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Oakland Ballet "For Alecia": Mills College Inauguration 2011

As part of the Inauguration festivities, during the Mills community lunch Oakland Ballet dancers performed a specially commissioned piece choreographed by Oakland Ballet artistic director Graham Lustig. An internationally recognized choreographer and teacher, Lustig was inspired by Mills President Alecia A. DeCoudreaux's Cape Verde heritage.

San Francisco Ballet - In Memory of Virginia "Ginny" Johnson

This film is dedicated to the memory of Virginia "Ginny" Johnson, who passed away September 2011. She was a principal dancer for many years with the San Francisco Ballet and created many roles by choreographer Lew Christensen. She later became Ballet Mistress of the company. Using interviews of dancers who worked with her, and adding a musical blend of photos and rare film clips of her dancing, this film features a ballerina who dedicated her life's work to the San Francisco Ballet during the Christensen era, 1948 to 1973.

CAAM Chinese Dance Theater Photos | China the Beautiful: from the mountains to the prairies

 CAAM Chinese Dance Theater performed "China the Beautiful: from the mountains to the prairies" at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium of St. Catherine University this weekend. These photos are taken from the January 21 dress rehearsal. Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. CAAM is based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.

 

 A Kazakh-themed harvest dance:

 CAAM Chinese Dance Theater performers act out a Mongolian festival:

Galina Ulanova: A video retrospective of the Mariinsky and Bolshoi ballerina

Ballet great Galina Ulanova passed away 13 years ago today. In her honor, we are posting many videos of her performances from over the years as a member of the Kirov (née Mariinsky) and Bolshoi ballet companies.

Shanghai Ballet Photos, Swan Lake, Act 2

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Click here to see more photos of Shanghai Ballet's "Swan Lake."

Click for photos of Imperial Russian Ballet performing "Swan Lake."

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Shanghai Opera House Dance Troupe - Shanghai, China

Shanghai Opera House Dance Company in rehearsal, March 2009

Festa Brazileira: Brazilian Band & Samba Dancers (Photos)

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Photos taken at The Spot, Shanghai, China, April 27, 2011

 

Christopher Wheeldon: Becoming a Choreographer