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Dancer🧚🏻‍♀️Creator💫 Artist🌪 Teacher 🌹 Past National Ballet of Canada, American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet

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✨🩰 What a wonderful way to end our 2026 Summer Intensive! 🩰✨

Congratulations to all of our incredible students on a beautiful and inspiring Summer Gala this past Saturday! Your hard work, dedication, passion, and artistry were evident in every performance. We are so proud of everything you accomplished throughout the summer.

A heartfelt thank you to our outstanding faculty for their dedication, passion, and support in helping our students grow:

✨ Alex Kramer @alexkramer09
✨ Galina Alvarez @galinaalvarez2
✨ Krista King-Doherty @misskristakingdoh
✨ Lourdes Gomez @lourdesgomezballet
✨ Stephanie Sherman @dra.coreografa
✨ Valerie Madonia @shapeshift3

Your expertise and commitment made this Summer Intensive an unforgettable experience for our students.

A very special thank you to our wonderful alumni, Kiko Funaki @kikorina__ and Kai Cortez @kai_jaydon , for returning to the stage and performing the beautiful Flower Festival in Genzano Pas de Deux. It was such a joy to welcome you back to the RMSB stage and share your artistry with our students and audience.

To all of our amazing parents and volunteers—thank you for your countless hours of support, encouragement, and dedication. Your generosity and commitment behind the scenes made this production possible, and we are deeply grateful.

Finally, thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate our Summer Gala. We are so proud of our ballet family and can’t wait to share another exciting season of dance with you.

✨ Bravo to everyone! See you in the studio soon! 🩰❤️

#RamonMorenoSchoolOfBallet #SummerGala #SummerIntensive #ClassicalBallet #DanceCommunity

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“Valentine” by Gerald Arpino, is a quirky and humorous look at the battle of the sexes using a boxing arena as the setting for staccato and contemporary movement. (Performed courtesy of the @arpinofoundation )

Telluride audiences have the chance to see a sneak peek of this piece at our open rehearsal on July 10th before it hits the stage at the @telluridepalm on July 11th.

You’ll get to see behind the scenes with Arpino Foundation repetiteur Valerie Madonia as she coaches the dancers and hear about the unique process of restaging this iconic work.

Open rehearsal on July 10th
The Wolff and Other Works July 11th

For tickets and more info on either event, check out the link in our bio

Photos by @steven_pisano

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A little trip down memory lane in honor of April Fool’s Day from ye olden days @abtofficial Fun on, off and off off the stage! Good times for sure!!! Enjoy!!!!!
That 3rd slide is from a Japanese program from the 90s 😂❤️

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What a wonderful weekend in Palm Beach with the incredible Universal Ballet Competition team!

So grateful to be part of an organization that continues to bring together such an inspiring community of artists, educators, and families. Florida showed up in full force; the caliber of dancers was truly exceptional. The choreographies were creative, refined, and beautifully coached. Bravo to everyone who performed and supported these young artists.

Feeling energized and excited for the remainder of the UBC season and, of course, the Grand Prix Finals. The best is yet to come!

Great to catch up with the best mom in the world and spend some gorgeous sunsets together @ibis5262

Thank you, Palm Beach, for an unforgettable stop on the UBC journey!

#UniversalBalletCompetition #UBC2026 #PalmBeach #BalletCompetition #FutureOfBallet DanceExcellence GrandPrixFinals ClassicalBallet DanceLife FloridaDance BalletCommunity Grateful ArtistryInMotion

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The UBC judges are the best! #universalballetcompetition #dance #ballet

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Excited to be here CHICAGO! Meet your elite judges!
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Happy 85th birthday, American Ballet Theatre!!! thought it would be fun to do some posts that kind of chronicled a year at abt back in ye olden days!!!! while I was in the company in the 80s in the 90s we would go on a spring tour that began in January, usually in Miami, and and ended sometime in March or April typically in California or Washington DC with stops like Chicago, Detroit, my hometown St Louis (we had a company party at my house!) and even one year we did a bus tour of Florida. Went through the “Connecticut vault” and found a bunch of fun pictures so be prepared. This may take more than one post😂 ABTers be prepared for some flashbacks and kids, You may see your teachers back in the day. such good times!!!! Facebook friends help me tag because I’m not at home and can’t tag on my iPhone. Lots of love to all!

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Last night we kicked off our first Creative Exchange with The Art Peeps (@tammi.brazee and friends). 🎨✨
Artists working across different mediums came together to connect, share perspectives, and learn from one another—reminding us how powerful it is when creatives gather with curiosity and openness.

✨ Coming up… Join us for Salon Night!

📆 Thursday, December 18 · 5:30–6:30 PM
📍 Telluride Arts HQ (135 W Pacific Ave)

Inspired by Parisian salons, Salon Night is a casual, open gathering for artists and creatives to connect, share ideas, and spark new conversations.

No lectures. No pressure. Just community, creativity, and connection! Free and open to all artists. 🎨

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Over two unforgettable weeks, our studios came alive with the spirit of the Joffrey Ballet School legacy. We are deeply grateful to our special guests and faculty who ignited that legacy in every class, conversation, and step. The traditions of Joffrey were alive before our eyes—carried forward by dancers from all backgrounds and walks of life, moving together as one community.

Enjoy a recap of those incredible moments!

We continue to celebrate the life of Herbert Migdoll (1934–2025), resident photographer of the Joffrey company, whose artistry captured the soul of dance and preserved it for generations to come.

We also honor Jo Matos (1956–2025), Artistic Director of our Children’s & Youth Ballet Program. Her love, generosity, and boundless passion still fill our studios. Her legacy lives on in every young dancer who learns, dreams, and believes within these walls.

Honoring the past. Inspiring the future.

🎥: @jordanaether

#joffreyballetschool #dance #dancenyc #nyc #geraldarpino #ballet #pointe
#balletdancer #dancer

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Legacy Week Faculty Spotlight: Valerie Madonia

This week, we are honored to feature Valerie Madonia, former Joffrey Ballet dancer, director, and master teacher whose career reflects both artistic excellence and a deep dedication to preserving the Joffrey legacy. Valerie has performed leading roles with The Joffrey Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, and American Ballet Theatre, and has appeared as a guest artist with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, Complexions, and Armitage Gone! Dance.⁠
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Her performing career culminated in a celebrated appearance with the New York Philharmonic in Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, showcasing her range and expressive artistry. With over 25 years of teaching experience, Valerie has since become a guiding force in dance education.⁠
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As a répétiteur for The Gerald Arpino Foundation, Valerie has staged Arpino’s works for companies across the United States and abroad, ensuring that his choreography continues to inspire audiences and artists worldwide. Her influence extends internationally through her work as an ABT-certified teacher, master instructor, and choreographer, with commissions spanning concert and pre-professional stages alike.⁠
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Thank you Valerie for joining us at Legacy Week and for continuing to uphold and share the vision of Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino through your artistry, teaching, and mentorship.⁠
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📸 @laylamshoo⁠
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#joffreyballetschool #legacyweek #valeriemadonia #joffreyballet #dancelegacy

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This week at The Joyce, in the second week of the Arpino Dance Festival, Dance Theatre of Harlem performs Gerald Arpino’s Sea Shadow🐚

Performances:
Oct 7 & 9–12 → Kouadio Davis & Kamala Saara
Oct 8 → Derek Brockington & Lindsey Donnell

Tom Mossbrucker, who danced Sea Shadow in the ’80s with the Joffrey Ballet, recalled it this way: ‘At the end, during the bows, I felt as if we were waking up from a dream. From the first note of the Ravel until the lights faded, I would get completely lost in it.’

In rehearsals, Mossbrucker and his former partner, Valerie Madonia, worked with the Dance Theatre of Harlem dancers to find this dreamlike quality.
— Marina Harss / The New York Times

🎟 Tickets at the link in our bio.

#DanceTheatreofHarlem #GeraldArpino #TheJoyceTheater #ArpinoDanceFestival #SeaShadow

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The music & choreography for this piece speak to my soul 🧜🏽‍♀️🐚

🌊 “Sea Shadow” with Kouadio Davis choreographed by Gerald Arpino
🎼 Maurice Ravel
📰 Marina Harss for NY Times
🎥 Elias Williams
Set by Valerie Madonia & Tom Mossbrucker / Gerald Arpino Foundation for Dance Theatre of Harlem

***Debut - October 7 & 9-12th 2025 📍 The Joyce Theatre

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