Comments on: The dancer’s body

By: GRA

GRA — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 07:05:22 +0000

@ Gail: Speaking of making things up – http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/04/09/398508457/who-gets-to-dance-in-swan-lake-the-answer-is-changing

By: Gail Finke

Gail Finke — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:07:20 +0000

I never heard of her before TIME named her one of the most influential people in the world (!), and I have to admit I was surprised that there were no black principal dancers when there have been black opera singers for years. But… so what?

As a longtime dance fan I am a big fan of “So You Think You Can Dance,” which has amazingly talented dancers and choreographers who put out fantastic pieces for weeks in a row. They are on the auditions now and this week a young man adopted from Korea as a baby — who has had some 20 surgeries to correct a cleft palate — was really one of the most amazing dancers I’ve ever seen. He is with the Houston Ballet, I think. Why is he just some would-be contestant on SYTYCD while she is “one of the most influential people in the world”?? Isn’t a Korean person just as interesting as a black person? Sometimes I think the media makes up things to care about that real people don’t care about at all, and then only does stories about their made up issues.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:37:38 +0000

Just a note of thanks to Neoneocon for the various letters and columns on ballet. My wife and I have been caring for our young grand-daughter over the last three/four years and we have had her take ballet and dance at the little studio here in a small Oregon town. We have watched her go from a shy but enthusiastic, and somewhat clumsy child to a poised young girl/woman. Though we don’t know how far she will go with ballet or the other dance forms, we love the transformation that is and has taken place.. as such.. as an old grandpa who loved going to the ballet when i was young.. I wait for your posts on new and old ballerinas and your viewpoints… it helps me understand what she is going through… many thanks!

By: Julia NYC

Julia NYC — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 03:49:45 +0000

Misty Copeland is an incredible athlete, but does not seem like a traditional ballerina. Most likely because she started so late. I appreciate her dancing, but would not go out of my way to see her dance again. Aesthetically she seems more like a rock star, celebrity, charismatic kind of performer than a classical ballet dancer. It’s amazing she got there at all, with such a late start.

By: Julia NYC

Julia NYC — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 03:44:32 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drcEqlAA4F4

This young lady of San Francisco Ballet is one of the greats dancing today definitely. Maria Kotchetkova. She just floats and is so musical.

Also Maria Kowroski of NYC Ballet, an incredible dancer like the leggy Balanchine dancers of the seventies, like Suzanne Farrell. She is retiring this year though. Those are the two I get excited about.

By: Tonawanda

Tonawanda — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:15:55 +0000

I started out immediately finding this young woman appealing and even enchanting.

As the interview went on, I found her more and more offensive.

By the end I had to resist finding her repugnant.

Hard work is hard work. Dedication is dedication. Even the dedicated, hard-working folks with great talent get shunted aside.

Using race to self-promote may be smart, but it is as shabby as sleeping with the producer.