Ballet - let's talk about it

Delighted to be meeting ballet lovers at Phoenix Arts Academy in Lusaka, Zambia! Hang on to your ballet shoes - 'cause here we come 🩰!

TO it’s been tooooo long!

We are delighted to be back in person at Toronto Public Library.
Come on down to Beaches library on July 21st, for a dose of Summer Wonder with 🦢 Swan Lake – let’s talk about it! 🦢

We can’t wait to catch up, it’s been foreeeever!

Click for all the juicy details 🤣
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT454883&R=EVT454883

We'd love to see you on Monday, June 13 for another Backstage at the Ballet chat with Global Ballet Teachers centering on Pacific Northwest Ballet's last program for this season - an evening of works by American choreographer Twyla Tharp!
Drop by, so we can talk about it! 🤣

Have you heard of the Butterfly Effect 🦋?

Loosely speaking, it is a term describing a situation where a small event, action or change can be traced back as the cause of larger consequences, never imagined or foreseen at the outset.

It is with this idea in mind that we would like to acknowledge and express our appreciation for all the work undertaken by Ballet Together, Global Ballet Teachers and members of the Nigerian and international ballet community, in developing our lone inquiry, into a global endeavor, bringing no-cost, ballet professional development opportunities, not only to ballet teachers in Nigeria but also to ballet teachers around the world 🌍.

May we all have the opportunity to experience the privilege of knowing that we have made a difference 💕.

You know you've chosen right, when learning something new
is this much fun!
Thank you Georgina for walking us through some of the basics of Highland Dancing in preparation for Global Ballet Teacher's upcoming Backstage at the Ballet chat.
We will continue to educate ourselves on the topic and contemplate further the Scottishness informing Twyla Tharp's Brief Fling!

is such an amazing connector of people and ideas!!! It is great working through concepts of form and aesthetic with her!!!

We'd love to see you on Monday, Apr. 18 !!! Join in from anywhere and everywhere 🌍🌎🌏 !!!

🔜 *LIVE CHAT* featuring: Plot Points - https://mailchi.mp/a2b80edd1f96/live-chat-plot-points 🔜 *LIVE CHAT* featuring: Plot Points. The Backstage at the Ballet series aims to offer in-depth knowledge into ballet performances presented virtually by the company Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) in Seattle, WA, USA.

Looking forward to meeting parents/guardians of Goodness Ballet Dance Academy, Abuja and Patya Expressions Academy, Lagos. Parents are such a vital part of the dance team!

We are thrilled beyond words to share that Global Ballet Teachers is on the ground in Lagos, NG, sharing ballet with one and all.
May ballet lovers across the globe bask in such generosity of spirit!

It was great to meet Beta dance academy ballet students who were able to connect to our Ballet - let's talk about it! Zoom session.

I was so sorry to hear that others were experiencing technical difficulties and were unable to join 😢.

We spent our time together talking about ballet and watching some too:

- The opening of La Sylphide (a story ballet first performed in 1832) https://youtu.be/R_RFxSLar2A?t=167
- The grand pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty (a story ballet first performed in 1890) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nAIq9OcoOA&t=495s
- Hiplet (ballet and hip hop combined ?!?!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AviVqKGmwe8

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"

We'd l❤️ve to see you all at our Backstage at the Ballet "Roméo et Juliette" edition.

LAGOS, NG 📣 - an amazing opportunity is coming your way!
Thank you Cecilia Iliesiu, SPAN, ITB Nigeria Limited - you are doing a wonderful thing for ballet in Nigeria!

'Tis the season for all things Nutcracker!
We'd love to see you at our next collaboration with Global Ballet Teachers' 🌲🩰🎶🐭🌸❄️🍭💃

So looking forward to collaborating with Global Ballet Teachers on this! We can't stop talking about it! 🤣

It really helps us when you share your feedback with us! Sure, it makes us feel all warm inside, but it also allows us to demonstrate that what we do is valuable and worth doing - particularly as we are asking highly trained professionals to share their knowledge and expertise with you all - for free. We look forward to bringing more no-cost professional development opportunities in dance to Nigeria.
Onwards and upwards we go!

Thank you Esther Juon of Juon Pointe in New Zealand for sharing your knowledge and expertise with Nigerian dancers and dance teachers, and thank you Kasali Segun Olamilekan and Theatre Centrik Applause for organizing their attendance.
We hope this will make for many happy dancing feet!

Could this be "the beginning of a beautiful friendship”? We sure hope so!
Stay tuned to see what Lovette's BITS Dance Company In Lagos, Nigeria and Escola de Dança Lagos in Lagos, Portugal can get up to.
I know I can’t wait!

(By the way, the quote is from the 1942 American film Casablanca)

Thank you Cheryl Flewelling and True Gold Ballet School Nigeria - it's so good to hear that you have gotten the ball rolling on your "International Ballet Buddies" connection. I hope this will develop into a meaningful relationship!

For folks out there who would like to join in on the fun - there's plenty of ballet love to go around! Just give us a shout and we'll hook you up 😉

International Ballet Buddies – how does that sound?

Background: I have been taking an interest in ballet in Nigeria for going on two years now. I try to understand the particular challenges in learning, teaching and performing ballet in Nigeria and hook Nigerian ballet teachers and students up with different international opportunities, with the purpose of aiding the further development of ballet in Nigeria.

Closing in on the ask: A recent conversation with a dance studio network owner in Nigeria gave rise to the idea of matching up ballet studios/students from around the world with this Nigerian teacher’s different age groups, levels or individuals, so that they may, among other things, enjoy a real life sense of being part of the larger international ballet community. This could take on any shape or form and evolve according to each connections joint interests and abilities.

The ask: Is there anyone out there who would be interested in exploring further cultivating such a ballet connection with ballet students in Nigeria?

If you have ideas and suggestions, please do share! Feel free to reply/direct message/courier pigeon – whatever will get this ball rolling 😉

“It takes more time to heal an injury than it does to prevent one” – words to live by!
Thank you Georgina Barr of Barrina Ltd., in Christchurch New Zealand, for taking the time to share some of your expertise (and enthusiasm!) with Sophbibis Music and Ballet Academy teachers, in Warri Nigeria.

If you are a ballet teacher in Nigeria - don't be shy! We'd love to hear from you and see how we can connect with you too!
'Till then, make sure to be good to your feet - they outnumber people two to one 🤣

Immensely grateful to Ballet Black and Robinson in the UK, for braving technical difficulties and delivering such a beautiful class to Music and Ballet Academy in Nigeria.
Thank you for setting an example for others to follow!

Sophbibis Music and Ballet Academy - it was so good to meet and see all of you.
I would love to do this again sometime!

Season's greetings to all,
We will be offering a free "Going nuts over The Nutcracker!" children’s ballet-appreciation program, via Zoom, on Saturday Dec. 19, 2020 @ 10:00am EST (4:00pm WAT) and we’d love for you to join us!
"Going Nuts over The Nutcracker!" invites you to immerse yourself in the story, dance, music and costumes of The Nutcracker ballet.
Drop us a direct message/comment so we can DM you a Zoom link.
We can’t wait to see ya!
Oh, and here’s a little something to get you in the mood 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6AM7FivNYk

The Nutcracker: A backstage look at The National Ballet While the audience at The Nutcracker sees the grace and precision happening on stage, the preparations and backstage action at The National Ballet of Canada ...

It's so comforting to know, that come rain, shine or pandemic, there are some things you can rely on to adapt to the circumstances and just carry on!
We look forward to a creative delivery of our ballet appreciation programming during Culture Days | Fête de la culture 2020 and hope that you will join us, wherever you are!
Details to come ...

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