VANESSA FENTON MASTERCLASS 6 April 2025 - SWAN LAKE
LBC members were invited to this Masterclass which followed the usual format starting with Vanessa taking class for about an hour in an Ashton/ Royal Ballet style. There followed two hours of pas de deux work led by 2 experienced dancers.
At this event we were delighted to see Mariko Sasaki and Lukas B. Brændsrød explaining and coaching the first part of the Black Swan pdd. This contains some tricky technical challenges requiring close co-ordination and connection between the dancers.
Normally in the audience you do not appreciate all the technicalities but close-to there are, for example, quick changes to hand grips needing absolute precision.
Challenging indeed but it must be satisfying to Lukas and Mariko seeing 20 students of varying ages and abilities cope with it so well and so quickly. A very successful event.
Quote of the day from Vanessa - “If it feels easy, it’s wrong!”.
Keith White © The London Ballet Circle
