In the 1950s, Stanley Williams was performing as a principal dancer with George Krista's Ballet Comique in London, where he also stood as balletmaster.
From 1964 until his death in 1997, Stanley Williams was first among instructors at the School of American Ballet. As a teacher, he was soft-spoken. [citation needed]
His original teaching style relied a lot on exercises to develop speed, foot work and petit allegro (small jumps), in the tradition of the Bournonville and Balanchine ballet styles. Williams contrasted slow movement with sudden, almost spastic moves, and spoke in vague terms that some students found hard to understand. One of his famous phrases was "You're going out, you have to go in," which he constantly repeated to correct many different types of movements and steps without being too specific.[citation needed]
Williams often stressed his dislike of certain features of the Russian ballet style, which in his opinion, lacked the movement flow, continuity and contrast he was seeking.[citation needed]
He smoked a pipe[2] and was the only person allowed to smoke in the Rose building, where SAB and NYCB are situated. He apparently accepted the job as a teacher on the condition that he be allowed to smoke in the building. The smell of his pipe, which often pervaded the SAB corridors, became associated with him and SAB. He often worked in class with pianists like Lynn STANFORD or Katerina BAPTIST. They played for him using triolet giving an impression of a soft circle music. Katerina BAPTIST released a CD of music for the class "in memory of Stanley Williams".
^Brozan, Nadine (1992-06-08). "Chronicle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
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stanley, williams, dancer, stanley, williams, 1925, 1997, dancer, later, renowned, ballet, instructor, contents, early, days, york, notable, students, referencesearly, days, editstanley, williams, born, england, grew, copenhagen, enrolled, royal, danish, schoo. Stanley Williams 1925 1997 was a dancer and later a renowned ballet instructor Contents 1 Early days 2 New York 3 Notable students 4 ReferencesEarly days editStanley Williams was born in England but grew up in Copenhagen and was enrolled at the Royal Danish School of Ballet 1 His instruction was steeped in the Bournonville tradition training with Harald Lander although he also studied with Vera Volkova a disciple of Agrippina Vaganova In 1943 Williams joined the Royal Danish Ballet becoming a principal dancer six years later and by 1950 he had begun teaching at the Royal Danish School of Ballet in Copenhagen In the 1950s Stanley Williams was performing as a principal dancer with George Krista s Ballet Comique in London where he also stood as balletmaster By 1964 Williams s reputation had reached George Balanchine who invited him to instruct at the School of American Ballet in New York City 1 New York editFrom 1964 until his death in 1997 Stanley Williams was first among instructors at the School of American Ballet As a teacher he was soft spoken citation needed His original teaching style relied a lot on exercises to develop speed foot work and petit allegro small jumps in the tradition of the Bournonville and Balanchine ballet styles Williams contrasted slow movement with sudden almost spastic moves and spoke in vague terms that some students found hard to understand One of his famous phrases was You re going out you have to go in which he constantly repeated to correct many different types of movements and steps without being too specific citation needed Williams often stressed his dislike of certain features of the Russian ballet style which in his opinion lacked the movement flow continuity and contrast he was seeking citation needed He smoked a pipe 2 and was the only person allowed to smoke in the Rose building where SAB and NYCB are situated He apparently accepted the job as a teacher on the condition that he be allowed to smoke in the building The smell of his pipe which often pervaded the SAB corridors became associated with him and SAB He often worked in class with pianists like Lynn STANFORD or Katerina BAPTIST They played for him using triolet giving an impression of a soft circle music Katerina BAPTIST released a CD of music for the class in memory of Stanley Williams In 1992 he was awarded the Mae L Wien Award of 10 000 by the School of American Ballet 3 Notable students editPeter Martins 1 Patrick Bissell Gelsey Kirkland Peter Boal 1 Lawrence Leritz Fernando Bujones Edward Villella 1 References edit a b c d e Dunning Jennifer 1997 10 24 Stanley Williams 72 Teacher Of Top Male Ballet Dancers The New York Times Retrieved 2008 08 15 Barnes Clive Jan 1998 Stanley Williams magisterial teacher ballet teacher Dance Magazine Retrieved 2008 08 15 Brozan Nadine 1992 06 08 Chronicle The New York Times Retrieved 2008 08 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stanley Williams dancer amp oldid 1210042843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
