NELIDA TIRADO A Bronx native seasoned in Spain, Tirado has matured into a world-class flamenco dancer, capable of summoning powerful forces.
— The prescribed path to becoming a world-class ice dancer almost always includes moving far from home as a young teenager to train, have a coach conduct a national search for a good partner, and then hope the match endures.
One thing the group found was a rigorous program of training, one that has turned out world-class dancers like Jose Manuel Carreno of American Ballet Theater and Carlos Acosta, now with the Royal Ballet.
There are many good things about the ballet programs put on by Avi Scher, whose mission is to present world-class dancers in intimate, affordable settings.
Mr. O'Hare has declared his intention "to bring together the most talented artists of the 21st century to collaborate on the same stage -- world-class dancers, choreographers, designers, and musicians".
But teaching was in her blood, and later she was to teach the English how to produce world-class dancers, to give them security, and in the process make English ballet an important part of Britain's vast and successful culture industry.The nation was grateful.
Today, Mary is the proud founder of The Dancing Wheels Company & School in Cleveland, a state-of-the-art studio that has become a world-class training center for dancers, choreographers and educators -- for those with and without disabilities.
When choreographer Derek Deane puts his reputation on the line by casting a talented but inexperienced young dancer with a world-class guest ballerina, the challenge is on.
But in this case, you also need the bigger picture, which is this: the classical ballet world is awash with brilliant dancers, but can you find a world-class choreographer?
