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RICHARD HOLDEN'S SCRAPBOOK
Founder and Director - Kalinka Russian Dancers
(See also Detailed Biography of
Richard Holden)
PHOTOS
With balalaika outside
DANCE VIDEOS - choreography
by Richard Holden
Boris and Ludmilla
choreographed by Richard Holden and
danced by Mia Hansen with the Arizona Balalaika Orchestra
Russian Sailor's Dance
choreographed by Richard Holden to
music from "The Red Poppy" by Reinhold Glière. Performed by Kalinka Dancers and the
Arizona Balalaika Orchestra
Sabre Dance from "Khatchaturiana"
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an Armenian Folk Ballet with music by Aram Khatchaturian and
choreographed by Richard Holden for State Street Ballet of Santa
Barbara, CA. Performance: July 16, 1999 at Lobero Theater, Santa
Barbara.
Dancer: Chauncey Parsons Hildestad. A native of Santa Barbara, Mr.
Hildestad graduated from the Kirov Academy of Ballet, returning home to
join State Street Ballet. With the Kirov, he danced principal roles in "Pakhita"
and "Coppelia", and with State Street Ballet, principal roles in 'Markitanka",
"Flower Festival" and "Flames of Paris". Mr. Hildestad was a finalist in
the 6th New York International Ballet Competition and International
Jackson Competition, Spring 2002. He is currently with the Colorado
Ballet.
Khorovodskaya Pliaska
Women's Round Dance performed by the
State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara, California.. Choreography by
Richard Holden - Music, traditional.
This dance is typical of the Kursk region of Northern Russia. It was
originally choreographed in 1997 by Richard Holden for his Kalinka
Russian Folk Dance group in Tucson, Arizona. The costumes here worn by
the State Street Ballet dancers are from the Tucson group. In Tucson
this dance is performed with the Arizona Balalaika Orchestra and the
Sons of Orpheus Men's chorus.
Arman's Variation from
the Armenian Folk Ballet, "Khatchaturiana"
music by Aram Khatchaturian and
choreography by Richard Holden. Performed by State Street Ballet of
Santa Barbara, California, Lobero Theater, July 16, 1999.
Dancer: Sayat Asatryan. Born in Armenia, Mr. Asatryan trained in Russia
at the Voronezh Ballet School and the St. Petersburg Ballet School. As a
principal dancer, he toured with the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow State,
Moscow Festival and The Bolshoi Ballet Companies. Mr. Asatryan has
worked with noted choreographer Vladimir Vasliliev and danced leading
roles in "Don Quixote", "Giselle", "Carmen", "Cinderella" and
"Nutcracker".
Mr. Asatryan currently operates his own Agency for Performing Artists.
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