What My Teacher Taught Me
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Though she's been an NYCB principal since 2000, Jenifer Ringer brings a fresh spark to roles as if she's performing them for the first time. On December 5, she will receive a Dance Magazine Award for her sustained achievement.
Ringer credits the longevity of her career to Nancy Bielski, whom she has been training with since the two met at a summer intensive in Ringer's teens.
"I've now been taking class with Nancy for 24 years. Once a person reaches principal dancer status, teachers often leave them alone, but she's always challenging me--I get corrected during almost every combination. She adjusts herself to how I'm feeling, from the height of performance weeks to off season. She helped me through injuries and when I was coming back from pregnancy. She knows my strengths, my weaknesses. She really knows who I am."
To learn more about Ringer and the other DM awardees, click here.
Jenifer Ringer in Jerome Robbins' The Four Seasons. Photo by Paul Kolnik, courtesy of NYCB.
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A Big City Recital
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 Planning your spring performances? Take on a Big Apple Theme! Creations By Cicci's "A Girl's Best Friend" (style 12-222) is perfect for recreating a Breakfast At Tiffany's moment or a day on the swanky Upper East Side. For more NYC-themed recital ideas, costumes and songs, click here.
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Don't Miss Dance212!
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 Sometimes, dances with props just don't go as planned. (Sounds familiar, doesn't it?) Check out a recent episode of Dance212 in which Dana Foglia's ball-inspired piece goes awry. Do the dancers freeze or somehow make up for the lost prop? You'll have to watch to find out!
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Daniel Ulbricht
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 You may have seen NYCB principal Daniel Ulbricht soar onstage, but how about in the classroom? Click on the video to see him teaching a class at Manhattan Youth Ballet, where he has taken the role of artistic advisor. Click here to learn more about Ulbricht's new job. Want to land a spot in the limelight? Submit your videos to Dance Teacher's Video of the Month contest. Each month, an editors' choice winner will be featured in the magazine and receive a one-year subscription. A viewers' choice winner receives a spot in our e-news. Share videos of your students, class or choreography!
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Job Opportunities
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Pima Community College, AZ
Position: Dance Faculty, Performing Arts Deadline: November 30, 2011 More info: www.pima.edu
State University of New York-Brockport
Position: Costume Supervisor, Department of Dance Deadline: Until position is filled More info: www.brockportcruit.org
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Position: Ballet Instructor, Dance Department Deadline: December 15, 2011 More info: www.wisc.edu
USA International Ballet Competition, MS
Position: Director of Development
Deadline: December 15, 2011
More info: www.usaibc.com
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Win Holiday Loot
|  The holiday pressure is on, so start early by entering our gift set giveaway to share with your colleagues or dancers (or to keep for yourself). One winner will receive a journal and candle from Quotable Cards featuring an inspirational quote.
Click here to enter to win. And look out for the December issue of DT for more gift ideas.
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In the Magazine This Month
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The Recital Issue
Daniel Ulbricht's new role at Manhattan Youth Ballet
Top costume trends for 2012
ABT's Olga Dvorovenko teaches a mazurka
Four studios make spring recitals profitable
Wade Robson on making Happy Feet Two's penguins dance |
Up Next: December
| The 2012 Convention Guide
The drive of Glee choreographer Brooke Lipton
Holiday traditions that make your studio welcoming for all
Keep male students engaged in dance class
Classical variations for every student
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