Sharon Skeel

Sharon Skeel

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BSR Contributor Since February 11, 2014

Sharon Skeel writes on dance and dance history. She lives in Gwynedd Valley, PA.

Sharon Skeel is an independent dance historian who lives in Gwynedd Valley, PA. She is currently working on a biography of Philadelphia dancer/choreographer Catherine Littlefield (1905-51).

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"Somebody Stole My Broken Heart" by Faith Ringgold. (Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art)

Dance: Movement, Rhythm, Spectacle at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Artists seeing dance
A lighthearted exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art surveys the many ways artists have responded to dance.
Sharon Skeel

Sharon Skeel

Articles 3 minute read
Eschewing the cobra: Fadeley and Peters in “Prodigal Son” (photo by Alexander Iziliaev)

Prokofiev’s 'Prodigal Son' at the Pennsylvania Ballet (second review)

Loving the prodigal
Prodigal Son is one of only two Balanchine ballets from the Diaghilev period that survive to this day, no doubt because men and women still grapple with sin, evil, and justice, and because sons continue to rebel and fathers to forgive.
Sharon Skeel

Sharon Skeel

Articles 3 minute read
When skaters danced outside: Irene and Walter Muehlbronner.

When ice dancing was young: talking with Irene Muehlbronner

Before Meryl and Charlie — Irene and Walter
America’s ice-dancing champions stand on the shoulders of another talented and charismatic couple, who waltzed, spun, and leaped on ice in simpler times.
Sharon Skeel

Sharon Skeel

Articles 4 minute read
Artists of Pennsylvania Ballet in "Serenade," choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Photo: Alexander Iziliaev

Pennsylvania Ballet's 'Serenade'

A celebration of two dance anniversaries
George Balanchine's Serenade, first performed 80 years ago, has changed over the years, but the Pennsylvania Ballet's production preserves its loveliness and soul.
Sharon Skeel

Sharon Skeel

Articles 4 minute read