The bright stuff: celebrate 2007 with a splash of color.The new year is all about flesh starts, and who knows more about them than freelance dancers? We tapped four to model our vibrant 2007 leotard looks (here with suggested retail prices), and share style tips and thoughts about taking off in new directions. Since leaving 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. , Deanna McBrearty has discovered her entrepreneurial spirit. "You become your own motivator, your own judge in the mirror. It's up to you to self-inspire." Deanna likes to choose leotards that express her mood. After dancing with American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre, one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction of Lucia Chase and Rich Pleasant. and San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet, or SFB, is a San Francisco, USA based ballet company, founded in 1933 as part of San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, where it is directed by Helgi Tomasson. , Sonja Kostich decided to take control of her future. "You take your life in your own hands," she says. "The projects I pick, I am completely in love with." Sonja prefers a mix of colorful, comfortable fabrics. Rosalynde LeBlanc, who danced in White Oak Dance Project and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, is learning to embrace uncertainty. "I don't worry as much," says Rosalynde. "I've freelanced for four years now. It's worked out." When it comes to color, Rosalynde avoids black. When Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. The group was founded in Harlem, New York City, by Arthur Mitchell, then of the New York City Ballet, the first black principal dancer of a classical company of international standing. went on hiatus Melissa Morrissey was catapulted into freelancing. "It's been great to work with many different choreographers This is a list of choreographers A
Follow these dancers' lead and celebrate the new year with a fresh palette that shows off your many talents. |
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