Greetings from the Ballet-Dance Magazine staff! We will be using this topic to announce the release of our monthly issues and give you a taster of what's inside each issue.

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Happy Reading!
Kate Snedeker
Executive Editor, Ballet-Dance Magazine

Our June 2007 issue has been posted:

JUNE 2007

Highlights:
** Foci - A Tribute to the late Michael Smuin with an extensive photo gallery of images of Smuin in rehearsals

** Interviews of Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Casey Herd and Oregon Ballet Theatre's Gavin Larsen

** A Farewell Tribute to Patricia Barker

** Reviews of San Francisco Ballet, Doug Varone and Dancers, New York City Ballet, Mamma Mia!, Royal Ballet and much much more.

Our July 2007 issue has been posted:

July 2007

Highlights:

* Eifman Ballet's 30th Anniversary Season
* Men of the Ballet Russe
* Birmingham Royal Ballet, Patricia Barker Farewell, Phoenix Dance Theatre and others

Our August issue has been posted:

AUGUST


Focus:
Part One of our look at the diverse range of contemporary dance companies in New York City.

Highlight:
* Coverage of the 2007 West Wave Dance Festival
* Peter Quanz - interview and review of his new ballet for the Kirov
* A feature on the economic realities facing dance companies in NYC
* And much more

When will the June issue of ballet~dance Magazine be posted? What gives? I pay good money for this! Oh, I forgot…it’s free.