Miami City Ballet Blog » Jeanette Delgado http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog The Official Dance Company's Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:18:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Our Nutcracker Memories – Part 2 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/12/19/our-nutcracker-memories-part-2/ http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/12/19/our-nutcracker-memories-part-2/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:49:03 +0000 mcb1 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/?p=2479 This adorable two-part series comes to an end as Rebecca King talks to the Delgado sisters, Jennifer Lauren, and Tricia Albertson about their Nucracker memories!

Click here to see Our Nutcracker Memories – Part 1.

]]> http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/12/19/our-nutcracker-memories-part-2/feed/ 0 Jeanette Delgado on Liam Scarlett and the World Premiere http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/09/02/jeanette-delgado-on-liam-scarlett-and-the-world-premiere/ http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/09/02/jeanette-delgado-on-liam-scarlett-and-the-world-premiere/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:40:27 +0000 mcb1 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/?p=2329 MCB’s World Premiere is officially complete! Liam Scarlett has returned home and the dancers are taking some much-deserved time off. But we can’t get enough of the Liam craze! We chatted with principal dancer Jeanette Delgado recently and she seemed to agree with the rest of the dancers who were thrilled with Liam’s work and presence at MCB.

P.S. – There is a special surprise for Jeanette at the end of the video. Enjoy!

Liam Scarlett’s new ballet premieres in January 2012 at Adrienne Arsht Center, followed by performances at Broward Center and Kravis Center. Click here for more information.

]]> http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/09/02/jeanette-delgado-on-liam-scarlett-and-the-world-premiere/feed/ 0 Working with Alexei Ratmansky http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/06/08/working-with-alexei-ratmansky/ http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/06/08/working-with-alexei-ratmansky/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:38:20 +0000 mcb1 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/?p=2154 Alexei Ratmansky has been commissioned to create an original ballet for the Company, which will have its world premiere in March 2012 – with live music by The Cleveland Orchestra (TCO). This one-time MCB/TCO performance and gala will take place at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. The new Ratmansky ballet – Symphonic Dances – then will become part of Miami City Ballet’s repertoire during the 2012-2013 Season.

Post by Jeanette Delgado, Principal Dancer

Last summer I saw New York City Ballet dance a new work by Alexei Ratmansky and I was blown away! It was everything new and fresh about dancing but still true to ballet and musicality. I still have visions of this ballet and I am so moved by them. Never did I dream that we would get the chance to work with such an incredible artist!

The two weeks we recently spent working with Mr. Ratmansky felt like a glimpse into what the dancers who worked for George Balanchine must have felt! To be a part of someone’s creative process has been amazing! He pushed us to move in ways we’ve never moved nor ever thought of moving before. It is super challenging but he knows exactly how to ask for what he wants and shows it in the most inspiring way! It is a lot of work to really grasp the movement but it’s work that I can’t wait to continue!

Alexei Ratmansky working with MCB dancers.


]]> http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/06/08/working-with-alexei-ratmansky/feed/ 2 Meet the Dancers – Jeanette Delgado http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/03/10/meet-the-dancers-jeanette-delgado/ http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/03/10/meet-the-dancers-jeanette-delgado/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:33:46 +0000 mcb1 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/?p=1959

Allegro Brillante. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Alexandre Dufaur.

]]> http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2011/03/10/meet-the-dancers-jeanette-delgado/feed/ 0 Baker’s Dozen with Jeanette Delgado http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/09/16/bakers-dozen-with-jeanette-delgado/ http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/09/16/bakers-dozen-with-jeanette-delgado/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:48:42 +0000 mcb1 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/?p=1175 The exciting company premiere of Twyla Tharp’s Baker’s Dozen will be performed as part of Program II. We will follow principal dancer Jeanette Delgado on MCB Blog as she prepares for opening night in January.

Post by Principal Dancer Jeanette Delgado

Learning a ballet that is new to our repertory is always a very exciting process! It is a fresh opportunity to expand artistically without any preconceived ideas of how it is “supposed” to look.  Elaine Kudo, Twyla Tharp repetiteur, was here in June working with us on Baker’s Dozen which will premiere during Program II. My sister Patricia and I both worked with Elaine when we spent summers at the ABT school so it’s always really nice to reconnect with her! She was a ballerina with ABT as well as a dancer for Twyla’s company, so she knows how to explain Twyla’s steps to ballet dancers. We have to almost undo some of our ballet technique in order to grasp the movement because it is very different from what we’re used to! It takes us a while and we came out of those rehearsals bruised and sore in strange places!

By now we have become more familiar to this style from all the Tharp ballets we’ve conquered; however, we’re used to dancing her more intense and powerful choreography and the feeling in Baker’s Dozen is very different. It’s a lot lighter and more playful but still has very grounded and dynamic movements. It’s definitely a challenge trying to be explosive and energetic but in a subtle and kind of nonchalant way! When it’s done right it is an awesome ballet!! Funny and playful and of course, like all the Tharp ballets, full of ENERGY!

Jeanette Delgado in Baker’s Dozen. Photo © 2009 Lois Greenfield.
]]> http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/09/16/bakers-dozen-with-jeanette-delgado/feed/ 0 Gyrotonic 101 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/05/27/gyrotonic-101/ http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/05/27/gyrotonic-101/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 19:32:00 +0000 mcb1 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/?p=938 Miami City Ballet dancers exercise in other ways, outside of ballet, to keep in shape. One popular option is Gyrotonic, an exercise that guides users to simultaneously stretch and strengthen muscles and tendons while also articulating and mobilizing the joints. Lucky for MCB dancers, they don’t have to go too far…we have a Gyrotonic room right here in our building!

We recently caught up with principal dancer Jeanette Delgado during one of her sessions to learn more about this specialized exercise routine.

]]> http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/05/27/gyrotonic-101/feed/ 0 Our “First Ladies” http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/05/03/our-first-ladies/ http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/05/03/our-first-ladies/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 20:14:19 +0000 mcb1 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/?p=813 The May issue of W Magazine includes a photo spread by famed fashion photographer Bruce Weber called “First Ladies,” which features Miami City Ballet dancers and School students!  This “portfolio of inspirational women” includes a breathtaking shot of Jeanette and Patricia Delgado in flowing dresses by Valentino and Burberry, along with photos of fashion icon Iris Apfel, Haitian human-rights leader Marleine Bastien, among others.  Click here to see the image of the Delgado sisters, which was shot on the private beach behind Weber’s Golden Beach home. The magazine is on newsstands now, but before you run out and get it, listen in as the girls chat about their W experience.

]]> http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2010/05/03/our-first-ladies/feed/ 0 Patricia interviews her sister the Dewdrop http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2009/12/16/patricia-interviews-her-sister-the-dewdrop/ http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/2009/12/16/patricia-interviews-her-sister-the-dewdrop/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:22:32 +0000 mcb1 http://www.miamicityballet.org/blog/?p=442 In the third and final installment of Patricia’s interviews, she sits down with her sister and fellow principal dancer Jeanette Delgado. Listen in as Jeanette reminisces about growing up dancing in The Nutcracker at MCB and chats about her favorite parts of the Dewdrop role.

See Patricia and Jeanette perform in The Nutcracker this weekend.

December 18-20, 22-23
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

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