If It Ain't Baroque, Don't Fix It

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Ballet. We have preconceived notions of what it is and what we expect to see. OK—picture that. Now, throw it out the window. People are making strides in the art and doing incredible things with it. Sometimes, that means taking the old—very old—and adapting something new. The New York Baroque Dance Company, a leading force in the revival of 18th century ballet, brings the Ballet of the Seven Planets Workshop. The New Mexico Ballet hosts the five-day workshop from Monday, July 23 through Friday, July 27 from 9:30am to 12:30pm daily. Dancers 13 and older may take all of the classes for a flat cost of $150 thanks to partial funding from The Dance Preservation Fund. Learn re-imagined ballet choreography from the time of Louis XIV of France. Fun fact: King Louis, who also danced in the style, started the first Royal Ballet Academy in the Western world in 1661.