Sophie Bress
Writer at Freelance
writes, usually about dance • words: @nytimes @nprbooks @Dance_Magazine @FjordReview @observer etc. ✍🏼 opinions my own.
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1 month ago |
pointemagazine.com | Sophie Bress
Yuri Grigorovich, a choreographer and ballet master who helped define Soviet-era Russian ballet, died on May 19, 2025. He was 98. Grigorovich was well-known for his choreographic contributions to classical ballet—most notably his 1968 full-length, Spartacus—as well as for leading the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995. His choreography moved the Russian style from its pantomime-heavy past to a future that foregrounded pure dance expression. “I think every kind of ballet has the right to exist.
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1 month ago |
dancemagazine.com | Sophie Bress
Yuri Grigorovich, a choreographer and ballet master who helped define Soviet-era Russian ballet, died on May 19, 2025. He was 98. Grigorovich was well-known for his choreographic contributions to classical ballet—most notably his 1968 full-length, Spartacus—as well as for leading the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995. His choreography moved the Russian style from its pantomime-heavy past to a future that foregrounded pure dance expression. “I think every kind of ballet has the right to exist.
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2 months ago |
dance-teacher.com | Sophie Bress
During the hustle and bustle of convention weekends, Beatrice,* a dance studio owner, has very strict rules about having a designated adult in charge at all times. So, when these parent chaperones were repeatedly turning up at the hotel bar, she knew she had to step in. “The kids would be like ‘Where’s my mom?’ and we would always find them at the bar,” she says.
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2 months ago |
dancespirit.com | Sophie Bress
Jenn Edwards has crafted a multifaceted career: She performs with Le Patin Libre, a contemporary skating company, dances, teaches, and choreographs for gymnasts and dancers, and plays in a band. Though her breadth of work is impressive, she’s also struggled with periods of self-doubt, questioning whether she truly belonged in any of her chosen fields.
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2 months ago |
dancemagazine.com | Sophie Bress
Jenn Edwards has crafted a multifaceted career: She performs with Le Patin Libre, a contemporary skating company, dances, teaches, and choreographs for gymnasts and dancers, and plays in a band. Though her breadth of work is impressive, she’s also struggled with periods of self-doubt, questioning whether she truly belonged in any of her chosen fields.
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