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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.00,0:00:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find myself, at this point I've been\Na professional now for 12 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.83,0:00:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been a soloist, gosh, I don't know,\Nfive, six years something like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.65,0:00:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I've reached a very critical\Npoint in my career.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.87,0:00:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like now I can look back,\Nand grow from my experiences.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.70,0:00:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a world of curiosity\Nwithin my art form,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.27,0:00:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I feel an enormous\Namount of responsibility
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.74,0:00:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell the stories of dancers\Nwho have inspired me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.30,0:00:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as a responsibility to carry on
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.72,0:00:41.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keep this historical,\Nand traditional art form alive,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.78,0:00:43.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I'm at this point
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.99,0:00:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I'm reaching towards\Nthe next chapter in my career,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.94,0:00:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopefully to be the first African American\Nfemale principal dancer
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.58,0:00:52.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in any major company in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.76,0:00:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It makes me really step back\Nand wonder where ballet is headed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.32,0:01:01.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is ballet dying?\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.67,0:01:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the big question,\Nand I couldn't disagree more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.61,0:01:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.48,0:01:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keeping ballet relevant to the world\Nwithout changing its core,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.44,0:01:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the history of ballet,\NI think that that's very important.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.66,0:01:21.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think that ballet\Nhas been this hot, in terms of the media,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.91,0:01:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably since the 1980s.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.62,0:01:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that the world, outside\Nof the classical ballet world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.64,0:01:29.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're familiar\Nwith the Mikhail Baryshnikovs
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.85,0:01:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Gelsey Kirklands\Nand the Bolshoi ballet,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.57,0:01:36.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they were relevant decades ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.80,0:01:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do think that...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.76,0:01:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During that time, several ballets stars\Nwere defecting from Russia,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.92,0:01:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coming to America, so it was\Na really exciting time for dance,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.14,0:01:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that's why the world\Nwas so curious about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.22,0:01:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was bringing in\Na variety of nationalities
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.54,0:01:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to form what has\Nsuch a deep European history,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.07,0:02:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bringing it to America\Nand kind of creating a new history here,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.76,0:02:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I feel like the ballet world -\Nthe history is not very rich quite yet,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.39,0:02:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it is in Europe.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.17,0:02:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think that we are getting back\Nto that point, now, with our generation,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.32,0:02:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a different approach,\Nnow that we have different forms of media,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.09,0:02:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pop culture, music, sports,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.04,0:02:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the fact that it's bringing ballet,\Nand exposing it to the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.00,0:02:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that it's incredible,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.33,0:02:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and exposing people beyond\Nthe classical ballet world to what we do.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.81,0:02:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I think it's important\Nto bridge the gap between generations,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.42,0:02:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and carry on the tradition.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.23,0:02:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's exciting that dance has become\Nin reach to every household,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.98,0:02:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with various ranges of income\Nthrough media outlets.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.55,0:02:51.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lack of diversity:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.61,0:02:57.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think this is one of the reasons\Nthat ballet's been so exclusive.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.91,0:03:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Classical ballet has always\Nbeen characterized as an art form
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.77,0:03:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're either born into,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.91,0:03:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an elite group of people\Nthat are in a higher class.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.15,0:03:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we have these mediums now\Nto expose the culture past the stage,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.19,0:03:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's closing that gap.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.44,0:03:16.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for these reasons\NI know ballet is not dying.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.58,0:03:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Diversity in ballet:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.20,0:03:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that it's important to expand
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.20,0:03:28.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and show people that it can be inclusive.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.53,0:03:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a touchy subject, and I've never\Nbeen afraid to talk about it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.22,0:03:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but racism in ballet, I think it's there,\Nit's always been there,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.78,0:03:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think it's something that we should\Nopenly be able to talk about.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.76,0:03:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not just so black and white\Nas in, "Who's there dancing?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.05,0:03:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but within the storylines\Nof these old ballets.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.49,0:03:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Story ballets are the most classic\Nwithin the ballet repertory.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.39,0:03:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This question comes to me:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.77,0:04:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could old storylines\Nthat have racial connotations
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.12,0:04:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contribute to the lack\Nof racial diversity in ballet?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.20,0:04:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, I think that-
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.32,0:04:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You think of these characters\Nin these ballets,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.14,0:04:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they take place in a foreign land,\Nin India, with the ballet "La Bayadère;"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.02,0:04:17.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or in an imaginary land,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.41,0:04:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the "Land of the Sweets,"\N"The Nutcracker;"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.37,0:04:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Giselle" in a graveyard\Nin the afterworld.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.66,0:04:25.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, should we take offense\Nto these stories
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.55,0:04:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or merely accept them as they are,\Nas stories and fairy tales?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.49,0:04:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I feel, through my experience\Nas a black woman,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.60,0:04:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I definitely can't take to heart\Nplaying these characters
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.44,0:04:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are created in these story ballets.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.51,0:04:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I've always had an understanding
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.94,0:04:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I'm an actress\Nwhen I step onto the stage,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.57,0:04:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and through the words of Lauren Anderson,\Nif you guys don't know who that is,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.60,0:04:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,former African American principal dancer,\Nwith the Houston Ballet,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.80,0:04:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will never forgive her words:\N"No one is actually a sugar plum fairy."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.74,0:05:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why should we get so caught up\Nin these characters that we're playing?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.02,0:05:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, I just don't think\Nthat we should take offense
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.64,0:05:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if the character is supposed to be\Na submissive woman or a slave girl,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.14,0:05:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know these are all\Ncharacters in fairy tales.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.72,0:05:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, something else\Nthat I would like to talk about.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.24,0:05:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh. That's not where I'm at.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.63,0:05:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we go...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.06,0:05:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An alternate history:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.19,0:05:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's so much history\Nwithin the classical ballet world
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.70,0:05:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that no one talks about.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.96,0:05:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think that people\Nwould be surprised to know
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.32,0:05:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how many different nationalities
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.40,0:05:41.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have such a deep history\Nin the classical ballet world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.16,0:05:45.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I wanted to share\Nmy history as a black woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.47,0:05:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Black women have never really\Nbeen given the opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.10,0:05:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to openly represent classical ballet.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.65,0:05:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Discovering this, I felt alone\Nin a world that had become my home,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.17,0:06:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it gave me mixed feelings.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.60,0:06:03.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did some of my own research
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.51,0:06:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and discovered a world that was\Nso fascinating and comforting to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.19,0:06:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to talk about some dancers.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.28,0:06:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a feeling that you guys\Nhaven't heard of a lot of them
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.53,0:06:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they're just not put out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.88,0:06:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Janet Collins who is the first woman here,\None of the first black ballerinas.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.21,0:06:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She danced at the Metropolitan Opera.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.99,0:06:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then of course there's Raven Wilkinson,\Nwho, it's pretty incredible,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.60,0:06:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she lives five blocks from me\Nand we're really close friends now.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.67,0:06:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was a ballerina\Nwith the Ballets Russes in the '50s,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.18,0:06:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's a crazy story
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.55,0:06:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you guys should research\Nif you don't know who she is.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.90,0:06:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arthur Mitchell, of course,\Nwas the principal dancer
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.35,0:06:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with New York City Ballet -\Nthe first black man ever,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.50,0:06:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then he founded\NDance Theatre of Harlem.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.37,0:06:50.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dolores Browne -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.41,0:06:52.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the New York Negro Ballet in the '50s.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.23,0:06:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are all such inspirational stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.11,0:06:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and things that weren't introduced\Nto me growing up.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.58,0:07:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think it's so important\Nfor us to know
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.47,0:07:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every side of the history\Nof classical ballet.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.26,0:07:10.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do understand that the ballerina\Nrepresents ballet,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.15,0:07:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and having a European-based history,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.58,0:07:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeing woman of color in this role\Nis hard for many to accept.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.64,0:07:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finding out that African Americans\Nhave a rich history in the ballet world
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.13,0:07:22.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was an incredible discovery for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.68,0:07:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Part of what I realize now\Nas a part of my journey,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.76,0:07:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to share their stories.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.61,0:07:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The evolution of ballet:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.45,0:07:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think this is so important
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.80,0:07:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I think that probably\Nmost of you are really familiar
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.69,0:07:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with everything that's on TV now\Nthat's related to dance.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.86,0:07:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't be more excited about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.62,0:07:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Different forms of media,\Nwe have the movie the "Black Swan,"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.47,0:07:51.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have "Dancing with the Stars,"\N"So You Think You Can Dance,"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.66,0:07:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I found my way into pop culture media.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.76,0:07:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though I have been given\Nthese outlets to collaborate,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.17,0:08:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find it my duty to pay respect
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.01,0:08:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the art and culture\Nof classical ballet while doing so.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.96,0:08:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TV shows, music, movies, sports\Nare all platform in my eyes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.33,0:08:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to spark interest into a world
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.98,0:08:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can seem intimidating\Nand unreachable.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.72,0:08:18.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want to show you guys a little video.\NThis was really cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.79,0:08:21.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was something that I did\Nwith a former NFL player.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.58,0:08:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His name is Sean James\Nand he has a student athlete foundation,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.66,0:08:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we did this collaboration,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.34,0:08:31.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this really cool video.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.61,0:08:33.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you a little bit of...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.12,0:08:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uh oh. (Static sounds)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.44,0:08:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video: Electronic sounds)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.91,0:08:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.94,0:09:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Misty Copeland: I think it's important\Nto see the similarities...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.78,0:09:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.74,0:09:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh god, what did I do?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.08,0:09:52.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to see the similarities with dance\Nand to see that we are athletes,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.34,0:09:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think of athletes\Nas artists as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.63,0:09:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry, I just messed this up again.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.08,0:10:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As well as collaborating with Prince,\Nbeing part of his Welcome to America Tour,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.99,0:10:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dancing on stage at Madison Square Garden,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.24,0:10:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think these are all incredible ways\Nof staying true to classical ballet
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.52,0:10:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but opening up a world to people
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.11,0:10:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that probably wouldn't want to step\Ninto the Metropolitan Opera House
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.40,0:10:20.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see a classical ballet.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.05,0:10:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think it's important\Nto have these collaborations,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.72,0:10:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to spark interest and keep ballet alive\Noutside of the classical ballet world.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.98,0:10:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next thing I want to talk about\Nis creating new classics,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.84,0:10:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I think is so important.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.90,0:10:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my opinion...
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.67,0:10:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my opinion, there's a very fine line
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.71,0:10:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between reworking classics\Nand changing them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.47,0:10:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keeping the classics alive\Nand remaining faithful to them
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.14,0:10:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while creating new ones.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.22,0:10:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are certain ballets\Nthat will forever remain classics:
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.76,0:10:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Swan Lake," "La Bayedère," "Giselle,"\N"Les Sylphides," "La Sylphide,"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.27,0:10:54.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Don Quixote."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.38,0:10:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think that any of those\Nshould be touched,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.72,0:10:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know some people feel differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.52,0:11:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is that where I am?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.80,0:11:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yup.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.09,0:11:05.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.43,0:11:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tradition and history are what make\Nthis art form so special and unique.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.90,0:11:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can't abandon that.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.09,0:11:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While staying true and keeping\Nthose classics alive,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.60,0:11:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can build and create new classics\Nand a bright future for ballet.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.26,0:11:23.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allowing new choreographers the space,\Nwithout judgement, to create,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.65,0:11:26.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we could very well have another\NGeorge Balanchine in our presence.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.79,0:11:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you guys don't know\Nwho George Balanchine is,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.54,0:11:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he founded the New York City Ballet,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.62,0:11:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and choreographed so many ballets\Nthat are now classics.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.74,0:11:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to think, then,\Nit was the new modern thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.18,0:11:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now his ballets are classics,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.36,0:11:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I think it's so important\Nto keep that alive,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.14,0:11:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give hope to new choreographers.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.35,0:11:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we have Wayne McGregor,\Nwith the Royal Ballet;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.52,0:11:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have Alexei Ratmansky,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.88,0:11:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who I'm so thrilled\Nthat I was a part of a creation
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.50,0:11:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of his new version of "The Firebird."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.62,0:12:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think it's important for the future
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.34,0:12:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep these choreographers motivated.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.71,0:12:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on a different path,\Nwithout having to change the classics.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.11,0:12:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last thing that I want to talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.06,0:12:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is educating our youth\Non classical ballet.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.52,0:12:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe in progression\Nand change to allow for growth.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.81,0:12:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's important to know\Nand respect our history.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.95,0:12:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I feel so strongly about\Nand such a connection to
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.93,0:12:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with classical ballet\Nis the structure of it all.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.26,0:12:32.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the one thing\NI don't believe should change.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.14,0:12:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Classical ballet is different\Nfrom other art forms
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.91,0:12:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in that we have stayed true\Nto the formal etiquette.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.03,0:12:42.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter what age you are in this field,\Nyou treat the more experienced dancers
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.87,0:12:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the higher in rank with respect.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.64,0:12:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that it's important to continue on\Nwith this tradition of the structure
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.76,0:12:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I think it can serve a child
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.38,0:12:57.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in every aspect\Nof their life and learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.78,0:12:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ballet culture:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.47,0:13:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if you guys\Nknow much about the culture of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.37,0:13:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really interesting\Nthat we don't really write things down.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.20,0:13:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we kind of rely on a video,\Nbut you know ballets that were created
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.100,0:13:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the early 1900s or 1800s,\Nyou can't really look at video footage,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.05,0:13:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so a lot of it really depends\Non memories and passed down stories
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.05,0:13:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this choreography and keeping it alive,\Nwhich I think is so cool about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.36,0:13:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But yes, we rely on the memory\Nof our predecessors
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.74,0:13:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pass on the knowledge of style\Nand steps down to the smallest details.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.29,0:13:37.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our ballet masters, that sounds crazy\Nto say in this day and age,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.38,0:13:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our ballet master and mistresses,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.97,0:13:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but those are like our coaches,\Nare usually former dancers
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.96,0:13:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have danced the roles\Nthat they are teaching and coaching us on,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.68,0:13:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really sharing their experiences,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.94,0:13:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with probably the choreographer\Nas it was set on them.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.27,0:13:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's so important\Nto bring it back,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.53,0:13:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the origin of the ballerina\Nwhich is artistry,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.76,0:14:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I feel like that's gotten so lost,\Nwith my generation even.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.63,0:14:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Artistry is what separates\Na ballet dancer from a ballerina -
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.82,0:14:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a prima ballerina.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.52,0:14:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This generation, my generation of dancers,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.44,0:14:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitely seem\Nto be more focused on tricks,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.70,0:14:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instant gratification, but I think you can\Nprobably apply that to every aspect,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.45,0:14:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just in the classical ballet world.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.24,0:14:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I think that they're kind of hooked\Non this instant gratification
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.95,0:14:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and response from the audience based on,\NI think, a very empty movement
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.64,0:14:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is no longer\Nthe origin of the technique,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.91,0:14:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm really adamant about keeping\Nthe classical technique alive,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.64,0:14:49.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's important\Nto do your research,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.64,0:14:52.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learn the history,\Nto carry on this art form.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.27,0:14:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel very fortunate to be in a position\Nto show that our youth is fully capable
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.14,0:15:00.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of carrying on such a rich art form\Nand keeping it alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.34,0:15:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think that the future\Nof ballet looks so bright.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.49,0:15:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.68,0:15:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)