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Ballet Austin's Nutcracker is the longest running in the state of Texas. Ballet Austin's apprentice company, Ballet Austin II, offers an opportunity for post-high school, advanced dancers to hone their skills. Established in 1999 by associate artistic director Michelle Martin, Ballet Austin II is made up of 10 emerging artists.
During the 1950s, [1] Houston Ballet Academy was established under the leadership of Tatiana Semenova, a former dancer with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. [2] [3] In July 2003, Houston Ballet Academy was renamed Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy in honor of Ben Stevenson, former artistic director of the professional company and director of the academy.
Classical ballet is any of the traditional, formal styles of ballet that exclusively employ classical ballet technique. It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as pointe work , turnout of the legs, and high extensions), its flowing, precise movements, and its ethereal qualities.
The Texas State University Strutters, more simply known as the Strutters, are an American collegiate dance team from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. They are the first American Precision Dance Team to be founded at a four-year university, and are currently the largest team of its kind in the United States .
Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is a professional ballet company based in Houston, Texas. [2] The company consists of 59 dancers and produces over 85 performances per year. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the 5th largest ballet company in the United States (by number of dancers).
The Texas Western Civic Ballet began performing annually in 1960 with Heuser as the leader of the company. [2] [5] The ballet company was formed through a partnership between the city of El Paso and UTEP. [4] Heuser was appointed to the Dance Advisory Panel of the Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities in 1974. [6]
Ballet is a strict form of art, [3] and the dancer must be very athletic and flexible. [4] Three ballet dancers performing a grand jeté jump Ángel Corella as Aminta in Frederick Ashton's version of the ballet Sylvia, 2005. Ballet dancers begin their classes at the barre, a wooden beam that runs along the walls of the ballet studio. Dancers ...
En pointe dancers employ pointe technique to determine foot placement and body alignment. When exhibiting proper technique, a dancer's en pointe foot is placed so that the instep is fully stretched with toes perpendicular to the floor, and the pointe shoe's platform (the flattened tip of the toe box) is square to the floor, so that a substantial part of its surface is contacting the floor.