The Magic of Make-Believe: Imagination in Early Ballet Classes

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By Shayna Sunu  A sense of awe struck me as I watched a bunch of tiny tots dressed in pink leotards and skirts, chattering in pairs and small groups just before their class began. Parents stood at the side, offering small words of encouragement, while the children shared giggles and carefully arranged their shoes in a neat line. All of ...
comedy on stage

Comedy on Stage

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By Anagha Madhan and Maya Haridas for En Avant Spring 2025 Ballet has a reputation of being rather solemn and serious. Beautiful, of course, but not exactly light hearted. Well, that isn’t always true! A great many ballets have characters or pieces that make the audience clutch their seats and laugh out loud. While these are highly appreciated while watching ...

How Ballet Shapes Young Minds

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By Anagha Madhan for En Avant Winter 2024 Throughout the exciting journey of ballet, whether you’re just staring out, or a certified veteran, something to realise throughout it is that ballet is so much more than just a dance form. Ballet is a vibrant, evergreen community for children to learn, grow, and discover themselves in ways that extend far beyond ...

Q&A with TLFCB Teachers

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From En Avant Winter 2024 New parents and students often have questions about how ballet works and how we at TLFCB work with our students. How do they get the most out of their ballet classes? Find out the answers to our most asked questions, answered by our own TLFCB teachers. Could you explain how the ballet grade system works? ...

Ballet is Only for Fair Skin

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More Than Skin-Deep - Dismantling the Skin Tone Myth by Anagha Madhan Misty Copeland, Photo: Brad Trent In 2015, Misty Copeland shattered centuries-old barriers when she became the first black principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre. Her journey was far from easy; she was told that her muscular body and dark skin didn’t fit ballet’s traditional mould. Carlos Acosta, ...

What’s so Boring about Ballet?

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A Living Language - The Infinite Stories of Ballet by Anagha Madhan Imagine stepping into a theatre, the lights dimming as the orchestra begins to play and the curtains rise. What do you expect out of a ballet? Do you expect the same predictable movements, the same overdone classical music, and the same age-old stories that seem to blend into ...

The Struggles of Ballet, Historically 

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A Look At Diversity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility in Ballet Over The Years By Neha Chowdhury The world of ballet has long been perceived as an exclusive domain, catering primarily to the elite and privileged. With its steadfast historical roots in 15th and 16th-century Italian courts, ballet has followed an incredibly difficult journey on the road of diversifying the playing field, ...