Photo added The Darien Arts Center hosts, A Celebration of Love for the Arts, a new production by East Coast Contemporary Ballet on February 14 at 7:30 p.m. East Coast Contemporary Ballet arrives at the Darien Arts Center on Tuesday, February 14 with a performance titled “Celebration of Love for the Arts” featuring four original […]
Swan Lake is one of the most popular classical ballets and the first Tchaikovskyhis three ballets (the others being The Sleeping Beauty and Nutcracker) which opened a golden age of Russian ballet. It is a romantic ballet in four acts composed between 1875 and 1876 and premiered on March 4, 1877 at the Bolshoi Theater […]
Swan Lake is one of the most popular classical ballets and the first of Tchaikovsky‘s three ballets (the others being The Sleeping Beauty and Nutcracker) which opened a golden age of Russian ballet. It is a romantic ballet in four acts composed between 1875 and 1876 and premiered on March 4, 1877 at the Bolshoi […]
‘The Nutcracker’, featuring students and guest artists from the Greenwich Conservatory of Classical Ballet, will be performed at the Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court on Sunday, December 22 at 4 p.m. and Monday, December 23 at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Liudmila Polonskaya, the conservatory’s show director, choreographs this production. Polonskaya is a graduate of […]
Axelrod’s Contemporary Ballet Theater [AXCBT] presents a new holiday tradition, “The Nutcracker ROCKS” with a Jersey Shore rock and roll twist that reimagines this holiday favorite. Holding six performances over the weekend of December 20 at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, “The Nutcracker ROCKS” is the brainchild of AXCBT director and choreographer Gabriel Chajnik, who […]
ON STAGE What: Ballet Victoria presents Ballet Rocks Where: McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Sq. When: October 25-27 — Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets: $23.50 to $60 on rmts.bc. ON THE SCENE What: Ballet Victoria presents Ballet RocksWhere: McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Sq.When: October 25-27 — Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, […]
The Darien Arts Center hosts, Unveileda special inaugural performance by East Coast Contemporary Ballet on November 8. The evening of contemporary dance and live music features entirely original works and six world premieres produced by the avant-garde non-profit. — an announcement of Darien Art Center Dance performances will encompass classical ballet, modern jazz, contemporary jazz […]
Sarah Waters is the new Assistant Artistic Director of Columbia Classical Ballet. David Walker The new season of Columbia Classical Ballet arrives with a determined goal. This year’s lineup will focus on women’s productions, reflecting internal changes that artistic director Radenko Pavlovich said were a long time coming. “Well, to be honest, at the end […]
‘The Bayadere’ WHEN: October 16-20 OR: Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa TICKETS: From $39 INFORMATION: scfta.org or 714-556-2787 The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra returns to Southern California to open the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ 2019-20 International Dance Series on October 16. Upon its return, the famed Russian ballet […]
People often ask me: why did you create a ballet on climate change? I wanted to communicate what climate change looks like. Art can have an impact on climate change because it affects our perceptions and arouses gut feelings about the issue. The immediacy of the live performance connects us on a visceral and emotional […]
NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | PREVIEWS | EVENTS By Brent Johnson, JerseyArts.com originally published: 08/14/2019 It started, of course, as a 19th-century whimsical children’s book. In the 1950s, it was made into a Disney cartoon. And 60 years later, Tim Burton has turned it into a piece of modern cinema. Now “Alice in Wonderland” is reimagined […]
Alexandra Tiso (Photo: Mark Simpson Photography) By Steve SucatoPittsburgh Current Dance Writerinfo@pittsburghcurrent.com Home cooking has been a staple of Texture Contemporary Ballet and its menu of dance works has been served to local audiences for the past decade. For its ninth season opener fly and fall, July 18-21 at the New Hazlett Theater, the company […]
Click to enlarge Marc Simpson Photography Dancers and choreographers Madeline Kendall and Alan Obuzor Ultramodern dance choreographed to modern pop takes center stage in fly and fall, the first performance of Texture Contemporary Ballet’s ninth season. New, expanded and reformulated choreography will be performed during the season opener at the New Hazlett Theater July 18-21. […]
To create “Star Dust”, a love letter to david bowie, choreographer Dwight Rhoden immersed himself in the music of the man. He listened at home, in the car, at the gym as he sifted through decades of songs, personalities and styles to select just a fraction of the works for the Complexes Contemporary Ballets production. […]
Dwight Rhoden grew up listening to David Bowie, even imitating him, standing in front of mirrors with a hairbrush in the 1970s. He remained a huge fan throughout his own journey of co-creating Complexions Contemporary Ballet, a touring troupe of stellar, crowd-pleasing dancers now 25 years old. Pretty much coincidentally, says Rhoden, he was building […]
Photo by Helena Christensen. Nanna Fabricius – or Oh Land, as her fans have known her – first burst onto the music scene as an up-and-coming pop singer from a small town outside of Copenhagen with her 2010 self-titled album.. A lot has changed since then, but Fabricius’ unwavering commitment to grinding his creative gears […]
Adults are invited to immersion classes at Ballet Tennessee Imagine gliding across the stage in a series of bourrées – steps so small that you appear to be moving while remaining still. Looks like you’re not quite touching the surface. Of course, you say to yourself, if I were ten (or fifty) years younger, ten […]
The Coast Academy of Dance (CAD) recently registered students in Years 1-2 for the Imperial Classical Ballet examinations, a faculty of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) based in London, England . The Coast Academy of Dance (CAD) recently registered students in Years 1-2 for the Imperial Classical Ballet examinations, a faculty of […]
Marc Simpson Photography The unknown dancers Alexandra Tiso and Alan Obuzor Alexander Graham Bell’s adage “When one door closes, another door opens” came true for Alexandra Tiso of Texture Contemporary Ballet. to earn a place in the professional company. When that door closed, Alan Obuzor, one of her instructors at PBT, opened the door to […]
The Joyce Theater catapults its scintillating 2019 season that encompasses an array of contemporary international movements with the celebrated and acclaimed COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet. The company and its creators — founding artistic director/choreographer Dwight Rhoden (responsible for 80 ballets for COMPLEXIONS) and co-artistic director Desmond Richardson (ABT’s first African-American principal dancer who also performed on […]
During a recent rehearsal, 69-year-old choreographer William Forsythe jumped and sprinted with gusto, modeling elaborate footwork for dancer Lia Cirio. The choreographer, one of the world’s most influential, frowned, muttered split-second vowel sounds – “Dah”, “Dee”, “Ooh” – as he demonstrated the precise steps that wanted Cirio. Sometimes if he was inspired by Cirio’s own […]
NORTH ADAMS — In tutus, toe shoes and stage make-up, the dancers of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo are gorgeous and hard-working. The bodies are muscular, broad-shouldered and tall, with unabashed body hair. No wraith-like waifs in this company of men. Saturday night, Jacob’s Pillow brings The Trocks to the Mass MoCA for an […]
The Joyce Theater welcomes the world-renowned Complexions Contemporary Ballet to its stage until March 3rd 2019 as the company celebrates its 25th anniversary as a leading multicultural company. Choreographer Dwight Rhoden combines traditional ballet movements with innovative methods, styles and cultures that create an immersive experience for audiences.complexions just uses minimal lighting and costumes for […]
The world premiere of ‘The Jungle Book’ presented by Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater features headpieces designed by Tentacle Studios, whose clients include Lady Gaga, Kesha and the Royal Ballet. Axelrod’s new Contemporary Ballet Theater will kick off its first full season with an innovative take on “East Meets West” of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale about […]
CollectivesDrift The Collectif TL and the Collectif JA mix hip-hop and contemporary dance; as part of the “Danse à l’Odyssée” festival. Odyssey Theater, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West LA Sunday, 2 p.m. $25. (310) 477-2055. www.OdysseyTheatre.com Forever Flamenco by Kai Narezo The guitarist provides artistic direction for this concert featuring dancers Vanessa Albalos and Briseyda […]
Smuin Contemporary Ballet celebrates its silver anniversary with the annual Smuin Gala, hosted by Co-Chairs Patti and Jerry Hume and Athena and John Konstin along with the Smuin Board of Directors and Friends of Smuin Committee. Honoring 25 years at the forefront of contemporary ballet, San Francisco’s artistic, civic and philanthropic leaders will mingle with […]
Before participating in the Alonzo King LINES Ballet summer program at age 18, Maya Harr did not have much experience in improvisation. In fact, she was so introverted that even the word sounded scary. “The teacher came into the studio, turned off the lights, put on some music and told us to dance,” says Harr, […]
Monmouth County’s first professional ballet company, the Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater [AXCBT]will host a Winter Intensive on January 12 and a Partnership Workshop on February 9 for local dance students who wish to experience focused training in a professional setting under the guidance of the Artistic Director and Choreographer Gabriel Chajnik. When Chajnik first joined […]
Hot off the heels of last weekend’s Anchorage Concert Association “Nutcracker” extravaganza, every production company in south-central Alaska is taking a turn in the classic Christmas ballet. Pulse Dance Studio is there this weekend, as is the Glenn Massay Theater down the valley, but let’s not forget that ‘The Nutcracker’ is at the heart of […]
Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas” arrives at Mobile Saenger Theater on Sunday, December 23, 2018, 2:30 p.m. Follow the story of a young bird, named Max, and his family, as they begin their journey south for the winter. When Max deviates from his trajectory and finds himself at the North Pole… his adventure begins! […]
Saturday 24 – 25 November After last year’s success, Erie Contemporary Ballet Theater is sweetening the east side by returning to the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center in Mercyhurst for their fourth annual performance of Nutcracker. Although the location and well-known story of the Christmas season’s favorite ballet remains the same, viewers can still expect […]
New York-based Complexions Contemporary Ballet came to Dallas through TITAS, performing a simple two-part program at Moody Performance Hall. But what were these two parts. In their 25and anniversary season, the highly acclaimed company that has performed in Dallas before and will return in May for TITAS’ season finale gala has proven its place as […]
Smuin dancers Valerie Harmon (bottom), Max van der Sterre (middle) and Peter Kurta (top) with company in Ben Needham-Wood’s ‘Echo’. Photo: Keith Sutter / Dance Smuin Smuin Contemporary Ballet opened its silver anniversary season on Friday, September 21, and founder Michael Smuin would surely be proud of what his namesake company has achieved since his […]
Michael Clark and Gucci come together, in a way, when the British dancer and choreographer performs in the hub of the Italian house, its cultural epicenter imagined as a place of happenings and shenanigans of all kinds. Except, this season at least, not the presentation of Alessandro Michele’s Spring 2019 collection for Gucci. Still, Clark […]
Fort Pierce teenager Rylee Green and five-year-old Layla McCarthy are redefining what it means to be a ballerina. Not only can 14-year-old Rylee perform a perfect pirouette, but she can also land a front tuck. Layla is partially paralyzed from the waist down and spends the majority of her time in a wheelchair, but she […]
For 10+ years, you could set your calendars with Vero Classical Ballet’s Nutcracker. You know November is when the sugar plums, snowflakes and mice take the stage at the Performing Arts Center at Vero Beach High School. When summer rolls around the Treasure Coast, however, these same dance students pull their tutus out of the […]
Award-winning ballerina, choreographer and artistic director Shoko Tamai returns with her company of five dancers and martial artists for the 2018 season of NINJA BALLET at The Secret Theater, 4402 23rd Street, Long Island City, NY. The company will present five performances, from Thursday June 28 to Sunday July 1. The company’s new work, “MA”, […]
It’s that time again like music hall again presents one of America’s most influential and innovative dance companies, Complexions Contemporary Ballet-Sunday June 17 at 4 p.m. on the main stage, which will close the celebration of Detroit Music Weekend. Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company under Founder Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden has become one of the […]
In 2000, there weren’t many avenues for dancers and choreographers in Dallas, but that same year Contemporary Ballet Dallas expanded the pool when it opened its doors. Today, after 18 years, one of Dallas’ oldest ballet companies is changing its brand and mission. Beginning with their season-closing performances on Thursday and Friday, the company will […]
Welcome to the Art&Seek Spotlight. Every Thursday, here and on KERA FM, we’ll be exploring the artistic endeavors of different North Texas creatives. As it grows, this site, artandseek.org/spotlight, will paint a collective portrait of our artistic community at work. Discover all the artists we have profiled. The Soluna festival in the arts district has […]
arts and entertainment May 1, 2018 This week in the arts, experience an opera-rock ballet that pays homage to the iconic and chameleon spirit of David Bowie, attend a talk with American artist Sharon Lockhart, see the premiere of six conceptually diverse dance pieces, and more. Harry Partch Festival 7:30 p.m., May 11 to 13 […]
April Fair The third annual festival features flamenco artists from local dance studios. Historic St Isidore Square, 10961 Reagan Street, Los Alamitos. Sun., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. $15. www.feriadesevillalosalamitos.com Life after death for the living Lineage Dance explores love and loss. Lineage Performing Arts Center, 89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena. Sun, 7 p.m. […]
Embracing artistic director Victor Quijada’s unusual journey from the streets of Los Angeles to the helm, Montreal-based RUBBERBANDance uses the spontaneity of hip-hop, the sophistication of ballet and the expressiveness of contemporary dance to create fresh and dynamic. A reflection of the freedom and openness of Montreal’s bubbling dance scene, the March 24 show entitled […]
Posted: Mar 18, 2018 12:00 a.m. Earth may be just a point in the vast Milky Way galaxy we call our galactic home, but the young dancers of the Newtown Center of Classical Ballet & Voice delivered a planetary performance as bright as the stars in the night sky. when they visited Middle Gate Elementary […]
On Saturday afternoons, Alexandra MacDonald performs one of the most difficult movements in classical ballet – the Rose Adagio. “The adage of the rose is iconic,” MacDonald said, speaking weeks before her performance of Princess Aurora in the National Ballet of Canada’s 2018 production. Sleeping Beauty. The technically demanding move comes in the first act […]
There’s something remarkably charming about the mix of the traditional and the contemporary – as if two completely different cultures and eras were merged into one. “Jangala” by the Oakland Ballet Company is an example. The production is the brainchild of Graham Lustig, Artistic Director of the Oakland Ballet Company, who wanted to bring the […]
On the eve of International Women’s Day, renowned Canadian company Ballet BC presents an electric trio of performances led by women Sadler’s Well March 07, 2018 On the eve of International Women’s Day, Sadler’s Wells invited BC Ballet, Canada’s premier contemporary ballet company, to present a captivating triple program – one by Emily Molnar (the […]
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After more than 20 years of nomadic life, the co-founders of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dwight Rhodes and Desmond Richardson put down roots in Atlanta. Rhoden and Richardson founded their multicultural ballet company in 1994, after serving as principal dancers at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. It was in New York, where Complexions was based […]
Through Frozen Frantz Jhere is an exciting new program in town called The Greenwich Conservatory of Classical Ballet that will meet the growing needs of our young dance enthusiasts. We asked Mimi Citeralla, founder and director of the program, to tell us about her program. The conservatory, she wrote, was created out of a deep […]
One night only, on a world tour with a stop at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, is Complexions Contemporary Dance From Bach to Bowie February 15 at Ferguson Hall. Founded in 1994 by co-collaborators and former members of Alvin AleyDwight Rhoden, master choreographer and legendary dancer Desmond RichardsonComplexions transcends tradition to infuse a […]
DTLA – The elevator opens to the 32nd floor of The Bloc office tower complex on Seventh Street, revealing what looks like empty and decaying office space. Cracks and pockmarks run along the rough concrete floor; overhead are exposed pipes and worn insulation, resembling a mutated mess of popcorn. [Get DTLA stories in our daily […]
“Translation”, Ballet Collective, NYU Skirball, October 2017 (photo by Erin Baiano) This week at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, BalletCollective presents a program of short pieces inspired by works of art from outside the world of dance, in particular those of visual artists Carlos Arnaiz (from CAZA Architects), Trevor Paglenand Dafy Hagaiand science […]
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On the second day of rehearsals PDX Contemporary BalletIn the company’s new show, two dancers from the company attempt to perform an almost acrobatic feat. Kaileigh O’Neill does a kind of slow, backward cartwheel that requires pivoting in the air, while Sari Hoke slides into a deep slot under the arc of her flip. At […]
It Takes Tutu To Tango: Karl (Jeremie Belingard) and Polina (Anastasia Shevtsova) in Polina. Oscilloscope hide caption toggle caption Oscilloscope It Takes Tutu To Tango: Karl (Jeremie Belingard) and Polina (Anastasia Shevtsova) in Polina. Oscilloscope For a brief moment, the French-made film Polina follows the line of the traditional ballet narrative: the journey of a […]
Drip Technicolor Heidi Duckler Dance Theater performs this new site-specific work as part of Culver City’s Centennial “1988” series. Platform, 8850 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Sun., 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. www.heididuckler.org. Fate in Italy Fairies from Tchaikovsky’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ dance to music from Rossini’s ‘William Tell’ in this new mash-up from choreographer Lincoln Jones; […]
The studios reflect a traditional Russian ballet academy, with senior instructors who received their Vaganova ballet training at top professional institutions and danced in professional ballet companies. “I want to show the beauty of ballet, and my goal is to have my students create visual art for the public,” says Nikolai Morschakov, Artistic Director and […]
Music takes center stage in the seventh season of Texture Contemporary Ballet, resounding soundJuly 20-23 at the New Hazlett Theater. The three-act program features seven works performed by members of Texture Company and guest dancers from Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Quad Cities Ballet, Butler University and Point Park University. Two major premieres will close the program, […]
High above downtown Los Angeles, in a cavernous room with almost as many mirrors as windows, the dancers of the American Contemporary Ballet and seven valiant musicians used short pieces to explore one of the most depths of human culture: the influence of the past on the gift. Almost all companies that dance 19th century […]
“Yeh ballet kya cheez hai? What is this thing called ballet? asks Amir at the start of the film. Manish, who had saved up and treated himself to modern dance lessons around the same time, had no idea either. Just two and a half years later, both rose from very humble backgrounds to school at […]
Dance preview: The Star dances a jewel of ballet Pretty pastel costumes, new ribbons on toe shoes, tiaras that sparkle like a shiny new penny – these are signs of spring recitals where young dancers awaken to the beauty of ballet. And no one offers a finer dance program than Svetlana Kravtsova and Vadim Pijicov, […]
The School of Classical Ballet’s annual student performance, “Moved to Dance,” will be staged at the Alberta Bair Theater on Saturday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. Directors Betty Loos and Julia Marble will share their students’ achievements in a program with dance styles ranging from ballet to hip-hop. […]
Texture Contemporary Ballet closes its home season with Speed, a program of new ballets by members of the company, from March 17-19 at the New Hazlett Theatre. As usual, the production includes premieres from Artistic Director Alan Obuzor and Associate Artistic Director Kelsey Bartman, starting with Bartman’s “When a Fairytale Ends.” Set to music by […]
LONDON — As an African-American soloist with the UK’s Royal Ballet, Eric Underwood says he’s often asked why the ballet world isn’t very diverse. It’s complicated, says Underwood. Race, income, social hierarchies, and other factors often conspire to create a situation that excludes people of color from the serious pursuit of dance. “I think because […]
Thanks to the composer Tchaikovsky and the choreographer Marius Petipa, the preparation for the heroine’s entrance in “La Belle au bois dormant” is the most powerful of all ballets. Act I is Princess Aurora’s 20th birthday. (Many productions change it to his 16th.) The scene begins with the king punishing, then forgiving, some harmless knitters […]
Entering its 15th season, Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, like many dance companies, has gone through a number of changes in its lifetime – changes in dancers, repertoire and, to some extent, vision. One constant, however, has been the affable, Energizer Bunny presence of founder/artistic director Maria Caruso. The face, heart and soul of Bodiography, Caruso was […]
Dwight Rhoden called on more than a dozen dancers to gather online to review some choreography. He would check a handful of points in his ballet before running through it. Each revealed a stylized outline of the movement and an excerpt from a David Bowie song, nine of which form the score for Stardust, a […]
By Julie ClineDecember 20, 2016 The Lenfest Center for the Arts at Washington and Lee University presents Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Influenced by a wide range of distinct dance styles, rhythms and periods, Complexions Contemporary Ballet reflects the rich diversity present in our world, through its exciting range of mixed cultures and dance forms. Complexions comes […]
By Frankie DiemerUpdated October 30, 2016 4:50 PM CSTPosted Oct 28, 2016 12:44 a.m. CT Launching its 2016-2017 season with the return of “Romeo and Juliet”, the Joffrey Ballet presents the classic tale in a neoclassical ballet in three acts. Shakespeare’s contemporary version is set during the turmoil of the 20th century and is expertly […]
The Festival Ballet Theater will open its 28th season this week with a production that combines dance, multimedia stage projections, an original musical score and a well-known children’s novel from 1911. “The Secret Garden”, choreographed by Josie Walsh, invites the public to see Movement of the 21st century interpreted by dancers who study an art […]
Back-to-school season is in full swing and as many young dancers across the country prepare for another big season of dance training, Miami has started its school year without one of its oldest dance schools. and the most prestigious. Ballet Concerto School founders Martha del Pino and Sonia Diaz announced to their student body in […]
Forget an elaborate scene and get ready to watch up close dancers in action as the American Contemporary Ballet performs a new show on the top floor of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper with majestic views of the city in the background. The Los Angeles-based company, which is known for performing in unusual intimate venues […]
COLUMBIA — Missouri Contemporary Ballet presents a modern adaptation of the story “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” With an original score and choreography, the show gives Columbia a chance to see the classic tale told through dance. The show features new live music written by composer Tom Andes. Rather than a traditional orchestra, the show relies […]
How are music and movement linked in contemporary ballet? Music can be composed for dance moves, dance can be created for music, and sometimes they are created independently – coming together on stage. Susan Lewis of WRTI has more. JohnKingMusicinDancerev041116SLLF.mp3 Composer John King chats with WRTI’s Susan Lewis about his new work with choreographer Kevin […]
Complexions Contemporary Ballet is known for tackling current social issues through music and movement, and the New York-based company’s next three nights in Los Angeles are no exception, especially a piece inspired by Maya Angelou . The Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center series is set to host Complexions when it returns to […]
For his latest production, reflections, Texture Contemporary Ballet adds a bit more texture. The company, whose programs for five seasons have been dominated by the ballets of artistic director Alan Obuzor and associate artistic director Kelsey Bartman, will include works by three other choreographers, including a performance by guest dancer and quadruple amputee Kiera Brinkley. […]
Choreographers are often fueled by the last dance they did, so for the watchful viewer, watching how one bleeds into the next can be an exciting way to follow an artist’s career. Dwight Rhoden, who, along with Desmond Richardson, is founding artistic director of Dyed Contemporary Balletsmothered that notion on Tuesday with his two-part “chronicle,” […]
Dyed Contemporary Ballet, a company founded in 1994 by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, achieved what for many midsize companies remains impossible: it lasted. But for a troupe named for the multicultural makeup of its dancers, it remains sadly bland. Where diversity also counts – in its choreography – is where this company fails. Regardless […]
There’s a building on Biscayne Boulevard near downtown Miami that looks like a giant stained glass window. It is home to the National YoungArts Foundation, and the organization, which helps foster the careers of promising young artists, invites artists to enter the space and create. Complexions Contemporary Ballet is the first dance company in residence […]
The show begins with the sounds of spring, those of the chirping of birds and the gentle trickling of water. Two dancers appear, walking skeptically down a hallway of light toward the only stage setting, a house-like structure lit by videos of nature. The trees are growing at an accelerated rate, sunlight shining through the […]
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – Among the hundreds of small businesses devastated by flooding last week was the Pavlovich School of Dance. It’s the home of classic Columbia ballet and a home away from home for more than a dozen international dancers. Strength, flexibility and courage. Despite their delicate movements, ballerinas are sturdy. But seeing their […]