September 26, 2024
#SAB90 – SAB holds the first Student Choreography Workshop
Take a look back on some of our accomplished alumni who got their start as choreographers at the Student Choreography Workshop!
November is National American Indian Heritage Month and we want to take a moment to honor the many ballet dancers of American Indian Heritage who have contributed to our art form. The most well-known are the “Five Moons” ballerinas from Oklahoma who each made a tremendous impact in shaping ballet in America during the 20th century, including Rosella Hightower of Choctaw heritage, Moscelyne Larkin, a member of the Shawnee-Peoria tribe, Yvonne Chouteau of Shawnee and Cherokee heritage, and sisters Marjorie and Maria Tallchief, members of the Osage Nation.
Each one of these dancers performed with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo before going on to have incredible careers on the stage and in leadership roles with major companies like New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Tulsa Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, and the Paris Opéra Ballet. Their influence continues to inspire and their trailblazing legacies have left a huge imprint on the history of ballet.
We invite you to take a deeper dive into their individual life stories through the videos and links to articles and resources we’ve assembled below…
New York Times – Oklahoma’s Gift to Ballet: The Five Moons Ballerinas
SAB Trailblazer: Maria Tallchief
Pointe Magazine – Inaugural Five Moons Dance Festival Honors Oklahoma’s Native American Ballerinas
September 26, 2024
Take a look back on some of our accomplished alumni who got their start as choreographers at the Student Choreography Workshop!
July 19, 2024
Learn about the creation of SAB's National Audition Tour and glean a bit of Summer Course history too
May 17, 2024
Read the latest edition of #SAB90 to learn more about the history of SAB's Workshop Performances.