It’s that most wonderful time of the year! The Nutcracker ballet brings more warmth during the holidays than any family tradition…with its giant growing tree, dancing candies, and waltzing flowers. Even in Texas, it’s easy to step into a winter wonderland and imagine we are back in 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. LakeCities Ballet Theatre’s production of …
Clara’s Tea: Nutcracker Dreams
The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition that truly puts you in the spirit of Christmas. Each holiday season, if we’re very lucky, we get a glimpse of what makes the moments of the season sparkle. For weeks my daughter was saying, “Mommy, I can’t wait for Clara’s Tea!” She would have liked to have driven …
LakeCities Ballet Theatre presents, Le Ballet de Dracula: A Ballet with a Bite
Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic novel, Dracula has inspired LakeCities Ballet in their ninth production of Le Ballet de Dracula. Dracula is gruesome, scary, bloody…just in time for Halloween! My daughter and I enjoyed Le Ballet de Dracula so much last year that we couldn’t wait to see it again. This year, we opted for the …
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Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga
I asked my friend Pamela if she’d like to try a SUP class (stand up paddleboard yoga) with me. We like the same kind of movement…ballet, Pilates and yoga so I knew she’d say, “Yes, Let’s do it!” I found out about the class from one of my favorite yoga teachers. When Pamela and …
Misty Copeland: Bringing diversity to classical ballet like a Firebird
Before Misty Copeland, there hadn’t been a black soloist at the American Ballet Theater for twenty years. She is only the third in the history of ABT to achieve soloist status. Misty is the first black woman in history to play Stravinsky’s Firebird for a major ballet company. In her new book, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, she shares …
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Dance it Out
Dance It Out! How much do I love Steller…? Oh, so much. It’s my favorite new way to tell stories. Do you Steller? The app allows you to create interactive small stories made up photos, videos, text and music that can be shared with friends. I like that stories can be grouped into certain collections like …
Top ten ways to dance into spring in North Texas
It’s raining it’s pouring…so go to the theatre while the green grass is growing. There are so many spring concerts and so little time. Spring time is one of the best times for dance concerts. Here’s a round-up of the top ten dance shows for North Texas that you won’t want to miss this season. …
Aim True with Kathyrn Budig
(Photo by Jasper Johal) My husband asked me the day before my workshop with Kathryn Budig, “Are you excited?” “Yes, super excited!” Everyone has a secret pleasure. Mine involves running off to my favorite yoga studio to recharge my batteries and find my happy place. Kathryn Budig is well known yoga teacher and writer. She has a playful …
Hubbard Street Dance Company Comes to Dallas
When I was twenty years-old, I auditioned for Hubbard Street Dance Company . I was majoring in dance at the University of Alabama and three other of my Alabama dance major friends traveled to Dallas together to audition for Hubbard Street at the Booker T. Washington High School. I remember being so nervous; stretching and …