Since I began this picture blog in September 2006, I have posted pictures of two hundred beautiful women, all different, all diverse, and all deliriously delightful. (So, do you love my alliteration? :-D)
And I'm not done yet. I'll be back in 2009 more more pictures of more beautiful women to share.
Happy new year.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Hong Yang, Carolina Ballet, Raleigh, NC
Hong Yang is a first soloist with the Carolina Ballet.
A native of Beijing, China, she graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy in 1995 and quickly joined the National Ballet of China, where she was a principal dancer. She has also performed with a company in Toronto.
A native of Beijing, China, she graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy in 1995 and quickly joined the National Ballet of China, where she was a principal dancer. She has also performed with a company in Toronto.
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Michele Wiles, American Ballet Theatre, New York, NY
A member of the American Ballet Theatre company since 1998, the lovely Michele Wiles became a principal dancer in 2005.
Her many roles include Polyhymnia in Apollo, the Fairy Godmother and the Winter Fairy in Ben Stevenson's Cinderella, Aurora in Coppélia, and too many more to list.
Her many roles include Polyhymnia in Apollo, the Fairy Godmother and the Winter Fairy in Ben Stevenson's Cinderella, Aurora in Coppélia, and too many more to list.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Leann Underwood, American Ballet Theatre, New York, NY
Leann Underwood is one of the newer members of ABT's corps de ballet.
An alumna of the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, training at Japan's Naha City Ballet, and The School of American Ballet, Ms. Underwood became an apprentice at Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2003 and joined that company a year later. She has been with ABT since August 2007, and there she's had a leading role in From Here On Out and a featured role in Ballo della Regina, among other things.
An alumna of the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, training at Japan's Naha City Ballet, and The School of American Ballet, Ms. Underwood became an apprentice at Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2003 and joined that company a year later. She has been with ABT since August 2007, and there she's had a leading role in From Here On Out and a featured role in Ballo della Regina, among other things.
Friday, December 26, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Margaret Severin-Hansen, Carolina Ballet, Raleigh, NC
Margaret Severin-Hansen is an original member of the Carolina Ballet, a prestigious North Carolina comnpany founded in the late 1990s.
Starting out as a corps de ballet member, she rose to the role of principal dacner with great rapidity. She has danced in Romeo and Juliet and Carmen, among other ballets.
Starting out as a corps de ballet member, she rose to the role of principal dacner with great rapidity. She has danced in Romeo and Juliet and Carmen, among other ballets.
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Jeanne Ruddy, Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company, Philadelphia, PA
Here's Jeanne Ruddy, the founder and artistic director of the dance company of the same name. :-)
A former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Company, Ms. Ruddy performed leading roles in many Graham works, including Andromache's Lament, Diversion of Angels, Deaths and Entrances, and Seraphic Dialogue, among others. She founded Jeanne Ruddy Dance in 1999, and in the summer of 2008 represented Philadelphia artists in the American delegation that attended the Tanzmesse conference in Düsseldorf, Germany.
A former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Company, Ms. Ruddy performed leading roles in many Graham works, including Andromache's Lament, Diversion of Angels, Deaths and Entrances, and Seraphic Dialogue, among others. She founded Jeanne Ruddy Dance in 1999, and in the summer of 2008 represented Philadelphia artists in the American delegation that attended the Tanzmesse conference in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Renee Robinson-Buzby, Miro Dance Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
Similar name, different dancer. :-)
Born and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, Renee Robinson-Buzby began her dance training at Dance Theater of Pennsylvania and studied with many teachers before dancing professionally with the Richmond Ballet in Virginia. Ms Buzby performed with another Philly modern dance troupe, the Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company, before joining the Miro Dance Theatre.
Born and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, Renee Robinson-Buzby began her dance training at Dance Theater of Pennsylvania and studied with many teachers before dancing professionally with the Richmond Ballet in Virginia. Ms Buzby performed with another Philly modern dance troupe, the Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company, before joining the Miro Dance Theatre.
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Renee Robinson, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York, NY
Renee Robinson is another leading Ailey star.
A member of the Ailey company since 1981, one of her most noted performances included a 2003 appearance at a White House State Dinner for the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. She has been the focal point of many Ailey productions.
A member of the Ailey company since 1981, one of her most noted performances included a 2003 appearance at a White House State Dinner for the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. She has been the focal point of many Ailey productions.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Fernanda Oliveira, English National Ballet, London, England, UK
Another principal dancer with the English National Ballet is Fernanda Oliveira, originally from Rio de Janiero.
A principal dancer with the company since 2007, Ms. Oliveira won first prize in Conselho Brasiliero de Dança in her native Brazil. Her roles have included Odette in Swan Lake, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, and Juliet in Romeo & Juliet.
She likes to spend her free time going bowling.
A woman after my own heart. . . . :-D
A principal dancer with the company since 2007, Ms. Oliveira won first prize in Conselho Brasiliero de Dança in her native Brazil. Her roles have included Odette in Swan Lake, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, and Juliet in Romeo & Juliet.
She likes to spend her free time going bowling.
A woman after my own heart. . . . :-D
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Sarah McIlroy, English National Ballet, London, England, UK
Sarah McIlroy is a principal dacner with the English National Ballet.
Her featured roles have included Odile in Swan Lake and Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, in Giselle. She's also performed original roles in Symphonic Dances and Cathy Marston's Facing Viv.
Commented Britain's Daily Telegraph, "The stage is a bit empty when she's not around."
Her featured roles have included Odile in Swan Lake and Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, in Giselle. She's also performed original roles in Symphonic Dances and Cathy Marston's Facing Viv.
Commented Britain's Daily Telegraph, "The stage is a bit empty when she's not around."
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Yayoi Kambara, ODC/Dance, San Francisco, CA
Yayoi Kambara is a member of ODC/Dance, one of the most distinguished modern dance companies on the West Coast.
A holder of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Ms. Kambara has performed in other companies in the San Francisco Bay area, such as the STEAMROLLER Dance Company and Flyaway Productions, She joined ODC/Dance in 2003.
A holder of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Ms. Kambara has performed in other companies in the San Francisco Bay area, such as the STEAMROLLER Dance Company and Flyaway Productions, She joined ODC/Dance in 2003.
Monday, December 15, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Judith Jamison
Judith Jamison is associated more with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which she originally joined in 1965, than anyone except Alvin Ailey himself.
She left the Ailey troupe to pursue a Broadway career in 1981, but when Ailey died in 1989, she returned to the company to become its artistic director, and she has been in that position since then.
She left the Ailey troupe to pursue a Broadway career in 1981, but when Ailey died in 1989, she returned to the company to become its artistic director, and she has been in that position since then.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Yuka Iino, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland, OR
A native of Japan, Yuka Iino was three years old when mother saw her dancing to music from a television set, and sent the little girl to ballet school. Ms. Iino never looked back.
Ms. Iino joined the Oregon Ballet Theater in 2003 after having been a principal dancer in the Reiko Yamamoto Ballet Company. (She became a prinicpal dancer at OBT in 2007.) Her major roles while with the OBT include Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and the title role in Possokhov’s Firebird and Raymonda, among others.
Ms. Iino joined the Oregon Ballet Theater in 2003 after having been a principal dancer in the Reiko Yamamoto Ballet Company. (She became a prinicpal dancer at OBT in 2007.) Her major roles while with the OBT include Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and the title role in Possokhov’s Firebird and Raymonda, among others.
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Sylvie Guillem
French ballet dancer Sylvie Guillem caused a sensation in her homeland when she debuted as a premiere danseuse with the Paris Opera ballet at the age of nineteen for her fluidity and grace onstage.
Her decision to perform with the Royal Ballet in Britain led to a major political controversy (only in France!) that had the National Assembly bring the nation's culture minister in to testify on the matter. Guillem has not only danced with the Royal Ballet, but she has also performed as a guest artist with the Kirov Ballet in St. Petersburg and the American Ballet Theatre in New York.
You can find out more at this tribute Web page to her.
Her decision to perform with the Royal Ballet in Britain led to a major political controversy (only in France!) that had the National Assembly bring the nation's culture minister in to testify on the matter. Guillem has not only danced with the Royal Ballet, but she has also performed as a guest artist with the Kirov Ballet in St. Petersburg and the American Ballet Theatre in New York.
You can find out more at this tribute Web page to her.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Alexandra Golden, National Ballet of Canada
Alexandra Golden is a second soloist with the National Ballet of Canada, based in Toronto.
She joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1996 and was promoted to second soloist in 2007, and she's danced roles such as Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew, and the pas de trois in Voluntaries, plus several other dances.
She joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1996 and was promoted to second soloist in 2007, and she's danced roles such as Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew, and the pas de trois in Voluntaries, plus several other dances.
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Christy Forehand, Dayton Ballet, Dayton, OH
Christy Forehand is a young dancer with a long resume.
She has danced with the Charleston Ballet Theatre and Augusta Ballet. As a member of the Dayton Ballet compnay, she has played the "Snow Queen" in The Nutcracker and the Black Swan in Swan Lake. She has begun her third season with Dayton Ballet this year, performing alongside her husband Eduard Forehand.
She has danced with the Charleston Ballet Theatre and Augusta Ballet. As a member of the Dayton Ballet compnay, she has played the "Snow Queen" in The Nutcracker and the Black Swan in Swan Lake. She has begun her third season with Dayton Ballet this year, performing alongside her husband Eduard Forehand.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Rosalyn Deshauteurs, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York, NY
Time to go to the main Ailey company.
Rosalyn Deshauteurs has been with the primary Ailey troupe since 2000. The New Orleans native has as B.F.A. degree from Juilliard.
Rosalyn Deshauteurs has been with the primary Ailey troupe since 2000. The New Orleans native has as B.F.A. degree from Juilliard.
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Taeler Cyrus, Ailey II Dance Comapny, New York, NY
Could this be a star of the future? :-D
Taeler Cyrus graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx this past spring, and she'd already performed in several dance productions. She joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's "Ailey II" company straight out of college.
So here's to a long career! :-)
Taeler Cyrus graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx this past spring, and she'd already performed in several dance productions. She joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's "Ailey II" company straight out of college.
So here's to a long career! :-)
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Laura Bowman, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia, PA
Laura Bowman is a member of the Pennsylvania Ballet's corps, and has been since 2003.
She joined the comapny as an apprentice seven years ago, and she has danced in ballets such Sleeping Beauty and Interplay.
She joined the comapny as an apprentice seven years ago, and she has danced in ballets such Sleeping Beauty and Interplay.
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Tara Birtwhistle, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Tara Birtwhistle is a pricipal dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, a prestigious company in the Canadian heartland.
A prinicpal dancer since 2000, she has danced in Mark Godden’s Dracula, performed the Cowgirl role in Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, ‘Myrtha’ in Giselle and danced as Juliet in Rudi van Dantzig’s Romeo and Juliet.
Tara Birtwhistle has been designated "One of 100 Young Canadians to Watch in the New Millennium" in the Canadian news magazine Maclean’s.
A prinicpal dancer since 2000, she has danced in Mark Godden’s Dracula, performed the Cowgirl role in Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, ‘Myrtha’ in Giselle and danced as Juliet in Rudi van Dantzig’s Romeo and Juliet.
Tara Birtwhistle has been designated "One of 100 Young Canadians to Watch in the New Millennium" in the Canadian news magazine Maclean’s.
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Beauty of Dance, Part Two: Jessika Anspach, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Jessika Anspach is a member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, Washington.
An alumna of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Ms. Anspach joined the Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2004 and was promoted to the corps de ballet a year later.
An alumna of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Ms. Anspach joined the Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2004 and was promoted to the corps de ballet a year later.
The Beauty of Dance: Part Two!
For the month of December I'm going to revisit the subject of beautiful women in dance. As I once said before, after all, in the dance world, beautiful women are par for the course. :-)
So here we go! :-)
So here we go! :-)
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