Dance
Mixed Company
The Dallas Ballet’s new director is moving the company from traditional works into daring—and sometimes absurd—modern choreography.
Author
Suzanne Shelton
Dance
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August 31, 1979
Unfancy Dancer
Some have said that life is a dance, and Deborah Hay makes you believe it.
Dance
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May 31, 1979
Missing the Pointe
At the Southwestern Regional Ballet Festival in pre-tornado Wichita Falls, the politics were hotter than the dancing.
Dance
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February 1, 1979
Ben’s Ballet
Artistic director Ben Stevenson keeps Houston Ballet on its toes.
Dance
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June 30, 1978
Hullabaloo In Ragtime
Mix together Scott Joplin, modern history, and the Prodigal Son and what do you get? A mess of pottage.
Performance
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June 30, 1976
Footloose and Fancy
Nine Texas choreographers keep regional ballet on its toes.
Performance
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January 1, 1976
Faux Pas De Deux
Two Houston dance factions are back to back, ballet to ballet.
Performance
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May 31, 1975
The Russians Are Here
How some of the world’s best dancers ended up in Texas.
Citywise
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February 1, 1975
Tiptoe Through the Tutus
Some dancing schools are out of step.
Performance
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August 31, 1974
Pilgrims at Turtle Creek
The Dallas Theater Center sets sail for distant and perhaps dangerous shores.
Up Against the Barre
After an aggressive ad campaign, attendance was up at the Houston Ballet; the performances were also up... and down.
Armadillos In Toe Shoes
Austin does it again, an exciting new pas de deux for balletomanes: ballet and beer.