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Mariinsky Ballet's Grigory Popov's First Impressions of Canada
By Grigory Popov My first week in Toronto is over. For the first time in my dancing career I am a guest dancer with a foreign ballet company! What an exciting experience! Everything is new - the...
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Grigory's One Month
By Grigory Popov Time flies. Almost a month has passed since I arrived in Toronto. By now, I feel more at home. All the Canadians I come across are very kind people. It is nice! It is also extremely...
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Grigory's diet secrets
By Grigory Popov I am often asked if I have a special diet regimen. I do not. I eat well and love meat, both cold cuts and steaks. Ballerinas may be more likely to diet than male dancers. I seem to be...
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A special guest onstage in London, ON
Photo by Kevin Vagg By Taylor Gill We are finally onstage with Swan Lake! It is easy to forget what all the work is for when we are in the studio hour after hour, day after day. But the moment the...
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Time to celebrate
On Friday, September 21 we hosted our 25th Anniversary Season Launch Event in our Toronto studios. After a champagne reception, guests were treated to excerpts from Swan Lake performed by the company...
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Grigory Popov gives thanks
Photo by Kevin Vagg By Grigory Popov I recently found out that Canada celebrates Thanksgiving today. We do not have such a holiday in Russia. However, I find that this istheperfect time to express my...
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Hair-ography
By Taylor Gill Sometimes it's the little things that count, like the way we put up our hair for the day's work. Since we tame our hair each day so that it stays securely in place, many of us have gone...
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It's a small world after all
By Taylor Gill It's a small world after all... And the dance world is even smaller. It's amazing how many connections dancers make with each otherthrough the course of their careers. Of the 25 dancers...
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Cristina Graziano reports from Vancouver
This is the first of Cristina Graziano's daily reports during her stay in Vancouver, BC. Day 1 It's my first day on the go in Vancouver. Monday morning comes and I wake up at 6:52. First stop:...
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Cristina Graziano's BC Report: Day 2
Day 2 I learned something new today: this quirky town has its own currency - Chemainus dollars! I wasn't able to get my hands on any, unfortunately. Luckily they take Canadian currency as well. This...
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Cristina Graziano's BC Report: Day 3
Day 3 Up and off to work with the rest of rush-hour Vancouver traffic. Today my day starts at West Vancouver Memorial Library where I spent an hour being interviewed by a lovely woman named Margo in...
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Cristina Graziano's BC Report: Day 4
Day 4 This morning I was up before the sun....I don't like being up before the sun. I'm not bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning. But there was a class of teenagers at Handsworth Secondary...
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Cristina Graziano's BC Report: Day 5
Day 5 Yay sleeping in! (Woke up at 9 - that's the latest I can sleep in nowadays) I had the morning off so I decided to head down to Robson to do a little shopping. Now maybe I'll regret admitting...
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Cristina Graziano's BC Report: Day 6
Day 6 Today is my day off! So I'm celebrating by flying to Kelowna to see my family. I woke up early (boo), packed an overnight bag, and headed to the airport to take a 46 minute flight home. It's...
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Cristina Graziano's final BC Report: Day 7
Day 7 Today I had to wake up at 4:30 to head to the airport to get on a plane back to Vancouver. (For someone who doesn't like flying or waking up early I do an awful lot of both) So I get up, kiss...
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Sarah Koekkoek's photos from Halifax
Sarah Koekkoek shares her photos from our recent trip to Halifax, NS. Gustavo stretching after rehearsals at the Coastal Dance Theatre Studios in Dartmouth, NS Rachel after rehearsing at Coastal Dance...
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Meet Derek Sangster
Derek Sangster was appointed Associate Director of George Brown Dance this past September. One of Canada's most sought-after dance instructors, Derek holds a BA in English from York University and a...
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Hannah Mae Cruddas dances at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
By Melissa Forstner On October 23, 2012, Ballet Jorgen Canada dancer Hannah Mae Cruddas greeted children and other visitors to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, invited them to study the paintings of...
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Ballet in the Studio
On Tuesday, October 30 and Wednesday, October 31 we presented Ballet in the Studio in Toronto. This intimate performance showcase, held in our George Brown College studio at Casa Loma Campus, gives...
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