tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post8461111006655142068..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Family Memories of Christmases Long PastJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-1930329715349419992018-05-25T11:23:28.446-07:002018-05-25T11:23:28.446-07:00I also studied with Mr. Fastings. He was in the Ru...I also studied with Mr. Fastings. He was in the Ruth Paige company in Chicago, and (I think I understood correctly) the Royal Danish Ballet before coming to the US, although that may be incorrect. The best source on his life and history was his student, Duard Farquhar, who co-owned the studio and finally ran it outright with Mr. Fasting still teaching for him, as he got older. His sense of choreographic artistry and Duard's sense of careful physical preparation for dance (especially for those of us without the more flexible backs and legs that Mr. Fastings had) were a good combination in the years before more specific approaches to ballet pedagogy had evolved. <br /><br />I still recall a class in which we were assigned a developpe a la seconde, which, for those with good turn-out and extension, can take the leg up past the ear, and higher. A 90-degree lift is considered good--and there was Mr. Fasting, in his mid-80s, I think, demonstrating and saying to us, "Now see, girls, if I can do this, so can you!"<br /><br />I've continued to work in dance, writing on dance history, dance iconography, and liturgical dance, although I'm not in Columbus any more. I enjoyed my work with him and with Duard. DLa Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788954267739403629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-16857050429407938222016-12-29T21:49:08.362-08:002016-12-29T21:49:08.362-08:00She sure did, Iggy. Only...for all the autographed...She sure did, Iggy. Only...for all the autographed photos of friends in her album, I have no idea who they might have been. Once in a while, I'll run across a name in the news and realize, "Hey, that's one of those guys in her album!"Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-65304666583569221822016-12-29T07:40:45.972-08:002016-12-29T07:40:45.972-08:00Lots of glamour and lots of hard work!!!
I bet ...Lots of glamour and lots of hard work!!! <br /><br />I bet your mom met a lot of people along the way!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-777205128736302362016-12-25T22:23:00.900-08:002016-12-25T22:23:00.900-08:00Well, you know "show biz" has its ups an...Well, you know "show biz" has its ups and downs. My mom had some funny stories about what she and her roommates did when they <i>didn't</i> get the parts they wanted...<br /><br />Eventually, though, she met my dad and got married. Gave it all up for a home life with family--especially since back then, even in acting and stage work, it was frowned upon to work, once a woman had children of her own.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-2389586352072210092016-12-25T21:58:46.292-08:002016-12-25T21:58:46.292-08:00How exciting her life must have been! :)How exciting her life must have been! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-34299742485423377252016-12-22T21:05:47.481-08:002016-12-22T21:05:47.481-08:00Thanks for stopping by, Marian, and best wishes fo...Thanks for stopping by, Marian, and best wishes for your holiday celebrations, as well!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-52563119751134153742016-12-22T05:27:06.433-08:002016-12-22T05:27:06.433-08:00Very interesting take on family at holiday time. T...Very interesting take on family at holiday time. Thanks for sharing and happy holidays to you!Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.com