READERS' FORUM.Send your letters to Readers' Forum, Dance Magazine, 33 West 60th St., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10023, or e-mail us at edlteria@dancemagazine.com. Letters must be signed with name, city, and state and Include a weekday telephone or fax number for confirmation. Letters become the property of Dance Magazine, which reserves the right to edit them. FORTUNALLY HEALTHY * I was greatly moved by the article by Zippora Karz ["Dancing Through Diabetes," September, page 74]. I have been an admirer of her dancing during my visits to Saratoga and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . My father was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes n. See diabetes mellitus. a few years ago, and I have watched him turn his life around, to stay healthy. As a dance student, I learned the rigors of classical ballet Noun 1. classical ballet - a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers and the constant struggle with weight and injuries. But diabetes is more than an injury; it is a grueling and frustrating way of life. Even the most disciplined diabetic has unpredictable blood sugar levels. I applaud Karz for her honesty in a world where many dancers are discouraged from discussing their health. As fortunate as she feels to dance in these wonderful ballets at New York City Ballet New York City Ballet, one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in 1946. , we are the ones lucky enough to see dancers such as Karz doing them justice. Lesley Chesterman Montreal, Canada MIA MIA n. A member of the armed services who is reported missing following a combat mission and whose status as to injury, capture, or death is unknown. [m(issing) i(n) a(ction). LIGHT * Thank you for the beautiful cover and story on Mia Michaels Mia Michaels is an Emmy Award winning American choreographer. She has worked with Madonna, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, and Prince, and is best-known for contemporary dance choreography. ["Blonde Ambition," August, page 58]. She is an extraordinary teacher and motivator and has been a blessing to all those she teaches. I have seen bored, mediocre dancers totally transformed in her classes. Almost without exception, dancers leave her classes believing that they possess something unique and beautiful to share with the world . . . and their dancing reflects this new attitude. She is an amazing light in the world, and I am so glad that my daughters have been privileged to learn from her. Carla Hartley Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Calif. MEDIA IMAGE * Your comments [Kickoff, "Questions," March, page 7] interested me because I have observed that classical ballet is often dispraised by the press here, too. It is high time for popular aspects of ballet to be taken seriously. For instance, two years ago a Berlin-based dance magazine, hardly found it worthwhile to review a winter fairy-tale ballet premiered at the German Opera. The Snow Queen, by Ray Barra, based on the [Hans Christian] Andersen story, with music by Glazunov, has proven quite popular during the holiday season, and it is certainly a welcome alternative to The Nutcracker. Many critics underestimate the omnipresence Omnipresence See also Ubiquity. Allah supreme being and pervasive spirit of the universe. [Islam: Leach, 36] Big Brother all-seeing leader watches every move. [Br. Lit.: 1984] eye God sees all things in all places. and universality of classical academic ballet. Rose Brotherton Berlin, Germany REPLY TO ASPEN PRES PRES President PRES Present (abstention 'vote' or recorded show of presence, US Congress) PRES Pressure (meteorology) PRES Preserve PRES Atmospheric Pressure PRES Prestin * Stascha Kaelin, the former president of DanceAspen, is incorrect [Readers' Forum, October, page 12] when she states that the major donor who was planning a major fund-raising dinner backed out of supporting DanceAspen because of my resignation. He backed out before I resigned. We had discussed numerous problems, in particular the number of students I would agree to add to each class (beyond the maximum number that we had advertised) in order to help increase income. He agreed to my proposed compromise after he heard my reasoning. He also personally guaranteed that my faculty would be paid. We conferred on a date for the fund-raising dinner and he invited me to stay at his home while I was in Aspen. Shortly thereafter, I received a message on my answering machine from his secretary saying that he was having nothing further to do with DanceAspen and that I should deal with Kaelin from then on. Kaelin is also incorrect when she states that my offer to fulfill the first year of my two-year contract (with my participation in 1999 to be resolved later) contained a stipulation that the summer school separate from the festival immediately. In my letter of February 27, 1998--a matter of record, since it was sent not only to Kaelin and Henry Young but also to DanceAspen's legal counsel and to my own attorney--the only reference to that separation reads: "Reference has been made to the possibility, or even the probability, of separating the School from the Festival in an effort to ensure the financial stability of the School. Naturally, I would support such a separation." The other conditions, to use Kaelin's word, contained in that same letter, were merely reconfirmations of matters already agreed upon Adj. 1. agreed upon - constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations" stipulatory noncontroversial, uncontroversial - not likely to arouse controversy , but which I wanted to be sure would be honored in the future. Merrill Ashley New York, N.Y. CORRECTIONS The Nan Melville photography exhibit [Dancescape, October, page 11] is at the Princeton Ballet School, 301 North Harrison St., Princeton, N.J. A photograph on page 92 [October] was identified incorrectly. Amanda McKerrow is the ballerina dancing with Vladimir Malakhov Vladimir Malakhov can refer to:
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