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Mandy Mc Farlane (nee Newell)

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How Dancers Actually Learn: The Practice Methods That Work, and the Ones That Do Not

What the science of motor learning says about dance practice: what holds up, what is only studio folklore, and what to change in your next class.

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The Styles of Ballet in South Africa: A Dancer's Guide to the Methods and Syllabi

RAD, Cecchetti, DASA, Vaganova: what South Africa's ballet methods and syllabi are, how they differ, and how to choose the one that fits what you want.

14 min read 2 757 words

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A choreographer on building work that travels

Notes on making dance that survives the move from studio to stage.

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Backstage tech that audiences never notice

The unglamorous systems holding a modern production together.

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