Rancho Ballet

RIP Carla We are deeply saddened by the news of Carla Fracci’s passing. Today, we recognize and honor the indelible mark her artistry has left upon stages worldwide. : Carla as Giselle with ABT, 1969

. Happy Sunday Mikhail Baryshnikov

. The history of ballet

Another angel gets his wings

. Take barre today with the magnificent Fernando Bujones

. Cut loose ~ happy Tuesday

Mikhail Baryshnikov. Ali variation from A. Adam's ballet Le Corsaire. A fragment of the film "Turning Point" (Director Herbert Ross). 1977. The Turning Point is... a 1977 American drama film centered on the world of ballet in New York City, written by Arthur Laurents and directed by Herbert Ross. The film stars Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft, along with Leslie Browne, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Tom Skerritt. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The script is a fictionalized version of the real-life Brown family and the friendship between ballerinas Isabel Mirrow Brown (whose daughter, Leslie Browne, stars in the film) and Nora Kaye. See more

Why it’s the magical scene of the Caterpillar from the Royal Ballet’s Alice... . Enjoy

Charming, enjoy

A little Nutcracker Joy on the sidewalks of New York City Merry Christmas friends

. I’m pretty sure that I saw Nureyev perform this ballet at Kennedy Center!

Just look at this youngster he’s only 9 Enjoy

Missing Nutcracker this year... Royal Ballet rehearsal of Sugar Plum fairy.

Misha, The Nutcracker, 1977

. Anna Pavlova with her Swan

Happiest OVERLOAD . This is JOY The JOY of DANCE

Fantastic News for the World of Ballet

Not sure about putting a child on pointe so early? > She’s loving, however at the age of 8, at this level, she must have been on pointe at least a year. OMGoodness I do not want to think about the damage this child is going to see in her kitchen The ossification hasn’t even begun hardening yet?

Oh my Greatness Happy Saturday

Mikhail Baryshnikov > in Push Come to Shove, 1976, ABT by choreographer Twyla Tharp... from Instagram

The joy of dance

Happy Saturday ~ Everyone dance

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Enjoy, it’s short