Summer 2008: A new city… a new job…new friends… and a new company with a fresh vision – all things I couldn’t wait to experience upon moving to Boise. There is one thing, however, I did not anticipate. Falling in love…
Nutcracker 2008: I met Grant a couple weeks before performances of The Nutcracker. He attended [...]
Like most young dancers, I attended my fair share of summer programs as a teenager. At 14 I attended Dance Aspen, where I first trained with Jillana. I had no real knowledge of George Balanchine, or Balanchine technique, but was swayed by the thought of dancing in the Rocky Mountains. I enjoyed the classes, and [...]
The first week at the intensive was just sort of adjusting to new classes, teachers, and habits. You take a placement class that’s just like the audition, so anyone who’s interested in coming here can just relax and take a technique class, like it’s no big deal (but of course look your best!) The first week [...]
The Wizards and Wands Summer Dance Camp sure put a spell on me. The two groups of dancers we had for each camp were truly amazing. Many of the dancers have never danced before and were completely in awe of the whole experience. The others who had taken dance previously found a new realm of [...]
I auditioned for the Jillana School of ballet on February 14 when Jillana came to Boise and was accepted. The Jillana School is in Taos, New Mexico in the ski valley. It was so beautiful and surrounded by mountains. We lived in condos during our stay and mine was called the Powderhorn. Some condos had up [...]
Jillana! I remember the first time I saw her name on a New York City Ballet poster and wondered, Who is this exotic creature with one name? This was WAAAAY before Cher or Madonna coined their own one-name celebrity status.
As a collector of early NYCB memorabilia, I followed her name through foreign tours, premieres, New [...]
Principal Dancer, Phyllis Rothwell Affrunti shares some wisdom about buying a new house! Read all about it….
You know that someone is from the south when they have a Miss Manners edict book that actually has ear marked pages. Mine is sitting within easy reach, by my dining room table. Why am I talking about this [...]
The last week of Pre-Ballet camps could not have gone better. As an instructor it is always nice to end on a positive note, and that’s exactly what the week of Angelina Ballerina was for myself and the other instructors. The students were so eager to learn that we moved on to harder and more [...]
I think every dancer has a love/hate relationship with the long summer layoff. What’s great is that you can do all those things you’ve been putting off when rehearsals and shows were the priority. What’s sad is that I really miss the excitement and discipline of dancing everyday for my job; to wake up each [...]
It’s been so exciting to hear the fun stories from our girls who are attending Jillana’s Summer Intensive. It’s also been rewarding to hear from their parent’s who are sharing their thoughts about sending their daughters away to a 4-week Summer Intensive.
Julia Dunlop, Ballet Idaho Academy Student
The flight down was typical, but the 3 hour drive from [...]
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