Take little dancers on a Ballet Adventure with Liz Vacco. Her Petite Feet DVD presents developmentally appropriate ballet concepts and vocabulary with imaginative stories and imagery and original songs. The set and a friendly Walrus have Yo Gabba Gabba charm but there are more reasons kids, parents, and teachers will love this new DVD for young dancers.
Film/Video
Dance Gets Screentime In Toronto
Screening at the Toronto International Film Festival are First Position, a new dance doc follows six young ballet dancers aged 9 to 19 as they struggle to maintain form in the face of injury and personal sacrifice on their way to one of the most prestigious international ballet competitions in the world: Youth America Grand Prix; and Pina, the Wim Wenders performance documentary featuring the extraordinary choreography of Pina Bausch. Learn more and watch these exciting trailers at Dance Advantage.
Ten Years Ago I Was Dancing
Multiple events are scheduled to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States through dance, including a work to be simultaneously performed in Washington, New York, and Shanksville, PA. In addition, Nichelle describes her morning ten years ago and invites you to share your own events, memories, or stories of 9/11.
OK Go and Pilobolus Assure Us ALL IS NOT LOST
OK Go, known for their innovative music videos, has teamed up with professional dance troupe, Pilobolus and Google, to debut an experiment that mixes old-school camera trickery with newfangled technology. Try out the interactive Chrome experiment. Watch the video on YouTube. Check out the live performance. And be inspired by the childlike wonder of this collaboration.
Where To Dance in New York
f you have dreams of dancing in New York, one of your big questions about the Big Apple is likely “Where do I take class once I get there?” Dance in New York is a practical, DVD guide for dancers and dance students from all over the world featuring 12 of the city’s top schools and studios. It’s not a brand new resource but it is a unique and valuable one, and Dance Advantage has the latest on an upcoming second volume.
Even Better Than The Real Thing?
Hopefully Giselle in 3D will get close to the real thing with the world’s first ballet production presented in this format. Find out more about the film and enter for your chance to WIN tickets to a participating theatre near you via Dance Advantage. But HURRY! This is a one-day event on July 12, 2011.
