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Harlequin Dance Scholarship  2013

 

Congratulations to the first 4 winners of the new 2013 Harlequin Floors Scholarship Video Contest! Thanks for all the great videos that were submitted during the month of January.  

 

More than 30 videos with more than 450 votes were submitted. Check out the 4 winning videos in this e-newsletter. Then go to TheWorldDances.com to post your video today for your chance to be 1 of 4 to win $250 each in February from Harlequin Floors.  

 

If you didn't win this month, keep trying and submit a new video today to enter the February contest.    

Paris Opera Ballet Names New Director of Dance 
 

The announcement came on the morning of January 24th from Nicolas Joel, general director of the ballet company. Benjamin Millepied will succeed Brigitte Lef�vre, current artistic director, when she retires in 2014.

 

Millepied was a surprising choice. It had been anticipated that someone would be selected from inside the Paris Opera Ballet, a company that places a high value on its traditions. "The shortlist was considered to come from a small group of Paris Opera Ballet insiders, including the star dancers, or �toiles, Nicolas Le Riche, due to retire in 2014, and Laurent Hilaire, a ballet master with the company and Ms. Lef�vre's right-hand man," writes Roslyn Sulcas in the New York Times.

 

 

Millepied is a prolific choreographer, well-known for his work in the movie "Black Swan." He has created pieces for New York City Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Mikhail Baryshnikov, the Mariinsky Ballet, Geneva Opera Ballet, the Lyon Opera Ballet, and Pennsylvania Ballet. He also is a founder and choreographer of the L.A. Dance Project, which Millepied says he will continue to run until his tenure with the Paris Opera begins in Autumn of 2014.

"To be polite, we call ourselves 'one of' the best companies in the world. We are the best company in the world," said general director Nicolas Joel at a press conference at the Palais Garnier announcing the decision.

 

How does Millepied respond? To read the rest: The World Dances Blog.

 

By Tamara Johnson

 

Featured Recipe:
Sweet N' Spicy Salmon Kabobs

 

Makes 4 Kabobs  

 

Ingredients: 

1 lb raw salmon, cut into 1.5 in cubes                          

8 cherry tomatoes

1 large yellow pepper
1/2 onion, cut into 1 in pieces
4 wooden skewers

 

 

Marinade 

1 tsp each: cayenne pepper, sea salt, parsley
2 tsp chopped garlic
1 TB light brown sugar
1 TB reduced-sugar ketchup

 

How to Prepare
1. Separate salmon, pepper and onion cubes into 4 equal piles. Add 2 cherry tomatoes to each of these piles. 
2. Thread salmon and vegetables onto each of four skewers, alternating salmon cubes with onions, yellow peppers and cherry tomatoes. 
3. Put skewers into sealable plastic bag and add all Marinade ingredients. 
4. Seal bag and gently massage to blend and coat the skewers. Put in refrigerator for 20 minutes. 
5. In the meantime, preheat oven to Broil - make sure top oven rack is approximately 6 inches from broiler. 
6. Cover broiler pan with foil and arrange skewers on top. Put in oven for approximately 3 min. Turn kabobs and broil for an additional 3 to 4 min or until salmon is no longer pink and veggies are well-browned. 
7. Remove from oven and as always, enjoy! If you wish, serve over brown rice.

 

NUTRITION DATA
Per serving - 2 skewers (serves 2): 378 calories, 45.4 grams protein, 18.5 grams carbohydrates, 13.6 grams fat (4.6 grams Omega-3!)

 
For more healthy recipes visit The World Dances Health and Fitness Pinterest Board!

 

 



Beautiful Dance Images

In This Issue
 
2013 Harlequin Dance Scholarship
Millepied's New Post at Paris Opera Ballet
Featured Recipe: Salmon Kabobs
One January Judges' Choice
Harlequin Scholarship Winner 
That's Not Very Ladylike by Colleen Lynch
That's Not Very Ladylike
by Colleen Lynch
  Scroll down to see the other three January Harlequin Scholarship winners.

Viewers' Choice
Harlequin Scholarship Winner 
Halie Guidry solo 2013 Toxic
Halie Guidry solo 2013 Toxic
 Scroll down to see the other two January Harlequin Scholarship winners.



The Other Judges' Choice 
Harlequin Scholarship Winner 
Tap solo Montreal 2012
Danielle Brokopp
Tap solo Montreal 2012
  Scroll down to see the other Harlequin Scholarship winner from January.

 

The Other Viewers' Choice
Harlequin Scholarship Winner 
Becca Corbin Contemporary Solo: Losing My Religion
Becca Corbin Contemporary Solo: Losing My Religion
 

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