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Leading the Joffrey Ensemble Dancers. (Director''s Voice).

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-AUG-03 		Format: Online - approximately 695 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
"This company is about the dancers," says Elie Lazar, artistic director of the Joffrey Ensemble Dancers. "It's not about me judging the shape of their necks or their legs; it's about helping them grow." A former principal with the New Jersey Ballet, Lazar founded this youthful ensemble with the goal of creating "an environment that will narrow the gap between being a trainee to being a dancer in a professional company. That doesn't happen overnight," he says. "There's a process that your body, physically and mentally, has to go through."

It's a process that Lazar, 40, experienced later than most professional ballet dancers....

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