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SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR DAY ONE OF 2021 VAGANOVA WINTE SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR DAY ONE OF 2021 VAGANOVA WINTER WORKSHOP Due to limited studio availability on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘, classes must be held from ๐Ÿ‘-๐Ÿ• ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“. All classes thereafter on Sunday, February 14 and Monday, February 15 will be held during the ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause. If this poses any conflicts to you, please let us know via email or direct message ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ. Emails regarding this matter can be sent to our assistant for OWDF training programs at lydia.enxi@gmail.com. Thank you for your understanding! We look forward to sharing our knowledge and mutual love for dance with you this winter.
๐€๐๐๐‹๐˜ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐•๐€๐†๐€๐๐Ž๐•๐€ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐’๐‡๐Ž๐ ๐–๐‡๐„๐: February 13-15, 2021; classes will be held ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“. ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: Dussich Dance Studios in Merritt Island, Florida (Virtual training through Zoom is available--see details on website) ๐–๐‡๐€๐“:ย ย 2 hours of Vaganova technique classย followed byย 1.5 hours ofย variationsย andย Question and Answerย sessions each day ๐–๐‡๐Ž:ย All classes will be taught by renowned Russian ballet teachersย Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov, both distinguished graduates of theย Vaganova Ballet Academyย and former dancers of theย Mariinsky Theatre ๐‡๐Ž๐–:ย Those who wish to participate can sign up and pay tuition at the link in our bio. All attendingย teachers and studentsย are welcome to observe and/or participate as desired. ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐ƒ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐๐๐‹๐˜: Afternoon of February 12, 2021 (7 days left) Additional details can be found at our website: www.openworlddancefoundation.org [Pictured: OWDF co-founder and 2021 WW faculty member Anton Boytsov partnering Ulyana Lopatkina, principal dancer of the #Mariinsky Theatre.]
๐€๐๐๐‹๐˜ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐•๐€๐†๐€๐๐Ž๐•๐€ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐’๐‡๐Ž๐ ๐–๐‡๐„๐: February 13-15, 2021; classes will be held ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“. ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: Dussich Dance Studios in Merritt Island, Florida (Virtual training through Zoom is available--see details on website) ๐–๐‡๐€๐“:ย ย 2 hours of Vaganova technique classย followed byย 1.5 hours ofย variationsย andย Question and Answerย sessions each day ๐–๐‡๐Ž:ย All classes will be taught by renowned Russian ballet teachersย Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov, both distinguished graduates of theย Vaganova Ballet Academyย and former dancers of theย Mariinsky Theatre ๐‡๐Ž๐–:ย Those who wish to participate can sign up and pay tuition at the link in our bio. All attendingย teachers and studentsย are welcome to observe and/or participate as desired. ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐ƒ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐๐๐‹๐˜: Afternoon of February 12, 2021 (8 days left) Additional details can be found at our website: www.openworlddancefoundation.org
๐€๐๐๐‹๐˜ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐•๐€๐†๐€๐๐Ž๐•๐€ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐’๐‡๐Ž๐ ๐–๐‡๐„๐: February 13-15, 2021; classes will be held ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“. ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: Dussich Dance Studios in Merritt Island, Florida (Virtual training through Zoom is available--see details on website) ๐–๐‡๐€๐“:ย ย 2 hours of Vaganova technique classย followed byย 1.5 hours ofย variationsย andย Question and Answerย sessions each day ๐–๐‡๐Ž:ย All classes will be taught by renowned Russian ballet teachersย Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov, both distinguished graduates of theย Vaganova Ballet Academyย and former dancers of theย Mariinsky Theatre ๐‡๐Ž๐–:ย Those who wish to participate can sign up and pay tuition at the link in our bio. All attendingย teachers and studentsย are welcome to observe and/or participate as desired. ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐ƒ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐๐๐‹๐˜: Afternoon of February 12, 2021 (10 days left) Additional details can be found at our website: www.openworlddancefoundation.org [In the video: Elite Training students Lydia W. and Mallorie F. doing adagio in centre earlier this week.]
๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: ๐–๐‡๐„๐: February 13-15, 2021; classes will be held ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“. ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: Dussich Dance Studio in Merritt Island, Florida (Virtual training through Zoom is available--see details on website) ๐–๐‡๐€๐“:ย ย 2 hours of Vaganova technique classย followed byย 1.5 hours ofย variationsย andย Question and Answerย sessions each day ๐–๐‡๐Ž:ย All classes will be taught by renowned Russian ballet teachersย Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov, both distinguished graduates of theย Vaganova Ballet Academyย and former dancers of theย Mariinsky Theatre ๐‡๐Ž๐–:ย Those who wish to participate can sign up and pay tuition at the link in our bio. All attendingย teachers and studentsย are welcome to observe and/or participate as desired. Whether you are a pre-professional dancer ready to take your technique to the next level, or a ballet teacher interested in learning the secrets of the Vaganova technique, we hope to work with you this winter!
๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง! We wish you and your family a healthy, happy, and joyful holiday season! We thank you for all your support this year, andย look forward toย sharing many more exciting opportunities with you. ย  One of the first opportunities we have lined up for 2021 is our annualย #WinterIntensive, taking place onย Presidents' Weekend (๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ)!ย To start the new year with the refreshingย joyย of dance, our Winter Intensive will feature a series of variations taught by ourย distinguished Vaganova-trained teachers. Please look out for more details on this exciting event coming very soon! Warm wishes from St. Petersburg, Russia, Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov OWDF Founders
Thank you to all who attended Week One of our ๐• Thank you to all who attended Week One of our ๐•๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ, whether in person or online! We have enjoyed sharing our knowledge of the #Vaganova method and discussing ballet technique, dance history, and more! Please enjoy some brief highlights from our beginner level ballet class, advanced ballet class, and character class this week. We look forward to continue sharing our love for the art of Russian ballet in Week Two! โ€ข โ€ข #balletvideo #balletpost #balletclass #vaganovaballet #russianballet #ะฐะบะฐะดะตะผะธัั€ัƒััะบะพะณะพะฑะฐะปะตั‚ะฐ #mariinskyballet #balletintensive #balletaudition #loveofballet #balletposition #balletstudent #balletteacher #pointe #russianballerina #ballerinasofig #BolshoiBallet #openworlddancefoundation
Our #Vaganova Method Summer Seminar starts this Mo Our #Vaganova Method Summer Seminar starts this Monday! Are you ready?โฃ โฃ 1. If you haven't already, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง by heading to www.openworlddancefoundation.org/index-php/summer-intensive/โฃ 2. Next, please note the schedule:โฃ โฃ 11-12:30: ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ' ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ taught by Mr. Anton Boytsovโฃ 12:30-1: ๐†๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ง๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ (Conditioning)โฃ 1-3: ๐‹๐š๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ' ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ taught by Ms. Ekaterina Schelkanovaโฃ 3-4: ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง--a special chance to ask your personal technique questions and discuss the most important ballet-related topics!โฃ 3-4: ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ--Estonian Polkaโฃ 4-5:30: ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ/๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซโฃ โฃ *Please note that all class times are listed in EST (Eastern Standard Time).โฃ โฃ 3. If the above schedule poses any difficulties for you, please immediately notify one of our Elite Training students, Jasmine L., at jasminelitch@icloud.com, so we can provide you with a recording of our classes. Please also email Jasmine at least a day in advance with any specific questions you may want answered in our Q & A sessions.โฃ โฃ 4. Finally, please make sure you have a ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ (๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž) ๐™๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ. For those who will be attending live via Zoom, please prepare to receive the meeting links the night prior to the start of our Intensive. For those who will be viewing the recording, please note that the recording links will expire within 2 days of their release to ensure viewers stay up to date with the training process. โ€ข โ€ข #mariinskyballet #balletpost #balletclass #vaganovaballet #russianballet #vaganovamethod #ะฐะบะฐะดะตะผะธัั€ัƒััะบะพะณะพะฑะฐะปะตั‚ะฐ #mariinskyballet #balletintensive #balletaudition #loveofballet #balletposition #balletstudent #balletteacher #pointe #kirovballet #vaganovaacademy #russianballerina #ballerinasofig #BolshoiBallet #AmericanBalletTheatre #openworlddancefoundation
Every day, our Elite Training directors Ekaterina Every day, our Elite Training directors Ekaterina Schelkanova and Anton Boytsov pass down their detailed knowledge of the #Vaganova method as it was taught to them at the #VaganovaBalletAcademy. They strive not only to impart their students with an in-depth knowledge of the technique, but a sense of power and confidence in their dancing that only true knowledge can bring! Below, our ET student Chiara Bergamini shares her experience. Chiara is from Italy and met OWDF during our 2018 NYC #SummerIntensive. She has since joined the ET program in the following years, and although she is currently away taking classes, she feels confident with her training: "I now know what is correct and what is not...I feel it, and I am happy that all the movements I am asked to do, I know how to do them correctly, so I am comfortable (I am not stressed that I donโ€™t know how to do the step). So whatever I am asked to do, I feel prepared. Obviously things can always be better but itโ€™s such a good feeling to know how the movement can be perfect and what corrections are proper so I can apply them and do a little better each time." Our 2020 online Vaganova Method Summer Seminar from August 3-15 is the perfect chance for you to tune into the detailed work of our Vaganova-style Elite Training program. This is a chance for ALL ballet students and teachers to discover the absolute essentials of the #VaganovaTechnique that will transform your view of classical ballet! To register, submit tuition, and find more information, please visit www.openworlddancefoundation.org. โ€ข โ€ข #balletvideo #balletpost #balletclass #vaganovaballet #russianballet #ะฐะบะฐะดะตะผะธัั€ัƒััะบะพะณะพะฑะฐะปะตั‚ะฐ #mariinskyballet #balletintensive #balletaudition #loveofballet #balletposition #balletstudent #balletteacher #pointe #russianballerina #ballerinasofig #BolshoiBallet #openworlddancefoundation
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