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Royal Ballet dancers keep moving under lockdown.
On March 16, London's Royal Opera House and its renowned dance company, the Royal Ballet closed to the public amid the coronavirus
pandemic. Free online broadcasts of past performances have kept
audiences connected with the Royal Ballet,
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Melissa Hamilton (left), Vadim Muntagirov (middle) and Anna Rose O'Sullivan (right) performing at the Royal Opera House Credit: Alice Pennefather/Andrej Uspenski/Helen Maybanks
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but keeping dancers active
and connected with one another
has posed unique challenges.
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| First Soloists Anna Rose O'Sullivan (left) and Melissa Hamilton (middle & right) training at home |
Morning warm-ups, six-hour rehearsals, and live shows are the backbone
of a dancer's normal life, they need spacious studios
with high
ceilings to practice choreography and hone their technique, far more space than in the average London flat.
"It's encouraging to see all my colleagues up on the screen when
I'm taking a class, and they're all in their kitchens or their lounges,
or their hallways, wherever they can find space to move. It becomes very normal now to see people's cats and pets," O'Sullivan said.
For FB Throwback Thursday ...
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| Yuji Okumoto, at Demura Sensei 25th Anniversary Banquet, Costa Mesa, CA 1990 |
Smiles for Thursday ...
4 comments:
You look so marvelous in this photograph, Jacki.
Love your collage, your stories and your smiles. Thanks for helping me going through this difficult time in a more relaxed way by reading your blog.
Thank you, Elenor, for your oh so kind words that strengthen me. When you are ready, I hope you will return to your beautiful collages. I know I had a period where I just couldn't, so I understand.
The photo was from 3 decades ago, hard to imagine. Yuji is an actor and has been in many films, he is best known for being the bad guy in Karate Kid II.t is a beautiful day here today, though I am in. I ha two telephone doctor appointments today, I think I prefer them. ;o) Take good care.
I love the placement of the words and also their orientation, upside down. Perfect! :-)
Thanks, John. actually, I created it with this side up. It's just that I always have my text sideways or upside down. A personal quirk?
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