Charles' Web Blog

Charles Maple, Director of the Maple Conservatory of Dance

The following is a series of web blogs written by Charles Maple on various dance topics and local events:

• Personal Stories From Our Adult Ballet Students: "Why Do I Dance?"
  —posted October 7, 2008
• Leslie Browne: Master Ballet Teacher Extraordinaire
  —posted August 18, 2008
• Cynthia Gregory: America's Prima Ballerina Absoluta
  —posted July 31, 2008
• Thoughts From the 2008 American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Program: "The Vessel"
  —posted July 7, 2008
• A Sad Farewell To Orange County Register's Dance Critic Laura Bleiberg
  —posted April 15, 2008
• Yes Virginia, Another Nutcracker!
  —posted November 16, 2007
• LINES Ballet's Alonzo King: Alonzo King and the Inner Dancer
  —posted October 21, 2007
• American Ballet Theatre's Susan Jaffe, An American Legend, Visits the Maple Conservatory
  —posted August 10, 2007
• Week #3: More Thoughts From the ABT Summer Intensive Program in Alabama - Getting Ready For Our End-of-Program Performances
  —posted July 13, 2007
• Week #2: More Thoughts From the ABT Summer Intensive Program in Alabama - Our Wonderful Faculty
  —posted July 3, 2007
• Thoughts From the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Program in Alabama
  —posted June 27, 2007
• An Evening at "The Men of the Ballet Russes" at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles
  —posted June 9, 2007
• Charles attending the American Ballet Theatre Alumni Reunion in New York City
  —posted June 4, 2007

View Our Other Web Blogs!

See also web blogs by Chris Martin, Asst. Director of the Maple Conservatory and Laura Martin, Maple Conservatory faculty member:

• Read Chris' personal note on his family's move from New York City to California and his thoughts and philosophy on dance training.
• In addition to being a former professional dancer, Laura is also a fully certified Yoga instructor and teaches our Yoga classes, which are open to the entire community. Read Laura's personal note on her thoughts and philosophy on the art of practicing yoga.

      
Chris Martin and Laura Martin