Ballet and Dance Info

About the Atlanta Ballet

2005-03-13T13:50:00.000-05:00

The Atlanta Ballet was founded seventy five years ago by dance visionary Dorothy Alexander (1904-1986). Miss Dorothy had a dream of bringing quality ballet to Atlanta. The result was the Dorothy Alexander Dance Concert Group (they had rehearsals in her garage) the first step in the regional ballet movement that swept the nation. This later became The Atlanta Civic Ballet. Upon gaining professional status in 1967, the company was renamed Atlanta Ballet. Miss Dorothy guided her dance company for more than three decades before she hand picked her successor, Robert Barnett. In 1994 John McFall was named Atlanta Ballet’s third artistic director. Today, under his leadership, Atlanta Ballet is the oldest professional dance company in America, the largest self-supported arts organization in Georgia and the official Ballet of Georgia. The Company has also served as a national and international ambassador for Atlanta, performing around the world, from the stages of Taipei in Taiwan to the Presidential Palace and the Sejong Cultural Arts Center in Seoul, Korea. In 1996, the Company performed during the Olympic Arts Festival/Cultural Olympiad and in 1999 Atlanta Ballet debuted in London performing Peter Pan as the centerpiece of Royal Festival Hall's millennium celebration.

Gaynor Minden

2005-03-13T13:25:00.000-05:00

http://www.gaynorminden.com/ A great site, they have a wide range of ballet products. They also have a section that I think all dance sites should have and everyone needs to read, a section on health and safety. They also have a nutrition campaign that I think is a wonderful idea.

Atlanta Ballet

2005-03-12T12:50:00.000-05:00

http://www.atlantaballet.com/ The home page for the ballet in my home town of Atlanta. If you live here, go and see them perform. If you don't live here, come to town and see them perform.

Spectrum Showgear

2005-03-08T01:26:00.000-05:00

http://www.spectrumshowgear.com.au/ This company is in Australia, but they have a very large selection of costumes and they ship so I thought I would include it.

Dance.Net

2005-03-01T13:39:00.000-05:00

http://dance.net A large, well put together and pretty much all encompassing site. You have to have a membership to access parts of it, but the membership is free. This site features shopping, advice, job postings, tallent for hire, teacher listings other and news. It also has a couple of really neat features that let you connect with and get to know others that love dance, a chat feature and a gallery where you can post your own pics and look at what others have posted.

2005-02-01T01:57:00.000-05:00

http://www.kirov.com/ Great site, all about the world famous Kirov Ballet. Recently back online.

http://www.harbourdance.com/ The Harbour Dance Centre in Vancouver. Class schedules, rates and other info.

http://www.balet.cz/imageroot/prelogin.htm The preview page of the Ballet.cz website. This page has lots of beautiful, graceful pictures of dancers. Follow the link at the bottom of the page to go to the Ballet.cz homepage. It's in a language I don't recognize, but with a little exploring you find some more pictures and occasional items in english.

http://www.ballet-ballett.com/ An all around workhorse so to speak. This one has a little of everything, fashion, schools, contests.

http://www.denmanfitness.com/index.html Ok, this one isn't about ballet or any other dance.
It's a fitness place in Vancouver that offers several ways to get, or stay in shape. Yoga, pilates and a few others. Since I know a couple of dancers that also do some yoga, I thought it might be helpful

http://www.sportees.com/ A rather large active wear manufacturer. They do custom work and have a pretty extensive catalog.