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INTERVIEW WITH SAN FRANCISCO BALLET'S PRINCIPAL DANCER DAVIT KARAPETYAN
Examiner.com
Dec 013
Have you met your prince yet? Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Davit
Karapetyan trained at the Armenian School of Ballet and Schweizerische
Ballettberufsschule. After dancing with Zurich Ballet, he joined
San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 2005 and is currently
dancing the role of the Nutcracker Prince for the 2013 San Francisco
Ballet's The Nutcracker. Davit took some time to answer questions
sent to the Examiner from young aspiring ballerinas ages 4-8 for this
exclusive interview:
Ballet students: How long have you been doing ballet?
Davit: I got a late start to dance but did six years of ballet school
and have been a professional dancer for 14 years.
Ballet students: How long do you exercise, stretch and warm up before
a show?
Davit: An hour but often even more-it's important to be very limber
by the time I get on stage.
Ballet students: Do you practice every day? How long do you practice?
Davit: During the season we usually practice about six hours a day,
six days a week. When I'm off work, I like to do other physical
activity like golfing and gyro tonics.
Ballet students: How high can you jump?
Davit: If I jump up into the splits, I can clear well over five feet.
Ballet students: Do ballerinas have a special diet?
Davit: Most of us just try to eat well and healthily since we need
so much energy to dance all the Nutcracker performances.
Ballet students: What is your favorite part of the show?
Davit: My favorite part of Nutcracker is the Grand pas de deux because
it's really the pinnacle of the second act where the grown-up Clara
finally gets to dance with her prince (me).
Since the American Premier on Christmas Eve, 1944 at San Francisco's
War Memorial Opera House the Nutcracker has become a national holiday
tradition. Family performances are a wonderful way to introduce and
inspire audiences of all ages to the magical world of ballet. Stop off
before the performance or at intermission for a box of sweet treats
at Candyland, now located in the North Grand Tier Lobby. Attending a
matinee performance on Sunday, December 15, 22, or 29? Make it a full
day of holiday celebration with Breakfast with Santa before the show.
Opening this weekend, the Nutcracker will be running at the War
Memorial Opera house through December 29th.
http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-san-francisco-ballet-s-principal-dancer-davit-karapetyan
Examiner.com
Dec 013
Have you met your prince yet? Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Davit
Karapetyan trained at the Armenian School of Ballet and Schweizerische
Ballettberufsschule. After dancing with Zurich Ballet, he joined
San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 2005 and is currently
dancing the role of the Nutcracker Prince for the 2013 San Francisco
Ballet's The Nutcracker. Davit took some time to answer questions
sent to the Examiner from young aspiring ballerinas ages 4-8 for this
exclusive interview:
Ballet students: How long have you been doing ballet?
Davit: I got a late start to dance but did six years of ballet school
and have been a professional dancer for 14 years.
Ballet students: How long do you exercise, stretch and warm up before
a show?
Davit: An hour but often even more-it's important to be very limber
by the time I get on stage.
Ballet students: Do you practice every day? How long do you practice?
Davit: During the season we usually practice about six hours a day,
six days a week. When I'm off work, I like to do other physical
activity like golfing and gyro tonics.
Ballet students: How high can you jump?
Davit: If I jump up into the splits, I can clear well over five feet.
Ballet students: Do ballerinas have a special diet?
Davit: Most of us just try to eat well and healthily since we need
so much energy to dance all the Nutcracker performances.
Ballet students: What is your favorite part of the show?
Davit: My favorite part of Nutcracker is the Grand pas de deux because
it's really the pinnacle of the second act where the grown-up Clara
finally gets to dance with her prince (me).
Since the American Premier on Christmas Eve, 1944 at San Francisco's
War Memorial Opera House the Nutcracker has become a national holiday
tradition. Family performances are a wonderful way to introduce and
inspire audiences of all ages to the magical world of ballet. Stop off
before the performance or at intermission for a box of sweet treats
at Candyland, now located in the North Grand Tier Lobby. Attending a
matinee performance on Sunday, December 15, 22, or 29? Make it a full
day of holiday celebration with Breakfast with Santa before the show.
Opening this weekend, the Nutcracker will be running at the War
Memorial Opera house through December 29th.
http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-san-francisco-ballet-s-principal-dancer-davit-karapetyan