"Snow is Falling..." is a celebration of winter, with music specially chosen to reflect the many and varied moods of the season.

The album offers extracts from the larger dance repertoire and beyond.
Many of the works chosen draw on nature as a source of inspiration: from adagios that evoke the stilness and calm of a frosty morning (Vivaldi's "Winter", Glazunov's "Seasons", Bach's "Air on a G String" ...) ;to the allegros that set the dazzling pace for turns across the floor (Offenbach's "Gaiete Parisienne", Strauss's "Fledermaus", Waldteufel's "Skaters" ...).

The CD also pays homage to pieces that hold a special place in our collective musical memories: from the strains of Tchaikowsky in the quintessential Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker; to the expansive grandeur of the Viennese Waltz.

There is also room for fun with the lighter festive "Turkey in The Straw" and "Jingle Bells" echoing "Chicken" in Strauss's Fledermaus and The Enchanting Bells of Mozart's Magic Flute..

 Tracks

BARRE

Time

Music

Mp3  Demos

1

Warm-up

8x8 - 4/4

1:42

(The Four Seasons) Vivaldi

Warm-up

2

Pliés

8x8 - 6/8

1:41

"Sicilienne" (Jewels) Faure

Pliés

3

Tendus in 2

8x8 - 2/4

:38

(Nutcracker) Tchaikovsky

Tendus in 2

4

Tendus in 3

8x8+2x8 balance - 3/4

1:22

"The Skaters" (Waltz 3) Waldteufel

Tendus in 3

5

Glissés in 2

16x8 - 2/4

1:15

"Turkey in the Straw" Traditional

Glissés in 2

6

Glissés in 3

16x8 - 3/4

1:20

"Chicken" (Fledermaus) Strauss

Glissés in 3

7

Ronds de jambe

8x8 - 3/4

1:54

"Tales from the Vienna Woods"
Strauss

Ronds de jambe

8

Frappés

16x8 - 2/4

1:23

"Galop" (The Skaters/LeProphéte) Meyerbeyer

Frappés

9

Fondus

8x8 - 3/4

2:15

"Valse Lente" Offenbach

Fondus

10

Ronds de jambe en l’air

8x8 - 3/4

1:38

"Enjoy Life" (Waltz) Strauss

Ronds de jambe en l’air

11

Petit batt. sur le coup de pied

8x8 - 2/4

:43

"The Snowman" (A Trip To The Moon) Offenbach

Petit batt. sur le coup de pied

12

Développés

8x8 - 3/4

2:37

"The Departure" (Fledermaus) Strauss

Développés

13

Grands Battement

8x8 - 3/4

1:05

"le chocolat" (Nutcracker) Tchaikovsky

Grands Battement

14.

Stretch

16x8 - 4/4

3:01

"Le Dodo ou l'Amour au Berceau" Couperin

Stretch

CENTRE

CENTRE

15

Port de Bras

4x8 - 3/4

1:22

"Cradle-Song" Brahms

Port de Bras

16

Tendus

8x8 - 2/4

:56

"Polka" (short version) (A Trip To the Moon) Offenbach

Tendus

17

Tendus

16x8 - 2/4

1:46

"Polka" (long version) (A Trip To the Moon) Offenbach

Tendus

18

Pirouettes

16x8 - 3/4

2:32

"Artist's Life" (Waltz) Strauss

Pirouettes

19

Pirouettes et Balancés

16x8 - 3/4

2:30

"The Skater" Waldteufel

Pirouettes et Balancés

20

Center Practice and Pirouettes

8x8 - 4/4

1:13

"March" (Nutcracker) Tchaikovsky

Center Practice and Pirouettes

21

Posés Turn

16x8 - 2/4

1:17

"Quadrille" (Fledermaus) Strauss

Posés Turn

22

Assemblés soutenus en tournant

16x8 - 2/4

1:03

"It's Snowing" (A Trip To The Moon) Offenbach

Assemblés soutenus en tournant

23

Emboités en tournant in 3

8x8 - 3/4

1:28

"Snowflakes Ballet"(A Trip to The Moon) Offenbach

Emboités en tournant in 3

24

Chainés

8x8 - 2/4

1:03

"Hailstones" (The Seasons) Glazounov

Chainés

25

Warm-up in 2

8x8 - 2/4

0:44

"It Sounds So Happy" (Magic flute) Mozart

Warm-up in 2

26

Warm-up in 3

8x8 - 6/8

:40

"Jingle Bells" Traditional

Warm-up in 3

27

Petit Allegro

8x8 - 3/4

1:04

"The Skaters" (Waltz 2) Waldteufel

Petit Allegro

28

Medium Allegro

8x8 - 6/8

1:02

"Snow Variation" (A Trip To The Moon) Offenbach

Medium Allegro

29

Medium Allegro 2

8x8 - 3/4

1:05

"Life is a Dance" (Waltz) Strauss

Medium Allegro 2

30

Ballonés composés

8x8 - 3/4

1:37

"Mazurka" (Vert-Vert) Offenbach

Ballonés composés

31

Pas de Pointes 1

10x8 - 2/4

:56

"Silver Fairy" (Sleeping Beauty) Tchaikovsky

Pas de Pointes 1

32

Pas de Pointes 2

16x8 - 2/4

1:24

"Entreact" (La Vie Parisienne) Offenbach

Pas de Pointes 2

33

Courus across the Floor

5x8 - 3/8

1:20

"The Snow" (The Seasons) Glazounov

Courus across the Floor

34

Grand Allegro

16x8 - 2/4

2:14

"Exquisite Hours" (The Merry Widow) Lehar

Grand Allegro

35

Grand Allegro

16x8 - 2/4

1:06

"Can Can"  (Vie Parisienne) Offenbach

Grand Allegro

36

Port de Bras and Reverence

12x8 - 4/4

3:21

"Air on a G String" Bach

Port de Bras and Reverence