Conversations on Dance

(43) Rebecca & Michael: A Dancer Dies Twice


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This week Rebecca and Michael wanted to take an opportunity to discuss retirement from the stage.  On April 9th Michael performed for the last time on a Miami City Ballet stage, closing out a more than decade long career with the company.  Today Rebecca catches up with Michael to talk about how he made his decision, what the final shows were like, and what comes next.  Because as Martha Graham says, “A dancer dies twice.  Once when they stop dancing, and the first death is the more painful.”
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Conversations on DanceBy Michael Sean Breeden & Rebecca King Ferraro