Talk about dance: Marquita Burke-De Jesus

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Sep 22 Talk about dance: Marquita Burke-De Jesus

Talk about dance: Marquita Burke-De Jesus - Ballet Manila Archives

You dance how you live. Show me how you move on the dance floor and I'll show you an area of your life where you live the same way. So dance big and live loud because life is too short to do anything else.

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Ballet Manila in Full Color: Blue magic

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Ballet Manila is memorable in blue.

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Under Construction: Love in the midst of adversity

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In this video from the rehearsals of Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura, the lovers share a tender moment. Performing the title roles are principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Joshua Enciso.

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Talk About Dance

Talk About Dance: Peggy Lee

Talk About Dance

If that’s all there is, my friends, then let’s keep dancing.

Talk About Dance

An epic journey: Choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance on creating the first Florante at Laura ballet

The great thing about Florante at Laura, as the two choreographers point out, is that it has so many varied elements to it

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This Month in BM History: September 2005

This Month In BM History

People’s Artist of Russia Sergey Vikulov had choreographed his version of La Fille Mal Gardee (The Naughty Daughter) on Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Osias Barroso back in 1999.

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Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia

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“A ballet dancer’s work is never done!” declared Lisa Macuja Elizalde. “We continue to always take class, train, and push our bodies to the limit in order to perform effortlessly on stage.”

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Ballet Manila in Full Color: A blast of blue-green

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Ballet Manila is cool in blue-green.

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Keeping Fit

For Jessa Balote, being optimistic is the key to one’s wellbeing

Keeping Fit

Though Jessa was happy with her strong comeback and eventual promotion to soloist, she knew that there was something extra she could do for herself and for her dancing.

Keeping Fit

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‘The Four Revolts of Balagtas’: Probing the literary merits of ‘Florante at Laura’

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During the ravages of American colonialism in the Philippines in the first half of the twentieth century, he was hailed as a hero and role model by intellectuals and artists who believed in the enlightening power of language and poetry.

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Under Construction: Aladin finds the spotlight

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In this clip, company artists Noah Esplana and Stephanie Santiago as Aladin and Flerida share romantic moments while being forced apart by principal dancer Mark Sumaylo as Sultan Ali Adab.

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