stardom? Sometimes I don’t know how to answer. It’s not like I think about these topics all the time; I just do them. After several inadequate attempts to answer, I’ve decided to consider these important inquiries. I’ve discovered that their answers are more important to me than I thought, and even more so if I am hoping to still keep reaching for my peak. I certainly hope I’m not there yet. In this blog I’ll tackle inspiration, and I’ll follow up with two additional blogs to complete the answers to these questions.

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Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

Mar 22nd, 2011No Comments

Freelance choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa shares how she became a choreographer, how she continues to make a name for herself, and the importance of networking and self-promotion.

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Black Swan DVD Give Away

Black Swan DVD Give Away

Mar 21st, 201116 Comments

The much talked about Academy Award winning Black Swan film is coming to DVD! DancePulp interviewees and New York City Ballet principals Wendy Whelan (The Daily Beast article) and Ashley Bouder (Huffington Post article) have weighed in on the movie and it’s been of much discussion within the dance community. DancePulp guest bloggers The Ballet Bag also have extensive coverage of it. One of our sponsor’s and also a DancePulp interviewee, Yumiko Takeshima, collaborated on the Black Swan costumes and attended the premiere in NYC. It’s a beautiful film and has put ballet in the mainstream public, which we believe is good for dance, despite conflicting views on it’s message and accuracy within the dance community.

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Sascha Radetsky

Sascha Radetsky

Mar 15th, 20112 Comments

American Ballet Theatre soloist and Center Stage star, Sascha Radetsky, talks about the importance of having a good coach, his experience with the movie Center Stage, and his interests outside of dance.

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Lucia Lacarra

Lucia Lacarra

Mar 8th, 2011No Comments

Bayerisches Staatsballett (Bavarian State Ballet) principal dancer shares her experiences of changing companies several times, why she doesn’t bring her pointe shoes home, and where she gets her inspiration.

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