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03Jul09

I moved my blog! Please change your links! Thanks!
http://msjadepearl.blogspot.com


RIP Pina Bausch


“What is the difference between stripping and burlesque?
Well, if you ask me, I would say that there isn’t technically a difference! Burlesque dancers WERE strippers! They used this term in burlesque. So burlesque is the show, and the dancers were strippers. Okay, so I know that what you really want to hear is what makes [...]


Jade is Back

22Jun09

Jade Pearl

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Happy Birthday, Igor Stravinsky!


Check out my review of the Velvet Kittens Sugar Moonlight show.


Check out my article on how to pack for your upcoming summer intensive here: http://www.examiner.com/x-12987-Dallas-Dancing-Examiner


I personally think everyone should be involved in advocacy for whatever cause they believe in. This is why I encourage everyone in Texas (and maybe elsewhere) to consider being a part of the Texans for the Arts organization in some form or another. It’s simple math, the more money there is, the more organizations can [...]


Now, it’s really hard for me to write about the audition process because it is just the audition process. All I know is that I know the Lion Star Wars girl in the Denver audition. She’s my college dance department’s office girl. She rocks.


Push Comes to Shove
There are some inalienable truths in dance. One of these truths is that Twyla Tharp is awesome. Twyla Tharp has done it all. She has choreographed for modern companies, ballet company, Broadway shows, and movies not to mention awards in most of those arenas. She accomplished all of this through her internal [...]