First time at the ballet?

Ricardo Bustamante, ballet master from the SF Ballet, offers a few tips for people seeing their first ballet performance.  “Anyone can go to a ballet performance without knowing much about it.”

Video: Canada’s pregnant ballerinas

Next month’s Canadian Family Magazine features a story on The National Ballet of Canada’s three pregnant (at the time) ballerinas.  A ballerina is one of the only jobs where a maternity leave comes before the baby, not after.  Click through for a behind-the-scene video of the photo shoot.

Nehemiah Kish now dances in Denmark

I used to run in to Nehemiah Kish at certain downtown Toronto Lululemon stores.  He was always quick to give advice on what ballets to see and classes to take.   Those days are over,  since it’s official: Nehemiah Kish has left the National Ballet of Canada to become a principal for the Royal Danish Ballet.  We’ll miss you Nehemiah!

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