I love hosting guest artists at Knoxville Ballet School. I get a chance to cross my own threshold in civilian clothing, for a change, and watch young dancers respond to somebody else standing at the front of the room. This experience usually shakes me to my core, as I witness a fresh take on classical [...]
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It’s a name I hope the ballet world will be hearing more of someday. Gwynn is a young student at Johnson City Ballet Academy, where my mom has been coaching her for the past couple of years, and is now also one of her teachers. I met Gwynn in 2007 at the regional semifinals of [...]
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