Anna and Giampiero, who are currently ranked #3 in the U.S.A., and just recently came in 5th in the Open Professional Standard final at Blackpool, will be coaching at SuperShag in Boston on August 13th-14th, 2010! They will be teaching private lessons all day Friday, and giving three 45-minute workshops on Saturday, from 1-4pm. Workshop […]
Giampiero Giannico & Anna Mikhed in Boston!
New World Record: Most dancers together en Pointe!
Dancers from the American Ballet Theatre and the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club came to the park and broke the Guinness record for most ballet dancers en pointe for a minute, with 230 dancers successfully completing a simple routine on their toes. The previous record holder was the Youth America Grand Prix 10th Anniversary last April at City […]
Mirko Gozzoli & Alessia Betti were Amazing!
This is sort of a tribute to Mirko & Alessia post… For those dancers out there who have been living under a rock *wink*, Mirko & Alessia were 4-time consecutive World Ballroom Dance Champions, from 2005 to 2008, when they both retired. They have both since returned to dancing, albeit separately. Interesting aside: Mirko Gozzoli is currently dancing […]
Mikhail Baryshnikov – An Inspirational Dancer
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.” – Mikhail Baryshnikov
Happy Belated National Dance Day!
The United States’ first National Dance Day, which was started by Nigel Lythgoe of SYTYCD fame as a grass roots movement, took place this past weekend, and was recognized by an official act of Congress! Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a long-time proponent of healthy lifestyles, introduced a National Dance Day resolution at a press conference on […]
Secrets of a Successful Studio
I posted some ideas and research not too long ago about how to create a Dance Studio Apartment. I’ve recently been doing a lot more reading and research on that subject (including real-estate hunting and tax-implications), and I am hoping to be able to actually pursue that dream and create my own studio in the near […]