Holiday Ballet Class Updates
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Holiday Ballet Class Schedule Update
** Nutcracker Season **
Due to Kat's 12th annual Nutcracker performance with the Fokine Ballet company (schedule), Wednesday, December 19th, Friday, December 21 and Saturday, December 22 will be taught by Royce Zackary, all classes.
PLEASE NOTE--MEN: Please arrange to attend these pointe classes on these dates for this special opportunity to get coaching and partnering tips from one of my very favorite partners!!
No classes at the Ailey Extension Monday, Christmas Eve/December 24; Classes resume on Wednesdays, December 26. Kat will be there!
Dec 30: Vladimir's Birthday lets celebrate Saturday December 29th! please don't forget Vlad on your holiday list.
Yes, we do have New Year's Eve December 31 classes: At 6pm, this class is open to all! We'll combine the evening classes into a joint class at 6pm. That way we can all git safely home or to our party destination. Be there to join me and all your class buddies for the last "blow-out" of the year...woooo hoooo! The boss even let us have a double wide, Yes it's true we have 5A and 5B for New Years Eve 6PM Open level class. Woo hoo leapin into the New Year in the double wide studios!!!
Our regular schedule: Check here.
Thursday & Sunday
* Private lessons only
*Note all Kat's private lessons are also currently scheduled for Sundays all day and Thursdays after 3pm, at the Circular Power Studios conveniently located at 850 7th ave Suite 305.
* No private lessons will be scheduled Thursday Dec 20 or Sunday Dec 23, as Kat is out of town performing.
Tuesday
Kat's day off, please don't ask, you know I'm a workaholic and need one day completely off. Thanks.
ONGOING CLASS UPDATES
Kat's regular teaching schedule is here. Bookmark it so you don't forget. Click here to download a printable Ailey Extension Schedule!
All classes are held on a drop-in basis. Class includes the ballet barre, center work, stretching and across the floor ballet combinations, intermixed with performance tips and personal adjustments, corrections and coaching. Whether you are seeking a career, or dancing for fun and fitness, ballet class is a great way to tone up, increase circulation and stay in shape. Kat uses a specific unique syllabus derived from a combination of the American, Italian, and Russian syllabi's and offers several quality levels of instruction in classical ballet for you!
Join us now! KAT'S class updates at The Alvin Ailey School, the Largest dance facility in the country!! "Majestic" studios in the "Glass Palace" specifically designed for dancers, sprung floors, state-of-the-art acoustics and climate controlled.
Location:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 W. 55th Street (at 9th Avenue)
New York, NY 10019
Directions Here.
Register:
Register online here, and click on "Open Classes" to find a special online store, or call/visit the school -- (212) 405-9000.Classroom Confidential: TMI and Honorable Mentions
'Keeping it Fresh' article in Pointe Magazine this month Dec/Jan issue, written by Laura Di Orio, page 68 and right next page 69!!! lol!!!..."Bushels of Nuts" featuring Royce Z...Picture of Khiara B. in a non-traditional Snow Variation....Check out Erik N....As some of you know, Ashley C. has been out of the country for awhile, but when she returns in January, she'll be teaching Contemporary Jazz just like before, just a new day and time...Miriam Aziz visiting class from Europe for the holidays just released her debut album 'We're Inside Out" listen here...Speaking of "InsideOut," Ginger Cox took a box structure made of poles and fashioned it into the equivalent of a house and a jungle gym for four female dancers to hang and stretch from and one of those dancers was Hyosun Choi. See the review in the Times and keep reading to find "the resonant technical skills of Khiara Bridges"...Did you know? Daphne does beauty treatments,and such. Ask her about an appointment....Judi Mark woohoo nice press for teachers. Congrats and thank you!...Happy birthday Yuka!...MERDE' to Alena K on her Samba performance this weekend!
Tony @ Circular Power: Tony trains Kat 5 1/2 hours per week in preparation for this 'Nutcracker" season.
If you love good champagne you will love this: Champagne tips from a Snob! Moet White Star and Don Perignon, Tattinger, Pol Roget, Cliquot and Perrier Jouet. I had a Laurent Perrier Cuvee Brut Rose that was one of the best things I have ever tasted. It costs about 60-70 a bottle but so worth it if you want something super special. That and Cristal are the best champagnes i have ever had. As they should be at the prices they ask.
Andros on the Nutcracker Mystique: Mr A a dear friend, teacher and mentor to Kat for over 20++ years now. He has the answers to all those ballet questions you need tutu know. Kat is always very honored to attend Mr A. class in preparation for performances. It's a strong technique class injected with humor that only Mr. A can provide. At 82 years he teaches class Monday thru Friday and plans to continue .....Woooo Hooo Mr. A you rock. Kat tries to have dinner with Mr. A at least once per month and discuss the finer pointes of ballet and life in general, his perspective is unique and cherished deeply.
Ballet terms: 'Elan. Attack. Pertains to the manner in which a dancer attacks a step, both emotionally and physically.
Quote of the week: "I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance." George Balanchine (1904-1983).
Mind Your Manners Etiquette dos and don'ts for dance class: Will you please tell the teacher you must leave class early before class, seems very rude to glance at someones behind as they leave. Arrrrrrrrg. For more on etiquette check out Issue 17: August 20, 2007.
Friday Night Pas de Deux (PDD) club rehearses with Royce Zackery. Dues due please see Jimmy BB Bear, (a.k.a Chris) We have been invoiced for our rehearsal space ,please chip in so we can keep our time slots. Also mark your calendar for February 24, Sunday--Our student studio showing date more details to follow. ty! Weekly Tips: Pointe, Health and Shopping
Health:
- Stinky feet: There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.That's why your ballet shoes stink!! Git canvas ones and wash um occasionally!
- Perfect your Italian Fouettes
- Grapes and raisins can be toxic to dogs
- Exercise---and Be Happy.
- Honey Helps You Heal: The next time you skid on the marley or scrape up your knees rolling all over the studio, spread some honey on your cuts to help repair the damage. Before antibiotic creams, honey was the healer of choice. Studies have shown that honey can act as a mild painkiller, has anti-microbial benefits for healing, and could even help speed the process along. So douse your band-aids in the sweet stuff, but don't forget to wash the area with warm soap and water first and disinfect it.
- BY the way...your Green tip....None of your beeswax candles. Light 'em up and you'll see why: They burn cleaner and longer than your average candles, and are petroleum-free. Sometimes they're a bit pricier than other candles, but a longer, cleaner, greener burn makes beeswax a better option.
- Stretch-o-da-Month: See December 2nd newsletter here.
Shopping Deals:
- Linen & Things: Coupon Code: 223823997733 (20% off from Nov 30 – Dec 31, 2007)
- Nike: Coupon Code: 2PCTH7A (20% off $125 from Nov 27 – Dec 24, 2007)
- Yankee Candle: (for CinLou: $10 off $25 from Nov 27 - Dec. 22, 2007)
- Victoria's Secret: Coupon Code: FA78113 or FA78449 ($15 off $100, $30 off $150, $75 off $250, & $150 off $500 from Nov. 28 - Dec. 20, 2007)
- Need a hotel in NYC? Check this out.
- Knee-highs from Dancewear Solutions--make perfect stocking stuffers, party favors, or spur-of-the-moment surprises.
- $5 Dance T-Shirt: Check this out.
- *thanks Akiko & Todd for submitting many of these dealz*
Performance Corner: Catch Your Fellow Students and More
If you have performance info you wanna share with your fellow classmates, please send it to kat_wildish@yahoo.com.
- The 19th Annual Gypsy of The Year Competition Will be held Monday, December 17, 2007 4:30PM & Tuesday, December 18, 2007 2:00PM at The New Amsterdam Theater at 214 West 42nd Street. Tickets for this must-see event start at $20. To order yours, go here. Cited as "possibly the season's most dazzling talent show," the Gypsy of the Year Competition features New York's most talented "gypsies" (chorus members from Broadway and Off-Broadway shows) in a competitive variety show. The event is the culmination of six weeks of fundraising during which shows on and Off-Broadway -- including national tours -- engage in a friendly competition to see which show can raise the most money for BC/EFA. Awards are presented to the shows raising the most money and to those shows giving the most impressive live performances. Handsome Matt S. (6PM class) will be performing...wooo hooo!
- Frankie DLP, Jimmy Bear Bob, Laura, Erico and Royce are all performing in the Staten Island Ballet Nutcrackers @ College of Staten Island Center for the Arts December 14,15,16 ... box office 718 980-0500
- Pam G is performing the Arabian in Connecticut this weekend, break o' leg!!
- Ronnie Nahass (hope you feel better soon): Performing in Peter Pan till Jan 6th in Philly, Pa.
- Ali Salas performing four yes!!! four shows a day along with our very own Rockettes at Radio City. Go see them for their 75th Anniversary and a once-in-a-lifetime, extraordinary experience that will redefine Spectacular from the moment you enter the doors! Snow will fall, the glow of fireworks will light up the stage, and the Rockettes oh boy...you seen many in class, now see them on the big stage. Kat & Arthur attended Dec 13th.
- Emma S., Clare T. and Jamie W. in Nutcracker R Rated, a full-length modern ballet, till December 23rd and tickets sell out quick!! Theater for the New City 155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets), New York, NY 10003. Telephone: (212) 254-1109. Kat attended Dec 8th. EXCELLENT, I lubbed it & will go back again & again, definitely rated 'R'. The details in choreography, musical preciseness, and character developement are laugh out loud, tears in your eyes, funny. Go see this if you can git in.
- Tysan D. in Holiday Wonders at the Beacon Theatre December 18-26th; and Chinese New Year Splendor, dancers, live music, an unforgettable family celebration presented in English & Chinese.
- Woohoo, Coco in The King and I in February.
- Kat is appearing in her 30++ annual performances. December 21 & 22 with Slawomir Wozniak.
Kat's Weekly Mailbag
Hi Kat,Just in case you didn't know about it... I found out that "Ballet" -- About American Ballet Theatre is available on DVD for the first time. It was released in 1995, but hasn't been available on DVD (or even tape, I think) until now. The filmmaker is a BRILLIANT doc. maker, and I'm sure it's really well done! Hope everything's going great back here! Love, Bretigne
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Kat-Hi, i just wanted to thank you for including the Gypsy of the Year stuff in your newsletter. I'm doing the opening number tribute to West Side Story with many original members of the 1957 company and it with the strike we were really worried it wasn't going to happen but are so blessed that we will have the opportunity to perform. They rescheduled it to the 17th and 18th and we are doing it at the New Amsterdam Theater. It should be fun. Thanks for your constant devotion to your students (and humor!!!!). smile, Matt Steffens
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When you are making out your HOILDAY card list this year, please include the following:
A Recovering American Soldier
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6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
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