Silas Farley’s Vision for Los Angeles’ Colburn School
Former New York City Ballet dancer Silas Farley is set to become dean of the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School.
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Should Aspiring Ballet Dancers "Run in the Other Direction"?
When news about the lawsuit against New York City Ballet and Chase Finlay emerged last week, plaintiff Alexandra Waterbury, a former School of American Ballet student, told The New York Times: “Every time I see a little girl in a tutu or with her hair in a bun on her way to ballet class, all […]
Carla Körbes Joins Growing L.A. Dance Boom
Körbes with Karel Cruz in one of her final rehearsals at PNB The Los Angeles dance scene’s meteoric rise continues, with another major gain for the Golden Coast: the superlative Carla Körbes. We hadn’t finished drying our eyes following her retirement from Pacific Northwest Ballet earlier this month, when the announcement came she’d been appointed […]
Jenifer Ringer to Direct New Pre-Professional Program in L.A.
Jenifer Ringer in Jewels Recently retired NYCB principals Jenifer Ringer and her husband James Fayette are Los Angeles–bound for jobs in arts education. Ringer has been appointed head of the new Colburn Dance Academy, a division of The Colburn School, which offers dance, music and drama programs for students of all ages. Beginning this fall, […]