Murder at the Met – Off to Kennedy Center in Washington, DC I actually don’t remember much of the rest of the tour in New York City. And after that [...]

Murder at the Met I am to dance the last ballet of the evening. A short ballet called Miss Julie. The story of a young aristocrat who falls for the [...]

Toni and Me Part 2 – The Recognition   I walk into Bruce’s office, thinking the worst. I came in and said, “Hi Bruce, Sondra said you wanted to talk [...]

Toni Lander and Me Part 1   I am sitting on the floor of the large studio, in the corner, (to stay out of the way) in the Abdallah rehearsals [...]

Dancing with Herman Jiesamfoek   I am standing backstage getting ready to go on with 16 other couples to dance the Waltz of the Flowers, in Rudolf Nureyev’s production of [...]

A Ballet Studio is Sacred Ground   The smells of sweat and rosin are a dancer’s elixir of life. I remember the feeling of walking into a ballet studio for [...]

Western Symphony – With Bruce Caldwell and Myself   The top male dancer in Ballet West was the indomitable Bruce Caldwell. He started dancing at the age of 10 and [...]

Mary Ann Lind and Mark Borchelt – The Embodiment of Pathos   Ballet is about connections. Some of the most powerful connections many of us will ever have … come [...]

Favorite Ballets – Balanchine – Stars and Stripes – Getting Injured and Moving Towards the Next Path   I am grateful for all the Balanchine Ballets that I have had [...]

The Moment   Standing backstage in the wings, hearing the overture of the beginning of Giselle Act II, everything seemed surreal. Yes, I am standing on the huge stage of [...]

Favorite Moments – Dancing with Raymond Van Mason in Gershwin by George – Watching Raymond and Pamela Robinson in Anna Karenina   Some ballets are not hard to do but [...]

Sending Appreciation to Ballet West’s - Piano Man - David Van Alstyne   In a ballet company, the greatest unsung heroes are always the pianists. Upon reflection, I do not [...]