WEEK #5: Friday Welcome back to Coffee Break With the Ballet!  True, this was a holiday week so it was technically one day shorter, but you still deserve a reward for making it through to the weekend!  We’ve got a “battle of the sexes” dance break and another fun pop quiz to get you through… Read More

WEEK #5: Thursday One more day until the weekend!  On today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet we’ve got another installment of “Stars of OBT” and another “Random Thursday Question” to entertain you and give your brain a little end-of-the-week mini-vacation. Stars of OBT: “Deportment of Energy” * When a dancer’s performance has you sitting on… Read More

WEEK #5: Wednesday It’s Wednesday again!  Got the middle-of-the-week blues?  In today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet feature, “Then & Now,” we’re all about Energy!. Then & Now Whether contemporary or classical, 18th or 21st century, ballet can express humor, life, wit and joy. Auguste Vestris (late 1700s) Paul DeStrooper in The Concert at OBT… Read More

WEEK #5: Tuesday Back at the office after a three-day weekend?  Is this Tuesday feeling like a Monday?  Never fear, we’ve got another fun installment of “Let’s Get Technical” on today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet with fun historical facts and another Google Challenge. Let’s Get Technical An impeccably precise performance can still be dry… Read More

WEEK #5: Monday Happy Labor Day!  We hope you’re all enjoying today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet on the couch in your pajamas, but for the benefit of those of you stuck at work on a holiday, we made today’s extra fun. EPISODE FIVE: “E Is For Energy” Our heroes were stuck at a shareholders’… Read More