Happy Birthday

Happy 112th Birthday, Mr. B!!

January 22, 2016 By shuchen

Happy 112th Birthday, Mr. B (January 22, 1904 – April 30, 1983)!!
“Comfortable is lazy! If you are comfortable when you dance, you are not pushing yourself hard enough…” — George Balanchine

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Happy 108th Birthday, José Limón!!

January 12, 2016 By shuchen

Happy 108th Birthday to José Limón (January 12, 1908 – December 2, 1972)!! “The dancer is fortunate indeed, for he has for his instrument the most eloquent and miraculous of all instruments, the human body.” – José Limón

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Happy Birthday to Our Amazing Executive Director Gary Cuff

October 17, 2015 By shuchen

Happy Birthday to our amazing Executive Director Gary Cuff!! For his Birthday the past two years we had to celebrate while on tour for performances in Richmond (Photo from 10/17/2014). We are so grateful for all his hard work and sacrifices to help us continue growing and doing what we do.

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Ice Cream for Birthday!

August 7, 2015 By shuchen

This is how we celebrated the August birthday girls, Ivy and Therese with mini chocolate ice cream cones and green tea Mochi ice cream after a hard working rehearsal.

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Happy Birthday to GDC Dancer Ivy!

August 2, 2015 By shuchen

Photo by Ruth Judson

Happy Birthday to our beautiful dancer Ivy!! We wish her a day full of fun and sunshine! 😀

Photo by Ruth Judson

Filed Under: Gin Dance General Tagged With: Ballet, Ballet Contemporary, Birthdaygirl, contemporary ballet, Gin Dance, Gin Dance Company, Happy Birthday, Modern Dance, Motion in String, The Teller

Happy Birthday to GDC Dancer Michelle!

July 9, 2015 By shuchen

Happy Birthday to our beautiful Michelle!! We wish her a day full of love and fun!!

Photo by Ruth Judson

Filed Under: Gin Dance General Tagged With: Ballet, Ballet Contemporary, Birthdaygirl, contemporary ballet, Dance, dcdance, Gin Dance, Gin Dance Company, Happy Birthday, Modern Dance, vadance

Happy 259th Birthday, Mozart!!

January 27, 2015 By shuchen

Happy 259th Birthday, Mozart!!
You can catch our (GDC’s) tribute piece, ‘That Mozart’ at our upcoming performance of ‘Hear Me Now!’ on March 7 at the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival. The piece is a celebration of Mozart’s musicality and humor that has captivated the world for more than 2 centuries! #ThatsMozart #INTERSECT15
Get Tickets: http://bit.ly/1ulSphO

Filed Under: Gin Dance General Tagged With: Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Ballet, Ballet Contemporary, contemporary ballet, Dance, Gin Dance Company, Happy Birthday, Hear Me Now, Modern Dance, Mozart, That's Mozat

Happy Birthday, Misha!!

January 27, 2015 By shuchen

Happy Birthday, Misha!!
“Dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals.”
― Mikhail Baryshnikov

Filed Under: Gin Dance General Tagged With: Ballet, Ballet Contemporary, contemporary ballet, Dance, Gin Dance Company, Happy Birthday, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Misha, Modern Dance, pointe

Happy Birthday, Mr. B!!

January 22, 2015 By shuchen

Happy 111th Birthday, Mr. B!! (January 22, 1904 – April 30, 1983)
“I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance. ” ― George Balanchine