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J for Julia of S & J Talk Ballet is here wrapping up the season with her positive words!

Winter Curtain Call

Hi to all dancers; here are a few memorable Curtain Calls for Ballet4life, as we near the end of a fabulous 2018 year of dance:

April was the month that a small but eager group of dancers from Ballet4life ventured on an amazing cultural tour to Kiev, which was arranged by Donna, Founder of Ballet4life along with Ukrainian dance teacher Alina.

Whilst there we enjoyed tasty food, Operetta Theatre, Frescos, Banya ( a Ukranian steam room), Classical Music Concerts, Private Tours, Monasteries, beautiful ballet and people, most times followed by wine and vodka and more wine! We managed to make the flight home feeling very happily exhausted and inspired!!! Georgia is the destination for the next Ballet4Life Cultural excursion to be directed by Alina. Let us know if you are interested in coming along.

In May, under the directorship of Donna, we performed our successful Dance Showcase to a packed studio of friends and family. It was a chance for friends and family members to proudly observe the dance techniques and exercises learnt during the year. It finished with a rousing Gypsy Dance, and the whole evening was a joyous occasion! This popular Dance Showcase for 2019 is in planning now and the date will be announced in January!

During the summer months, we enjoyed a remarkable Ballet Workshop with Beatrice, studying the ballet La Bayadère. In June as part of the  Bedford Park Festival, Donna choreographed to Stravinsky's Apollon Musagète to the live music of The Nonesuch Orchestra. This wonderful artistic production raised funds for Donna's established charity Move into Wellbeing®!


Now Christmas calls and the curtain is about to fall on a very successful year, and we look forward to raising the curtain again for a sparkling 2019. A happy Christmas to you all and I know you will keep dancing!! Julia x

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Kiev





Dance Showcase


 


Apollon musagète








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