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
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Lisette Oropesa answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? We have a recording of me when I was three singing La via dolorosa, complete with background track. So it’s safe to say, I think, since I was a toddler. Why … [Read more...] about Lisette Oropesa answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Meeting Davide Dato, the Italian ballet star who’s finally hitting the headlines in his homeland
Salsa, merengue and mambo… that’s how I started dancing. So says Davide Dato, Principal Dancer at the Vienna State Ballet. Many classical dancers began in their living room imitating Michael … [Read more...] about Meeting Davide Dato, the Italian ballet star who’s finally hitting the headlines in his homeland
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
Mathilde Froustey answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started at the age of 10 in my hometown Dax, near Bordeaux in southwest France. I was hyperactive so my mother had me do as many activities as I possibly … [Read more...] about Mathilde Froustey answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
The Tricks of the Trocks: powder, ice and pointe shoes
The audiences laugh, sometimes the dancers laugh, but getting a dozen or so male dancers on pointe through more than one hundred performances a year is no laughing matter. Being a Trock is a serious … [Read more...] about The Tricks of the Trocks: powder, ice and pointe shoes
The Tricks of the Trocks: questions and answers with Carlos Renedo
Can you give a quick background leading up to how and why you finished up as a Trock? I was born and raised in Barcelona in Spain. I grew up always wanting to become an actor, and studied acting, as … [Read more...] about The Tricks of the Trocks: questions and answers with Carlos Renedo
Elena Vostrotina answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I was always dancing since I can remember. From when I was 5-years-old in various ballet schools, and since I was 10 at the Vaganova Ballet Academy. Why … [Read more...] about Elena Vostrotina answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Fabrice Calmels answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing very young, around 4, at the dance studio in Magnanville, France. Why did you start dancing? I used to wait for my sister while she was … [Read more...] about Fabrice Calmels answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Adam Cooper talks to the Sunday Times about ballet, Michael Jackson, Vaughan Williams and the Kirov
In today's Sunday Times, Adam Cooper - ex-Royal Ballet dancer, and currently tip-tapping in the West End - talked about the places where he and his elder brother, Simon, grew up. Until their teens … [Read more...] about Adam Cooper talks to the Sunday Times about ballet, Michael Jackson, Vaughan Williams and the Kirov
