Claudia Bauer

Claudia Bauer's writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Dance Teacher, Playbill, the San Jose Mercury News, DanceTabs.com, San Francisco Classical Voice and more. She is a ballet historian and teaches workshops in 19th-century ballet technique.

Amanda del Valle, wearing a bright red flamenco-style dress, stands onstage in a pool of light, surrounded by darkness. She lifts her left arm up above her head, breaking at the wrist, and keeps her right arm down straight behind her making the same wrist shape. She looks out confidently towards the audience.

Career

At Ballet Hispánico, Dancers Are Considered Artists and Cultural Ambassadors

Claudia Bauer

Jasmine Jimison sits on the floor against a light gray backdrop. She smiles towards the camera and crosses her right leg over her left, which is tucked underneath her, and points her right foot. She wears a yellow leotard under a gray, long-sleeved shrug, tan tights and tan pointe shoes.

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Jasmine Jimison Takes Flight at San Francisco Ballet

Claudia Bauer

Daniel R. Durrett poses in a dramatic attitude croise derriere on pointe, in front of a pitch black background. Green and purple wisps of color trace their bottom leg and arms.

News

Ballet22 Transcends the Ballet Binary in Momentum

Claudia Bauer

Terez Dean Orr and Brandon Alexander stand face to face onstage in front of a green backdrop during a performance. They look wistfully into each others eyes. Alexander wears a pink shirt and pants and holds a black umbrella, while Dean Orr wears a dark rain coat. A group of danders in blue and green costumes encircle them, lunging deeply and with their arms around each others waists.

Career

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Offers a Thriving Home for Creative, Collaborative Dancers

Claudia Bauer

A large group of male and female dancers hold hands and bend their torsos forward as they create a large human circle around a dance studio. Val Caniparoli, in all black, stands next to a TV and a female rehearsal director at the front of the room, their backs toward the mirror.

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Behind the Scenes of San Francisco Ballet’s next@90 New Works Festival

Claudia Bauer

Susan Jaffe, on stage right, and Kevin McKenzie, to her left, stand onstage in front of a black curtain holding speech notes and with microphones attached to an earpiece on their right ears. Jaffe wears a long black velvet dress with a pattern of blue, purple and gold flowers. McKenzie wears a black sport coat and pants and gray buttong down shirt.

Career

Passing ABT’s Torch: A Conversation With Susan Jaffe and Kevin McKenzie

Claudia Bauer

Xander Parish soars in a Russian pas de chat onstage. He wears a white fitted t-shirt, black dance shorts, black socks and black ballet shoes.

News

Reunited in Dance: Xander Parish Brings Together Dancers Displaced by War

Claudia Bauer

Alonzo King and Steve Kerr sit in gray-blue armchairs onstage during a public interview. Between them on a small table is a large gold NBA Championship trophy. King wears a short, light-colored jacket and black pants and a gray hat, and clasps his hands together in front of his chest. Kerr, on the right, wears a dark sport coat, white button-down shirt, khaki pants and blue tennis shoes, and looks toward King with a smile.

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Ballet and Basketball: A Conversation With Alonzo King and Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr

Claudia Bauer