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Showing posts with label schedule notes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label schedule notes. Show all posts
Thursday, December 3, 2020
December class news, updates and fun links!
meone say Outdoor Class? Julie Paige, the owner of Inspire Dance Studio, has set up two outdoor "studios" in her back parking lot. Weather permitting, I am offering Saturday open level class 12-1PM, limit 6 students. Masks
must be worn and distance maintained. No walk-ins; you must sign up
online. Because of Julie's Nutcracker performance, the next available
time for class is Saturday,December 26. Fingers crossed our beautiful
weather holds!
Saturday, May 2, 2020
May 2020 Newsletter
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Saturday, February 1, 2020
New class, Valentine's Day, and more in the February newsletter!
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
My first monthly newsletter!
Hello all and welcome to December!
I hate getting a ton of emails, especially when the good ones get swamped by the spam. So rather than send you all a bunch of my super awesome and informative emails about class changes and workshops, etc. I decided I would start a monthly newsletter!
In it, I will let you know about any changes to my classes, my schedule, my locations, etc. as well as links to cool things like pirouette tips or fun shows, my recent blog posts or even my book reviews for Dance Advantage. I'll also include brief company updates in case you are in the company or want to know more about it.
You can subscribe or unsubscribe at any time! I know that not everyone likes newsletters but I find it much easier to keep things all in one place rather than a whole bunch of emails that I send to the trash and then have to go searching for.
Here's the link on the web.
I hate getting a ton of emails, especially when the good ones get swamped by the spam. So rather than send you all a bunch of my super awesome and informative emails about class changes and workshops, etc. I decided I would start a monthly newsletter!
In it, I will let you know about any changes to my classes, my schedule, my locations, etc. as well as links to cool things like pirouette tips or fun shows, my recent blog posts or even my book reviews for Dance Advantage. I'll also include brief company updates in case you are in the company or want to know more about it.
You can subscribe or unsubscribe at any time! I know that not everyone likes newsletters but I find it much easier to keep things all in one place rather than a whole bunch of emails that I send to the trash and then have to go searching for.
Here's the link on the web.
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December 2019 schedule
Monday, December 17, 2018
Holiday ballet! Special "Eve" classes to get you in a celebratory mood!
Are you ready for the holidays? No? Then come to class with me this week and on Christmas Eve morning and New Year's Eve morning to boost your spirit!
All of my classes will happen as usual this week and next weekend. I will be out of town 12/25-12/30. Check out my calendar below for information on each specific class and as always, contact me if you have any questions.
Now for the fun stuff: holiday classes with super fun music and loads of great energy!
Monday, Christmas Eve, 12/24 Morning!
All of my classes will happen as usual this week and next weekend. I will be out of town 12/25-12/30. Check out my calendar below for information on each specific class and as always, contact me if you have any questions.
Now for the fun stuff: holiday classes with super fun music and loads of great energy!
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| pc: State Library of Queensland "Seven Swans" |
Makes a great gift to yourself!
10-11:30AM
Open level
Inspire Dance Studio, 457 Foothill Blvd, La Canada CA 91011
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| pc: State Library of Queensland "Clowns" |
Monday, New Year's Eve, 12/31 Morning!
A perfect way to end 2018 and start 2019!
10-11:30AM
Open level
Inspire Dance Studio, 457 Foothill Blvd, La Canada CA 91011
AND DON'T FORGET!
Sunday, January 6, Pirouette Workshop, 1-3PM, Inspire Dance Studio
"Turn" your year around with this workshop to improve your pirouettes (see what I did there?)
Sign up at the link at the top of this blog on the left hand side. Limited to 15.
Saturday, January 12, Company Intent to Join, 9AM and 10AM, Inspire Dance Studio
Make your intentions known if you want to be in the Leigh Purtill Ballet Company this year.
We have lots of wonderful things planned but be sure to know what we do before you commit. Check out the website!
Sunday, June 17, 2018
What's new on the blog?
My company, Leigh Purtill Ballet Company, recently started rehearsals for our upcoming show, SWEET SORROW, A ZOMBIE BALLET, which will be performed on October 20 and 21 this year, at the Lanterman Auditorium in La Canada.
So far we've gotten a great head start on the Funeral entrance and opening dance, the Witches, Romeo & Juliet's pas de deux, and a brand new piece, the Spiders! They are elegant and frightening. I'm so excited to be doing new material for this show!
Here are a couple of shots of Holly (Juliet) and Bill (Romeo) working on the pas yesterday. I'll post more pics/stills from rehearsals as I get them.
I've posted a separate calendar below my teaching schedule at the bottom of this page which will include all the rehearsals for the company. (If I could figure it out, I would integrate all of my calendars but I am not that tech-savvy!) As rehearsals are added or changed, this calendar will also be updated so if you are a member of the company or someone who is excited about the show, you can check the calendar for updates.
What else is new?
I'll be subbing for Carol Guidry on a couple of upcoming Thursdays, June 21st and July 5th, at Studio A on Hyperion Avenue in Silverlake, at 10:15AM. The class level is comparable to my Advanced Beginner class, maybe a little more Intermediate than usual. Cost is $15, cash only, please, no class cards, since I have to do my bookkeeping with the studio directly. Hope you can make it if you have those mornings available!
Happy dancing~
So far we've gotten a great head start on the Funeral entrance and opening dance, the Witches, Romeo & Juliet's pas de deux, and a brand new piece, the Spiders! They are elegant and frightening. I'm so excited to be doing new material for this show!
Here are a couple of shots of Holly (Juliet) and Bill (Romeo) working on the pas yesterday. I'll post more pics/stills from rehearsals as I get them.
I've posted a separate calendar below my teaching schedule at the bottom of this page which will include all the rehearsals for the company. (If I could figure it out, I would integrate all of my calendars but I am not that tech-savvy!) As rehearsals are added or changed, this calendar will also be updated so if you are a member of the company or someone who is excited about the show, you can check the calendar for updates.
What else is new?
I'll be subbing for Carol Guidry on a couple of upcoming Thursdays, June 21st and July 5th, at Studio A on Hyperion Avenue in Silverlake, at 10:15AM. The class level is comparable to my Advanced Beginner class, maybe a little more Intermediate than usual. Cost is $15, cash only, please, no class cards, since I have to do my bookkeeping with the studio directly. Hope you can make it if you have those mornings available!
Happy dancing~
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Using a Crissy doll as a model for pulling up (& my holiday schedule!)
Hello beautiful dancers!
If you're not of my generation, you probably have never heard of a Crissy doll. She was a red-headed toy, about a foot high, with a button in the center of her body that, when pressed, allowed you to lengthen her hair from the top of her head. A knob at the back would retract it. This is what she looked like:
So why am I mentioning a forty year old doll? And by the way, I had more than one of these dolls as a kid. I kept cutting her hair off and expecting it would always be replaced, as if she had a never-ending supply of hair in her tiny body.
Many times when I ask dancers to pull up, they hunch their shoulders up to their ears or they expand their rib cages. It can be a difficult concept to grasp and sometimes you need a visual image. Some common images are:
--Press your belly button to the back of your spine
--Imagine the top of your hip bones connected to the bottom of your rib cage
--Drop your tailbone as if it were weighted down
To this list, I add the Crissy doll:
Imagine yourself as a Crissy doll with a button in the center of your stomach and hair that can be pulled from the top of your head.
Picture that button being pressed in and your spine being pulled up through the top of your head like Crissy's long red hair.
It can be helpful to place yourself within that doll's stiff body. Crissy wasn't a soft-bodied doll like a Raggedy Ann or Cabbage Patch Kid. Instead, she was like a large Barbie: plastic with a soft head. I don't want you to always be stiff and unyielding but it can be a good visual aid when you find your center sagging.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE REMINDER: All of my classes are as usual through the end of the year, except NO CLASS on Christmas Day. I will be using holiday music for my classes from 12/18-12/23 if you want some fun non-traditional music to dance to. I am also thinking of holding an open-level class at 10:30AM on New Year's Day to start 2018 with a fun morning of ballet. Email me if you are interested so I can reserve the studio!
Happy dancing and Happy holidays!
If you're not of my generation, you probably have never heard of a Crissy doll. She was a red-headed toy, about a foot high, with a button in the center of her body that, when pressed, allowed you to lengthen her hair from the top of her head. A knob at the back would retract it. This is what she looked like:
So why am I mentioning a forty year old doll? And by the way, I had more than one of these dolls as a kid. I kept cutting her hair off and expecting it would always be replaced, as if she had a never-ending supply of hair in her tiny body.
Many times when I ask dancers to pull up, they hunch their shoulders up to their ears or they expand their rib cages. It can be a difficult concept to grasp and sometimes you need a visual image. Some common images are:
--Press your belly button to the back of your spine
--Imagine the top of your hip bones connected to the bottom of your rib cage
--Drop your tailbone as if it were weighted down
To this list, I add the Crissy doll:
Imagine yourself as a Crissy doll with a button in the center of your stomach and hair that can be pulled from the top of your head.
Picture that button being pressed in and your spine being pulled up through the top of your head like Crissy's long red hair.
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| center of Crissy's doll's stomach |
It can be helpful to place yourself within that doll's stiff body. Crissy wasn't a soft-bodied doll like a Raggedy Ann or Cabbage Patch Kid. Instead, she was like a large Barbie: plastic with a soft head. I don't want you to always be stiff and unyielding but it can be a good visual aid when you find your center sagging.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE REMINDER: All of my classes are as usual through the end of the year, except NO CLASS on Christmas Day. I will be using holiday music for my classes from 12/18-12/23 if you want some fun non-traditional music to dance to. I am also thinking of holding an open-level class at 10:30AM on New Year's Day to start 2018 with a fun morning of ballet. Email me if you are interested so I can reserve the studio!
Happy dancing and Happy holidays!
Monday, November 27, 2017
Leigh's December schedule for classes
A few notes about my classes at Inspire Dance Studio and Dance Arts Academy in December:
NO CLASSES DECEMBER 4TH-9TH
NO CLASS CHRISTMAS DAY
ALL OTHER CLASSES AS USUAL THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR
If
people are interested, I WILL teach a late morning class on New Year's
Day at Inspire Dance Studio. Please email me or tell me in
class if you would like that!
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Leigh Purtill
www.LeighPurtillBallet.com
My teaching schedulewww.LeighPurtillBallet.com
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