When did you start dancing? I started dancing around the age of 4 and I instantly fell in love with ballet. As a young child I would put performances on for my family using the fireplace hearth as … [Read more...] about Anna Rose O’Sullivan answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
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Virna Toppi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing?Immediately, as soon as I could stand. Why did you start dancing?Because I liked to feel at one with the music. Which dancer inspired you most as a child?No … [Read more...] about Virna Toppi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Yasmine Naghdi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
When did you start dancing?Aged 2, on our coffee table at home. Why did you start dancing?To satisfy my urge to move all the time. I really had “ants in my pants”! Which dancer inspired you most … [Read more...] about Yasmine Naghdi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? At 5, in the Mercury Theatre behind where I lived in Notting Hill. Ballet Rambert used to use the studios as well. Why did you start dancing? I had knocked … [Read more...] about Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Alessandro Macario answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start dancing? I started dancing when I was four. Why did you start dancing? My uncle was a dancer and ran a ballet school, so I’m sure that I began dancing … [Read more...] about Alessandro Macario answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Martina Arduino answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start dancing? I started dancing for fun when I was four, and more seriously when I was 11 after I was accepted to the Ballet School of La Scala’s Academy. Why … [Read more...] about Martina Arduino answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Isaac Hernández answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I was 8 years old. My father was teaching me in the backyard of our house. Why did you start dancing? We are a big family — 11 children — my parents had only … [Read more...] about Isaac Hernández answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Jeffrey Cirio answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing right around the age of nine. Why did you start dancing? My sister, Lia, was a student at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Our family had … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Cirio answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing at the age of 3 at my mothers dancing school Why did you start dancing? My mother wanted to give me as many opportunities in life to see what … [Read more...] about Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Julien Favreau answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was about 7, in a very small ballet school in France where we were only 4 boys! Why did you start dancing? Maybe because my uncle was a DJ and I wanted … [Read more...] about Julien Favreau answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Casey Herd answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started at the age of 10. Why did you start dancing? At first it was because my mom talked me into it. Which dancer inspired you most as a … [Read more...] about Casey Herd answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
István Simon answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started when I was 12. Why did you start dancing? I had severe heart rhythm problems and my doctor suggested me to dance as therapy for my disease. He … [Read more...] about István Simon answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Anaïs Chalendard answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started taking "ballet" class when I was very little; about 4 years old. But I think I really started proper classes when I turned 6 or 7. Why did you … [Read more...] about Anaïs Chalendard answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… dancers’ edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I began dancing when I was in the womb, taught informally by my mother through the blood memory of her ancestors. My mom is Ivorian - from Côte d'Ivoire - and … [Read more...] about Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… dancers’ edition
Andrey Ermakov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A [на русском языке] When did you start dancing? I do not remember… probably at the same time that I began to walk. Why did you start dancing? As a child my mother dreamt of the … [Read more...] about Andrey Ermakov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Vladimir Shklyarov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A [на русском языке] When did you start dancing? I’ve suffered since childhood — my Mum wanted me to do it. Why did you start dancing? Because I was forced to… I didn’t want … [Read more...] about Vladimir Shklyarov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Peter Wright answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dance Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? Not until I was 16, as an apprentice with the Ballets Jooss. Why did you start dancing? I was always good at ballroom, and then my mother took me to see … [Read more...] about Peter Wright answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dance Edition
Alexander Campbell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing aged 5. Why did you start dancing? My Grandmother was teaching at a ballet school at the time and apparently I showed an interest after … [Read more...] about Alexander Campbell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Derek Deane answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dance Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I was nearly 16. Late... I never had any intention of becoming a ballet dancer. Why did you start dancing? So that I could play the Artful Dodger in a local … [Read more...] about Derek Deane answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dance Edition
Viktorina Kapitonova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I was dancing at home the whole time as a young child, my mum sent me with my sister to the house of the arts, where children could audition to study all … [Read more...] about Viktorina Kapitonova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
