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Sally Streets bringing Balanchine to Berkeley.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-OCT-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Sally Streets bringing Balanchine to Berkeley.(teacher's wisdom)(Interview)

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Sally Streets' advanced classes at Berkeley Ballet Theater are popular with teenagers, adults, and professional dancers alike. But Streets' most famous former student is her daughter, recently retired New York City Ballet star Kyra Nichols. Like her daughter, Streets enjoyed a long career, first dancing with New York City Ballet at age 20, then returning to the stage with Pacific Ballet and later Oakland Ballet from age 31 to 47. Now 73, she continues to teach four days a week at BBT, which she founded 25 years ago. Rachel Howard recently spoke with Streets about her approach.

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You stopped dancing at age 20 and made a comeback over a decade later. How does that experience influence your teaching? I try to give more information to my students about the practical...

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