Ballet Hispanico
is an American dance company based in
Manhattan
,
New York
. It was founded by the Puerto Rican-Mexican-American dancer and choreographer
Tina Ramirez
in 1970 and presents dances reflecting the experience of
Hispanic and Latino Americans
.
[1]
The company has performed for more than two million people in the
United States
,
Europe
, and
South America
, and has a repertoire of over 75 works.
[2]
The company has commissioned nearly 80 works and acquired 11 others, working with 45 choreographers from around the world.
[3]
About
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Tina Ramirez
founded Ballet Hispanico in 1970. Daughter of a Mexican
bullfighter
and grand-niece of a Puerto Rican educator, Ramirez enjoyed a long professional dance career before establishing the organization. Its New York City headquarters includes six dance studios.
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citation needed
]
In August 2009,
Eduardo Vilaro
became the Ballet Hispanico Artistic Director. He is the second individual to lead the company since 1970. In 2015, he also took on the role of CEO. Vilaro was a former member of the Ballet Hispanico Company, serving as a dancer and educator for nine years starting in 1988. He stepped away in 1996 to found and lead Chicago’s
Luna Negra Dance Theater
for ten years before returning in 2009.
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The Company
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Ramirez' vision for the Ballet Hispanico Company promoted Hispanic culture in American dance.
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During her 39 years as Artistic Director, she invited 50 choreographers from diverse backgrounds to provide a modern-day interpretation of Spanish-speaking cultures, drawing on the versatility of her dancers in ballet, modern dance, jazz, ethnic and other dance techniques.
[6]
World-renowned artists responded to her vision, including ballet artists as
Vicente Nebrada
and
Alberto Alonso
;
Talley Beatty
and
Anna Sokolow
from modern dance;
Paco Fernandez
and
Jose Coronado
from ethnic dance; and
Graciela Daniele
and
Ann Reinking
from Broadway. "More than most artistic directors, she has consistently given exposure to fresh talent,"
[7]
nurturing artists early in their careers, including William Whitener, now Artistic Director of Kansas City Ballet; MacArthur Award-Winner
Susan Marshall
; Ramon Oller, head of Spain's
Metros Danza
; and Pedro Ruiz, then a member of the Company, now an independent choreographer.
School of Dance
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The School of Dance offers a curriculum including
flamenco
,
Hip-Hop
,
Latin Rhythms
,
Salsa
,
Jazz
,
Tap
,
Afro-Caribbean
,
ballet
, and
contemporary
techniques. The school also offers courses styled after notable individuals' dance styles.
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citation needed
]
These include techniques based on the styles of
Martha Graham
,
Katherine Dunham
, and
Jose Limon
.
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The School offers pre-professional training, a general program, and classes for preschoolers and adults.
Location
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In 1983, Ballet Hispanico purchased two carriage houses adjacent to the former
Claremont Riding Academy
building on West 89th Street listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
. The structures were built to designs by architect
Frank A. Rooke
in 1892. With architects Buck/Cane, Ballet Hispanico converted the two carriage houses into the company's headquarters in 1989.
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A subsequent expansion in 2006 doubled the capacity of the organization's facilities.
References
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"Home - Ballet Hispanico"
.
www.ballethispanico.org
. Archived from
the original
on 2009-03-22
. Retrieved
2009-03-09
.
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"Danza Ballet - La danza y el ballet"
.
Danza Ballet
. Archived from
the original
on 2012-10-21
. Retrieved
2009-03-09
.
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"Ballet Hispanico"
.
www.ballethispanico.org
.
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"Chicago Dance History Project - Eduardo Vilaro"
.
chidancehistory
. Retrieved
2022-07-11
.
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Dunning, Jennifer. "Making the Spirit Go A-Leaping."
The New York Times
, December 8, 2000.
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Kisselgoff, Anna. "Flying High, From Flamenco to Jazz."
The New York Times
, October 13, 1997.
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Kisselgoff, Anna. "A Simpatico Connection for Two Genres."
The New York Times
, December 3, 1998.
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"School Year Programs"
.
www.ballethispanico.org
. Retrieved
2023-06-05
.
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Donald Martin Reynolds
(1994).
The Architecture of New York City: Histories and Views of Important Structures, Sites, and Symbols.
(Rev. ed.). New York:
John Wiley & Sons
. p.
193
.
ISBN
0-471-36900-4
.
ISBN
0-471-01439-7
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