Readers’ Choice Award: Voted #9 Top Dance Blog of 2011
-
Recent Posts
- Review: San Francisco Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’, December 12, 2014
- Odette Needs Your Final Votes for Dance Advantage’s Top Dance Blog Contest of 2013!!!
- San Francisco Ballet Gala 2013: Performance & Party Photo Galleries
- 2013 Top Dance Blogs Contest; Nominate ‘Odette’s Ordeal’ With a Comment!
- San Francisco Ballet Announces Nutcracker Casting!
Archives
Meta
Odette’s Ordeal is on FaceBook!
Tweet
- @lapetitefrench_ Mathilde in all her bridal glory, a thankful Giselle of a different and consummated nature, spark… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 days ago
- @lapetitefrench_ I thought you were in Giselle for a moment! Stunning in that very modern old world way. Sparkling… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 days ago
- Congrats to all! @sfballet is in quite excellent company with the other nominees. twitter.com/NatDanceAwards… 2 weeks ago
- @_MediumKevin @dickjd21 @communistbops TY! Yes, this is Georgian, based in ballet. Everyone in the world of ballet… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 weeks ago
- Art with purpose! Create, share, love, live with purpose. @ShinjiEshima twitter.com/ShinjiEshima/s… 1 month ago
Readers’ Choice Award: Voted ‘Top 20 Dance Blog of 2011’
Tag Archives: Odette
Odette’s Ordeal Offers San Francisco Ballet ‘Mystery Dancer’ Hint
^San Francisco Ballet ‘Mystery Dancer’, Model for Odette’s Ordeal, and Odette’s 1st Interview (‘Mystery Photographer’ to be disclosed soon, as well!) In a moment of gratitude for her readers’ great loyalty and patience, Odette has decided to offer another hint in regards … Continue reading
Posted in Odette's Ordeal
Tagged Ballet, Ballet Dancer photos, Ballet Dancers, Ballet photos, Black Swan, Dance, Dance Photos, Dancers, John Neumeier, Little Mermaid, Little Mermaid 2011, Lorena Feijoo, Odette, Odette's Ordeal, Odile, Pauil Magierek, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Dancers, San Francisco Ballet Photos, San Francisco Ballet The Little Mermaid, SF Ballet, SFB, SFB Newsy Bits, SFBallet, Swan Lake, Swan Lake Photos, Swan Queen, Teri McCollum, The Little Mermaid, The Little Mermaid 2011, White Swan
3 Comments
ABT’s Sarah Lane, Natalie Portman’s Dance Double in ‘The Black Swan’, Speaks Out on ABC’s 20/20 at 10pm Pacific Time
ABT’s Sarah Lane, Natalie Portman’s ballerina body double, on the cover of Dance Magazine Natalie Portman in ‘Black Swan’ movie poster So, the Battle of the Dualing Swan Queens continues. But this time it’s not just about ‘Odette’, the innocent White Swan, and her … Continue reading
Posted in Odette's Ordeal
Tagged 20/20, ABC's 20/20, ABT, American Ballet Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Aronofsky, Ballet Dancers, Black Swan, Dance, Dance Magazine, Dancer, Dancers, Natalie Portman, Odette, Odette's Ordeal, Odile, Sarah Lane, Swan Lake, Swan Queen, The Black Swan, Wendy Perron, White Swan
Leave a comment
San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer News: Tiit Helimets Forms New Touring Company and Lorena Feijoo Performs The Black Swan on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Tiit Helimets and Co. (Wait a moment to enjoy the slideshow above; full story follows the photo gallery below) Tiit Helimets and Co.-The Estonian Tour Documentary Is there one single person visiting Odette’s Ordeal who hasn’t wanted to be a ‘fly on the wall’ … Continue reading
Posted in Dancers, Odette's Ordeal
Tagged 25 to Watch, ABT, Alexsandra Meijer, American Ballet Stars, American Ballet Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Apollo, Ashton, Backstage photos, Balanchine, Ballet, Ballet backstage, Ballet Dancers, Ballet documentary, Ballet Master, Ballet photos, Ballet rehearsal, Ballet San Jose, Black Swan, Boston Ballet, Calliope, Carmen, Casting, Choreographer, Cinderella, Cuban Ballet, Dance, Dance Magazine 25 to Watch, Dance Magazine's 25 to Watch, Dance rehearsal, Dancers, Dancing with the Stars, Dancing with the Stars Ballet Dancers, Dancing with the Stars Ballet Video, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Double Stop, DWTS, DWTS ballet, DWTS ballet dancers, DWTS Classical, DWTS Video, Estonia Ballet, Estonian Ballet, Estonian National Opera, Frances Chung, Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Ibsen's House, Ibsen's Suite, James Sofranko, Jane Green, Jeremy Kovitch, Jose Manuel Carreno, Joshua Reynolds, Julianne Kepley, Katita Waldo, Kickstarter, Le Corsaire, Lorena Feijoo, Lorna Feijoo, Marius Petipa, Maximo Califano, Maximo Roman Califano, Milwaukee Ballet, Nicole Ciapponi, Odette, Odette's Ordeal, Odile, Petipa, Petit, Polyhymnia, Prince Siegfried, Quinn Wharton, Quinn Wharton Photography, Quinn Wharton video, Quinn Wharton videography, Rehearsal photos, Roland Petit, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Dancers, San Francisco Ballet Tour, Sarah Van Patten, Sasha De Sola, Sasha DeSola, SF Ballet, SFB, SFB Newsy Bits, SFBallet, Sir Frederick Ashton, Stage Manager, Swan Lake, Tallinn Ballet, Tarantella, Taras Domitro, Tchaikovsky, Teri McCollum, Terpsichore, The Black Swan, The Estonian Tour, Tiit Helimets, Tiit Helimets and Co., Tiit Helimets dancers, Val Caniparoli, White Swan
Leave a comment
San Francisco Ballet ‘Coppelia’ Casting Through March 27, 2011
SFB Fans will note that Vanessa Zahorian is dancing with both Taras Domitro and Joan Boada!: Program 5 ‘Coppelia: http://www.sfballet.org/performancestickets/casting.asp
Posted in Odette's Ordeal
Tagged Ballet, Casting, Coppelia, Damian Smith, Frances Chung, Gennadi Nedvigin, Joan Boada, Maria Kochetkova, Odette, Odette's Ordeal, Ricardo Bustamante, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Coppelia, Taras Domitro, Teri McCollum, Vanessa Zahorian, Vitor Luiz
Leave a comment
San Francisco Ballet Announces Coppelia Casting…
Publicity shot: Vanessa Zahorian as Swanilda and Madison Keesler as the Doll in Balanchine’s Coppelia; Choreography: Alexandra Danilova and George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust (after Marius Petipa); photo © Erik Tomasson …for the first 2 performances: Coppelia Choreography: … Continue reading
Posted in Ballet, Fan-tasy Casting, Fantasy Casting, Odette's Ordeal, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Casting
Tagged Alexandra Danilova, Anita Paciotti, Balanchine, Ballet, Casting, Clara Blanco, Coppelia, Damian Smith, Dance, Dores Andre, Elizabeth Miner, Erik Tomasson, Frances Chung, Gennadi Nedvigin, George Balanchine, Helgi Tomasson, Jaime Garcia Castilla, Joan Boada, Jorge Esquivel, Madison Keesler, Maria Kochetkova, Odette, Odette's Ordeal, Ricardo Bustamante, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Coppelia, SFB, SFB Newsy Bits, Taras Domitro, Teri McCollum, Val Caniparoli, Vanessa Zahorian, Vitor Luiz
Leave a comment
San Francisco Ballet Adds Extra Giselle for Stars Maria Kochetkova & Joan Boada
If you were unable to reserve a ticket to see Maria Kochetkova reprise her Izzie Award winning Giselle with partner, an equally remarkable ‘Albrecht’, Joan Boada (tomorrow night, 2/10/11 at 8 pm), you now have another opportunity to see them this Sunday evening, 2/13/11. Today at precisely 9 am, Wednesday, … Continue reading