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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I was curious to find out what our dancers were doing this summer. I found Company Principal, Jared Hunt, in San Francisco dancing with a new company called Post:Ballet. Here’s a word from Jared:
There is an African Proverb that states “When the music changes, so does the dance.” Well, in my case, when the city changes, [...]
This year’s Ballet Idaho Summer Intensive had a lot of interesting students from Idaho, Montana, New Jersey and British Columbia, Canada. In a previous blog you can read what Madison Cole’s mom said about their experience here in Boise at the Summer Intensive. Madison is going to be 12 years old soon and she comes [...]
Since moving to Boise two years ago, I had not been back to New York City, my hometown. So after the company finished this season and the Academy Year-End Performance had taken place, I felt it was a good time to make the trip and catch up.
I love Boise, but there’s nothing like New York! [...]
The Regional Dance America Festival is a breathtaking event! There are over 500 students from across the Western and Pacific states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Utah, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, who participate in classes and seminars, and who perform nightly for an audience [...]
Three teenagers, two mothers, two ballet teachers, Racheal Nole and myself and Ballet Idaho’s Artistic Director, Peter Anastos, take a road trip to Richland, WA. While the scenery was great, the purpose was a four day dance-filled adventure. I accompanied five young dancers, and three very supportive mothers, from the Ballet Idaho Ensemble to Regional [...]
Forget about Dancing with the Stars! There is simply NOTHING like dancing with the Boise Philharmonic!
What a fantastic time we had performing with the Phil this past weekend, both at the Morrison Center in Boise and Swayne Auditorium in Nampa. The dancers were thrilled being so close to the musicians, who were seated onstage. The [...]
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