Tag: sylvie guillem

The Story of How Ballet Legs Got Higher, and Higher, and Higher

Just before retiring in 2015, Sylvie Guillem appeared on “HARDtalk with Zeinab Badawi,” the BBC’s hard-hitting interview program. Badawi told Guillem, “Clement Crisp of the Financial Times, 14 years ago, described your dancing as vulgar.” Guillem responded, “Yeah, well, he said that. But at the same time, when they asked Margot Fonteyn what she thought […]

Peridance Teacher Peter Schabel Remembers Mary Tyler Moore

Actress Mary Tyler Moore passed away yesterday in Greenwich, Connecticut, at age 80. Known for her starring roles on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in the ’70s and “The Dick Van Dyke Show” in the ’60s, Moore helped create a positive image of the 20th-century career woman. But did you know that she was a […]