Here we are at the end of week three! It was a very productive and successful week. As my fellow dancer Lauren Breen stated, all the choreography in the entire ballet has been taught! Even though this is very exciting news, our work is far from over. Although we have learned all of the dances and acting scenes, now the process of fine tuning all of the little details really begins. Timing every single movement in the partnering sections, matching all of the heads and arms, creating the right amount of chaos during the fight scenes….today the men had to learn the exact pattern that was desired when they throw down their swords! As all of these details start coming together, more and more of the ballet will be run in show order.
On Friday evening, the ballet hosted “Inside the Director’s Studio: The Men of the Sacramento Ballet.” Different sections of the ballet were shown for the first time to a studio completely filled with people. For me personally, it was very exciting to hear the reactions that filled the room. I feel that when we practice something so much, sometimes we forget that in that moment we create magic for people. Every laugh, gasp, and sigh of contentment was a wonderful reminder to all of the dancers about the journey that this ballet takes people, and how much our work is appreciated.
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| Inside the Director's Studio- Photo by Keith Sutter |
Week four, here we come!
~Katie Miller
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