RUDOLPH NUREYEV………. was a New Yorker

BUT…………he was buried in a Russian cemetery in paris….in 1993

It is not a carpet……..rather a mosaic masterpiece.

CHUN WAI CHAN joins the NYC BALLET

And New Yorkers welcome him.  Tho…..with COVID it will be months before we can see him dance.

SAM VASILI • Shoemaker for the STARS

SAM has taken care of BROADWAY STARS for 45 years.  Hoofers…….drama………musicals…….anybody and everybody who has appeared on Broadway.

He makes their shoes…..repairs their shoes………and gives them a “spit” shine.

Sews them……glues them…….

what ever is needed to keep Broadway ” foot loose and fancy free”.

the STARS love Sam………and their feet love him too.

BABS……JOEY…BETTYE……….LISA………..PATTI……….AND ME!  

WE all depend on SAM.

PRIDE WEEK in NYC 2019

NEW YORKERS are getting it in gear…..for the GAY PRIDE PARADE on Sunday……….down 5th Avenue to Greenwich Village.

150,000 people have registered to march in the Parade.

TWO MILLION spectators will line the parade route.  Lots of cheering going on in support of the GAY community.

WEST SIDE STORY

Our dear friend..GEORGE BORAZ…is also in this Line at the Barre.

DAVID WINTERS just behind Abbot in the line………..appeared in the Broadway show as well as the movie.  He had a brilliant career.

THE NUTCRACKER • ROYAL BIRMINGHAM BALLET

If you happen to be in England for the holidays………..

THE NUTCRACKER is a must.

You will get to see my friend…….AITOR GALENDE dance.

Waiting in the wings…………..

Look for AITOR in the Russian Dance

GAY PRIDE PARADE • nyc 2018 • Cynthia Nixon Marches

Cynthia Nixon is running for Governor on New York………..

power to the GAYS!

Our current governor……Andrew Cuomo also marched!

 

 

 

 

GAY PRIDE PARADE • nyc 2018 • Joyce Theatre

Dancers from the Joyce Theater “danced” in the parade…….

My friend Carlos Pons Guerra the choreographer……is over from England……….that’s him in the back row……holding up a teeny weenie……..FLAG!

EARTH DAY nyc 2018

NEW YORKERS take to the streets to celebrate EARTH DAY.…….they play….they sing…..they dance……they……..celebrate.

Brooklyn…….Staten Island….Brooklyn…….New York City…… and the Bronx

Trying to decide who we want to be !!!

Our friend Baudina popped in from London………and Jara had a day off from the Gelsey Kirkland Ballet.

Somehow we all went for the same HAT!

SELFIE…………..

 

I joined the Royal Scottish Pipers Marching Band

The Donald turned into a “whig”…………….