 Diana Vishneva: Beauty in Motion
by Kathy Lee Scott -- Feb 13, 2008, Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa, Califorinia
For those expecting traditional dance, the evening featuring Kirov Ballet's principal dancer Diana Vishneva would disappoint. The Beauty in Motion program on Feb. 13 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center highlighted three choreographers using ballet dancers in modern lingo.
Nathantrice/RITUALS Dance Theatre - 'The Space Between Us'
by Elizabeth McPherson -- Feb 28, 2008, 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Festival, The Ailey Citigroup Theatre, New York
Miranda Weese 
by Dean Speer and Francis Timlin
I started dancing at the age of five at the recommendation of our family's doctor - as I was severely knock-kneed - who suggested that I try dance as a means to strengthen my legs. I began in combination classes - and I didn't like it! Two years later, our studio got a new teacher who started ballet, and I loved it.
State Ballet of Georgia - 'Chaconne,' 'Duo Concertant,' 'Bizet Variations' and 'Sagalobeli'
by Toba Singer -- Feb 14, 2008, Cal Performances, Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, California
CityDance Ensemble: Shakespeare's Sonnets - 'So Foul a Lie,' 'Falling,' 'Broken Prayers,' 'On a Train Heading South'
by Carmel Morgan -- Mar 7, 2008, The Lansburgh Theatre, Washington, DC
Birmingham Royal Ballet - 'Swan Lake'
by David Mead -- Feb 19, 2008, Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham, UK
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