Miami Dancer Bradley Dunlap’s Best 2011 Moments: Girl Talk, New World, Mark Morris

As 2011 comes to an end, we’re getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we’re not alone. So we’ve asked some of Miami’s top artists, writers, film producers and other cultural geniuses about their favorite 2011 memories.Bradley Dunlap had a lot to look back on in 2011. As a dancer with the Miami City Ballet, life was pretty good. From performing in Miami in George Balanchine’s Western Symphony, based on traditions and music of the wild west, to revising the dance for a Parisian audience this summer, and then seeing it aired on television for a PBS special of Great Performances in September, Dunlap has been part of an extraordinary year. A company that was considered a very good regional one leaped into the national and international spotlight seemingly overnight. MCB was founded by Edward Villella, a star with the New York City Ballet under Balanchine, who after he retired as a dancer brought his own vision and versions of Balanchine to Miami in 1986. This year he announced his retirement, signaling a new era for MCB and its dancers, including Dunlap, who is currently dancing The Nutcracker across South Florida…