OttermarieI am in a Facebook group for parents of serious ballet students. A post was just made by a Canadian parent sharing that they are concerned about sending their child to summer training in the USA. Many parents responded writing, yes, it I were you, I would not send my child to the USA right now. Other Canadian parents responded with good alternative programs in Canada. #ballet #dancemom #fascism #boycotts
My daughter posted an instagram video of herself in the Nutcracker dancing the role of Clara. It was with a live orchestra for a local production in our county. Instagram removed the music saying that Warner Brothers has the rights to it. It feels that corporate owners want to claim rights to everything. I disputed it. #meta #instragram #ballet #Tchaikovsky #Nutcracker #dancemom #publicdomain
As a #dancemom, I found this paper fascinating but why is a MAGA and Putin loving ballet school like Master Ballet Academy the #2 ballet school in prestige? They literally post pro Putin, Trump and Kari Lake to their students and families. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44563-z
Quantifying hierarchy and prestige in US ballet academies as social predictors of career success - Scientific Reports
In the recent decade, we have seen major progress in quantifying the behaviors and the impact of scientists, resulting in a quantitative toolset capable of monitoring and predicting the career patterns of the profession. It is unclear, however, if this toolset applies to other creative domains beyond the sciences. In particular, while performance in the arts has long been difficult to quantify objectively, research suggests that professional networks and prestige of affiliations play a similar role to those observed in science, hence they can reveal patterns underlying successful careers. To test this hypothesis, here we focus on ballet, as it allows us to investigate in a quantitative fashion the interplay of individual performance, institutional prestige, and network effects. We analyze data on competition outcomes from 6363 ballet students affiliated with 1603 schools in the United States, who participated in the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) between 2000 and 2021. Through multiple logit models and matching experiments, we provide evidence that schools’ strategic network position bridging between communities captures social prestige and predicts the placement of students into jobs in ballet companies. This work reveals the importance of institutional prestige on career success in ballet and showcases the potential of network science approaches to provide quantitative viewpoints for the professional development of careers beyond science.
Amber HindsAs a #DanceMom and #a11y advocate, I love that there are people audio describing dance so everyone can enjoy it. This is really neat. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/arts/dance/dance-and-audio-description.html
Janelle🍂My favorites in #DanceMom's are Maddie and Mackenzie.
I am watching #DanceMom's.
Emily LakdawallaI switched gears for much of the day today, from #maker to #DanceMom. Both my daughters will be dancing #bharatanatyam in their school talent show Friday and they’ve both grown and needed to trade in costumes from the school collection. I took the opportunity to work on a set of matching black and red #costume that were all higgledy-piggledy. I spent the afternoon reuniting mismatched parts and refurbishing pieces. All organized now!
Mika ReganNow I am remembering why I was intrigued by Irene Cara and her songs.
I ended up not pursuing a performing arts career, but she was embodying the teenage angst and yearning for that hard and narrow career.
I am reliving that in a way through my kids now...
#PerformingArts
#parentingteens
#dance
#dancemom
I ended up not pursuing a performing arts career, but she was embodying the teenage angst and yearning for that hard and narrow career.
I am reliving that in a way through my kids now...
#PerformingArts
#parentingteens
#dance
#dancemom