While she dazzled in the spotlight, the pressures of the industry hurled her into an abyss of cocaine addiction, anorexia and bulimia, she later said. In the same interview, she says that Balanchine emphasized the aesthetic importance of seeing bones through one’s skin. “You were pushed to the limits in terms of what your body can take,” she told Diane Sawyer in 1986 during a revealing “60 Minutes” interview. But her meteoric rise ravaged her body and mind. Gelsey Kirkland, who was invited by messianic choreographer George Balanchine to join the New York City Ballet in 1968 at 15, quickly joined the annals of ballet royalty, partnering with - both on and off the dance floor - the famed Mikhail Baryshnikov. But ballet is historically unwelcoming, especially in terms of race, age and physique. Thanks to the influx of social media, the heightened visibility of icons like Misty Copeland, and celebrities like Chris Pine who proudly practice ballet and praise its benefits, the field is more welcoming than ever. Nobody becomes an artist before they become a technician, and proper technique is the greatest equalizer.” And why not? There’s a momentum, a cadence to class. But everybody’s capable of learning ballet technique, I truly believe that. “Align focusing on adult ballet is great because people feel intimidated going to places like Westside Ballet, which is an institution and my home studio. “I enjoy teaching adults because they’re serious about learning,” Vishmid tells me. She is currently the artistic director and choreographer of the L.A.-based dance company Freaks With Lines, whose mission is “to produce work that subverts traditional norms often associated with the ballet world.” They are holding a gala performance in Pasadena on Saturday. She studied at several acclaimed companies like Pacific Northwest Ballet and San Francisco Ballet, going on to dance professionally for a number of years at the Pennsylvania Ballet.
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Susan Vishmid, a professional dancer who Cornell refers to as his “secret weapon” because of her attention to detail and emphasis on flawless technique, teaches beginner, intermediate and pointe classes on Tuesday nights at the Pico location.
I’ve always wanted to smash that perception.” I’ve never believed in the pretentious elements that are forced upon us, that this is what a ballet dancer should be.
“It was never a place I felt fully accepted because my feet were bad. “I never fit into the ballet world,” says Cornell, who danced professionally at Columbus, Ohio’s BalletMet for a decade. With six locations, and Pico being their flagship, he believes that ballet belongs to everyone. Through Cornell’s streamlined workshops, adults with zero experience are able to receive training that is not only novice-friendly, but also welcoming and precise - though it is not surprising to also share the barre with advanced dancers. It is often an afterthought for studios whose main focus is either children and teens, or their journey from amateur to professional. Founded in Los Angeles in 2011 by Michael Cornell, the Align Ballet Method was born out of a desire to make ballet approachable for adults, despite whether they know a “tendu” from a “dégagé.” While adult ballet has long existed, it is niche and has little marketing presence.
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