Christmas Ballet Workshop with Birmingham Royal Ballet's Kit Holder (November 2020)

We were delighted that Kit Holder, a first soloist with Birmingham Royal Ballet, hosted a Christmas ballet workshop for CUDS via Zoom at the end of Michaelmas term. Kit led us through a barre before teaching us 'The Dance of the Mirlitons' from the Peter Wright production of 'The Nutcracker,' a variation which appears in the second act of the ballet in the land of sweets. We watched a performance of this dance together before learning it and performing it together, even recreating some of the patterns created by the group of dancers through Zoom! It was wonderful to learn from Kit and to hear about his experiences performing with Birmingham Royal Ballet, and this was the perfect event to get us into the festive spirit! 

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