Posts Tagged "danseur"
(174) Michael Montgomery, Alonzo King LINES Ballet
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MichaelMontgomery.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week on Conversations on Dance, we are joined by Michael Montgomery, dancer with Alonzo King LINES Ballet from the 2019 Vail Dance Festival. Michael was born in Long Beach, CA, trained at the Orange County High School of the Arts and studied at the Alvin Ailey School in the Certificate program. In 2011 he graduated from the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program at Dominican University of California. In 2010, he joined LINES Ballet and was named to the list of...
Read MoreBONUS: Rebecca and Michael: Nutcracker Gigs, Part Deux
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Nutgigs2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Last week, in episode 168, we talked about Michael’s coming out of retirement for Nutcracker guesting. Unfortunately due to scheduling, this episode was cut short, so in a BONUS episode this week, we are finishing that chat, and taking a few detours along the way!
Read More(168) Rebecca and Michael: Nutcracker Gigs
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RMNutcrackerGigs-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Nutcracker may be over, but this week Rebecca and Michael sit down to catch up and discuss Michael’s Nutcracker gigs. Rebecca asks Michael about coming out of retirement for his return to the Nutcracker this past December. We chat about how he prepared, what the rehearsal process was like, and we get nostalgic over other Nutcracker memories from years past. This week we are happy to welcome a new sponsor, Veyette Virtual Ballet School. Be sure to check them...
Read More(166) Joseph Gordon, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/JosephGordon.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week we are joined from the 2019 Vail Dance Festival by Joseph Gordon, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer. Joe was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began his dance training at the age of five at The Phoenix Dance Academy. He began studying at the School of American Ballet during the 2006 summer course and enrolled as a full-time student that fall. In August of 2011, Mr. Gordon became an apprentice with NYCB. He worked his way through the ranks for the next 7 years...
Read More(164) Christopher Grant, New York City Ballet Dancer
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ChristopherGrant.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week we are joined from the 2019 Vail Dance Festival this past summer, by Christopher Grant, New York City Ballet dancer. Christopher was born in Jamaica, Queens. He began his dance training at the School of American Ballet (SAB) in 2002. In August 2015, he became an apprentice with NYCB and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in August 2016. We talk with Chris about his training, the struggles of moving from student life to company life,...
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