by Brittany Brooks | Jul 29, 2017 | Junior Company 2017, News + Media
Have you done Partner Work Before? Anna and Kelsey: Yes we’ve done pas de deux before and we also worked on different classes for pas de deux and pas de trois at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet [RWB]. What are some new things that you’re learning? Kelsey & Anna: How...
by Brittany Brooks | Jul 28, 2017 | Junior Company 2017, News + Media
My name is Saniya Abilmajineva and I’ve been dancing with Canada’s Ballet Jörgen for eight years. With the company I usually dance in Bengt’s style, and I like Bengt’s style of classical ballet but I miss the Eastern folk dances which I was also trained in. That’s why...
by Brittany Brooks | Jul 22, 2017 | Junior Company 2017, News + Media
Helen Tang How does it feel to be in the studio for so many hours a day dancing? Anna: It really takes a toll on your body, we are used to dancing quite a bit but it’s very much like you’re dancing every hour. Kelsey: I was just on a 3-week break and I went from no...
by Mimi Mok | Jul 21, 2017 | Junior Company 2017, News + Media
CBJ’s Summer Dance programs are as much a new experience for young choreographers as they are for young dancers. Just ask Eddie Elliott, a New Zealand native working with the Indigenous dance company Red Sky Performance who has been commissioned to choreograph for...
by Brittany Brooks | Jul 15, 2017 | Junior Company 2017, News + Media
Brittany Brooks | Ballet Jörgen Could you introduce yourselves? My name is Kelsey Miller. My name is Anna Benko. What are your dance background? Kelsey: I’m from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and that’s a professional school with 7 levels and then I graduated and joined...
