Author: Ann Haskins

Planned Eruptions in Elite Spaces

Dancers and military veterans join forces on film, Afro-Brazilian dance in Anaheim, a folkloric Christmas celebration in Orange, dancing out the rats in Palm Springs, also a busy week for rats in the Nutcrackers, local dance news, a peek at next week, and more SoCal dance.

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Seasonal Sightings

A Broadway legend twirls into Costa Mesa, contemporary dance premieres in Santa Monica, folkloric dance for the season in East LA and Northridge, more Nutcrackers all over, local dance news, a peek at next week, and more SoCal dance.

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National Master Audition

The National Master Audition is a three-day SoCal event  that provides an opportunity for ballet dancers to begin or further their professional careers without spending thousands of dollars on a one-city-at-a-time audition tour. Instead, the National Master Audition allows dancers to be seen by ten company directors in one Southern California location. In addition to company positions, this year’s audition has added components focused on trainee programs and summer intensives.

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Proprioception

Adding arts to STEM in Sylmar, seasonal folkloric in Cerritos, cello and movement in Westwood, Nutcrackers taking over, more SoCal dance and a peek at next week.

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Nuts!!! And More Nuts!!!

For the next five weeks, the Nutcracker ballet will fill SoCal stages with enchanted Nutcracker princes, Sugar Plum fairies, dreamy young girls, waltzing flowers, and dancing mice. Shows start this weekend and twirl across SoCal stages through the end of the year.

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