WEEK #6: Wednesday It’s Wednesday again!  Got the middle-of-the-week blues?  In today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet feature, “Then & Now,” it’s time for the history of the tutu! Then & Now Costumes for both men and women have gone through a number of variations since the earliest days of European court dancing before evolving… Read More

WEEK #6: Tuesday Welcome back, ballet lovers, to another fun installment of “Let’s Get Technical” on today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet with nerdy ballet trivia and a Google Challenge you won’t want to miss. Let’s Get Technical Here’s a fun fact for your next pub trivia night: the leotard was first popularized by French… Read More

WEEK #6: Monday It’s the final week of our Coffee Break With the Ballet series, and we’ve got all kinds of surprises for you to make this week extra fun!  The final Sassyplum Fairy webisode will appear on Friday as the grand finale of our “Coffee Break” series – and believe me, you won’t want… Read More

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