Pointe shoes were only very lightly blocked back then, which gives a different look and technique entirely – the dancer merely poises, alighting for a moment: Price herself was apparently the model for the statue of The Little Mermaid in … Continue reading →

(1) How are you feeling, post-Christmas? Are you ready for 2024? (2) The NY Times continues its trajectory as a pro-Palestinian pro-Hamas anti-Israel propaganda organ by publishing an op-ed by Gaza’s mayor. So much better than publishing something by Tom … Continue reading →

[NOTE: This small poetic effort of mine has become somewhat of a holiday tradition at the blog. I forgot it last night – the true “night before Christmas.” But here it comes again – just like the holiday itself.] ‘TWAS … Continue reading →

This is what rosin is about. You have no idea how common these slips are, especially when the dancer is balanced on that tiny satin pointe:

I keep putting up videos from a group called The Jerusalem Center. I find their interviews some of the best on the subject of the post-10/7 war, and am puzzled that they don’t seem to have more traffic. This particular … Continue reading →