Seeking Perfection in Ballet
Clip: 5/15/2015 | 2m 55s
Daniil Simkin of American Ballet Theatre and former dancer Susan Jaffe address perfection.
In this film outtake, Daniil Simkin, a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, performs excerpts from Benjamin Millepied's "Everything Doesn’t Happen at Once" (2009). Kevin McKenzie, artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, Simkin, and Susan Jaffe, a former American Ballet Theatre dancer (1980-2002), speak about ballet dancers' constant search for perfection.
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Seeking Perfection in Ballet
Clip: 5/15/2015 | 2m 55s
In this film outtake, Daniil Simkin, a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, performs excerpts from Benjamin Millepied's "Everything Doesn’t Happen at Once" (2009). Kevin McKenzie, artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, Simkin, and Susan Jaffe, a former American Ballet Theatre dancer (1980-2002), speak about ballet dancers' constant search for perfection.
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