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Aug 30

Aug 30 This Month in BM History: August 2017

Ibong Adarna, the Filipino literary classic about a bird whose singing has healing powers, was transformed into a full-length ballet production that was Ballet Manila’s 22nd season-opener in August 2017.

Aug 28

Aug 28 5 reasons to watch Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s ‘Snow White’

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Features

Snow White will return to the stage as the initial offering of Ballet Manila’s 24th season, On Pointe, to captivate audiences once more.

Aug 23

Aug 23 Talk about dance: Aishabella Sheikh

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Talk About Dance

The moon rose above the canopy and a dreamy mist swirled around our knees as we danced, fingers entwined and hearts in sync with the universe; just a prince and his princess, a boy and a girl, learning to love in a beautiful world.

Aug 21

Aug 21 Ballet Dictionary: Story Ballet

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Ballet Dictionary

A story ballet is a type of ballet that has a plot and characters.

Aug 20

Aug 20 Ballet Manila performs in Taiwan

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News

The Ballet Manila group is led by co-artistic director Osias Barroso who first conducted a workshop for the school in 2018.

Aug 18

Aug 18 Ballet Manila scholar wins bronze medal in Asian Grand Prix

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News

Dancing the Blue Bird Variation from The Sleeping Beauty, 11-year-old Juan Angelo De Leon – representing The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila – soared to a bronze finish in the Pre-Competitive B Division of the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition in Hong Kong.

Aug 16

Aug 16 Three ballerinas on the joys of dancing Snow White

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Features

For its 24th season-opener, Ballet Manila brings back an iconic female protagonist with skin as white as snow and whose kindness earns her the trust of forest animals and seven dwarfs.

Aug 15

Aug 15 Ballet Dictionary: Piqué Attitude Derrière

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Ballet Dictionary

The term “Piqué” means to prick which describes the precision of this movement.

Aug 14

Aug 14 Ballet Manila dancers competing in Asian Grand Prix

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News

Four students of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila are among the 200-plus candidates competing in the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition which is being held from August 12 to 17 at the Y-Square in Hong Kong.

Aug 13

Aug 13 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #20

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25 Life Lessons

20. Accept the fact that nothing and nobody is perfect.

Aug 9

Aug 9 From fairy tales to a haunting classic, Ballet Manila is ‘On Pointe’ in 24th season

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News

Ballet Manila offers a diverse fare in its 24th performance season opening in September, featuring beloved fairy tales, a haunting classic and new choreographic pieces exploring themes of spirituality and redemptive love.

Aug 7

Aug 7 In Their Own Words: Abigail Oliveiro on the value of working hard

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In Their Own Words

“It all starts from you.”

Aug 5

Aug 5 Fiona Delos Santos breaks out of her shell through ballet

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Interviews

When she stopped, she began to realize that she missed the body pains ballet brings, the constructive criticism that teachers would give her, and of course, the joy of dancing.

Aug 2

Aug 2 Ballet & Ballads at Riverbanks Center

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Videos

Continuing its mission to bring ballet to the people, Ballet Manila took center stage at the Riverbanks Center in Marikina last July 26, 2019

Jul 31

Jul 31 Ballet Dictionary: Character Dance

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Ballet Dictionary

It is a theatrical representation of national and folk dances, mostly from European countries.

Jul 29

Jul 29 20 Questions with Rissa May Camaclang

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20 Questions

20 Questions returns with Ballet Manila soloist Rissa May Camaclang.

Jul 26

Jul 26 The dancing goes on

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Videos

Tuloy ang Saya-wan marked a successful collaboration between Ballet Manila and Academy One to raise funds for ballet scholarships.

Jul 25

Jul 25 Talk about dance: Louis Horst

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Talk About Dance

Dance for yourself. If someone understands, good. If not, no matter. Go right on doing what interests you, and do it until it stops interesting you.

Jul 23

Jul 23 This Month in BM History: July 2003

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This Month In BM History

The title OPM and OPB was a nod to Original Pilipino Music and Original Pilipino Ballet, a fusion that Ballet Manila had already been known for long before this show.