Marius Petipa

My mother tells the story how I fell in love with dance by starting by describing the first time I saw the Nutcracker ballet. I pointed to the stage and said, “I want to do that.” I was a toddler and I found my passion. From that moment all the way to my freshman year of college, I thrived on the dedication and joy that ballet brought to my life. Spending my dance career from age three to nineteen studying ballet, I decided to expand my dance training. Trying out for my college’s dance team provided a different approach to dance than ballet gave me. I was extremely under prepared for what physical dedication of being on dance team and being an athlete established in my life. Ballet is a very self-centered discipline and dance team is completely opposite. Being a part of team and relying on other individuals for support was new and rewarding. The physical and mental demands of practice for games and practice to compete in National Dance Association Collegiate completion wore me down, but my passion never let me falter in my pursuit. My first obstacle appeared, I broke my toe and was placed in a boot. I was prevented from dancing in games and the ultimate goal, the NDA competition. Though my first year on the team did not end as expected, I looked forward the next year being on the team. My pride took the brunt of my second obstacle. I did not make the team during my second year. I grieved for the mishap, and I changed my major because I believed that I was done dancing. I…

refused to let anyone take hold of his master’s body). Many years later internal violence threatened Rome again with the events known as Sulla’s civil wars. Sulla was born in 138 BCE and first served under Garius Marius as Quaestor. Like Pompey, he too also achieved notoriety in the Social War which angered Marius who wanted to use the opportunity to achieve some fame for himself. This led to Sulla’s election to Consul and he was given command of the Roman Legion against Mithradates VI in the…

"Enjolras, you're coming to bed. Let's go." Enjolras was exhausted beyond belief, and it was apparent with the bags under his eyes and his groggy voice. Pasha had taken notice, and she was not playing around when she expressed her demand. Surprisingly, however, Enjolras did not argue nor hesitate, and he followed Pasha without a word of complaint. She turned off the desk light and led him to his room, separate from hers. "Thank you, Pasha." Enjolras whispered groggily, smiling weakly as he laid…

The reforms by Gaius Marius, was originally intended to give power to the Republic by upgrading Rome’s military, but it backfired causing substantial political impact which caused long term problems all leading up to the decline of the late Roman Republic. There was a major recruitment problem which came from public land being bought off by powerful groups from the senate around 180 BC to 170 BC. They used this land to produce cash crops from farm slaves. Being a part of the military was more of…

poor and the very wealthy, but for the most part, needs were seen as being taken care of. For many years, Caesar had been building up his political reputation and influence until he became one of the most powerful people in the Roman sphere of influence, his actions reaching from Italy throughout Europe, Africa and Asia Minor. However, his position as a senator in the Republican government of Rome meant that he could not rise any higher than the role of consulship, a position held by two with…

no dancing in Mazilier’s original staging was created by the Italian Domineco Segarelli. Although he was a popular and accomplished dancer, his unexpected but talented abilities to mime won him the many roles he created on the stage of the Opera. It was not until years later that the main role of Conrad included any dancing. All the modern productions of Le Corsaire are derived from the revivals staged by the ballet master Marius Petipa for the Imperial ballet of St. Petersburg throughout the…

Marie was the lead. Since Marie was the lead in such a revolutionizing performance, she is known as “the most important ballerina of her era” (Funk&Wagnalls 1). Pointe became a popular technique, the skirts worn over tight corset costumes became the standard, and the stories told revolved around love. Marie and her father Filippo took Romantic ballet by storm and became the most popular choreographers and dancers in ballet. Both of their work together brought a new name to the art. The…

slow down Hassan 2 tempo, they both slowly made there way and ended on the floor in laying position. The third dance style was obviously ballet, it could be seen with the dancer Nicole Browne wearing a ballerina attire and hair slicked into a bun. The work is called “Violente Fairy” variation from Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Marius Petipa and performed by Nicole Browne. The song playing is classical music, dancer commenced into position. She had quick swift movements and her…

Peter Tchaikovsky wrote and composed the Nutcracker ballet in 1892. 1. The storyline was based off of the original story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” that was written by, German writer, ETA Hoffmann. B. Marius Petipa choreographed and created the costumes and scenery for the ballet. C. The first performance of the Nutcracker was at the Marinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia on December 17, 1892. V. Including the Nutcracker, Peter Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa have accomplished…

In the Winthrop Dance Theater 2015, the Little Swans was choreographed by Marius Petipa and restaged by Mia Cunningham. During this piece the type of music played was “Swan Lake” by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky in 1896. Little Swans is considered to be the first of two excerpts from an adaptation of Petipa 's version of “Swan Lake.” This particular piece was in the genre of ballet and was performed by five females, and no males. The costumes these females wore consisted of them wearing a white tutu,…