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LIVESTREAM: Bolshoi, Royal, Canadian, Australian, San Francisco Ballets Broadcast for 'World Ballet Day' Oct. 4, 2014 [AUDIO, VIDEO]
Five of our favorite major ballet companies will participate in the live stream event World Ballet Day on October 1. The 20-hour-long live streaming event presents a behind-the-scenes look at the company classes, rehearsals and coaching. Máire New Is First Alaskan to Attend Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow
Máire New is the first Alaskan to attend the Bolshoi Ballet academy this fall in Moscow.Before Ms. New made it to Bolshoi, she started dancing ballet at the late age of 12 as per he a teacher’s suggestion. “Her focus, for a 12-year-old, her ability to pick up steps — she just seemed to have a more mature facility I hadn’t seen before,” said local dance teacher Janice Hurley. In 2011, New attended the Joffrey Ballet’s summer intensive.
