Title: Music from Within: A Tribute to Martha Mahr
Artist: Tejas, Aly
Label: CD Baby
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 837654637197
Genre: Classical Composers

Distinguished ballerina and instructor Martha Mahr passed away in June... The ballet world has unquestionably lost one of it most well-known instructors, a woman whose love and passion for ballet, and classical ballet in particular, was second to none. Martha lived and breathed ballet, and this dedication as well as her strict disciplinary style and demanding nature made her the kind of teacher the best dancers in the world would seek out, such as Margot Fonteyn, Natalia Makarova, Fernando Bujones, Cynthia Gregory, Ivan Nagy, and even Alicia Alonso, who was first her employer before taking classes with Martha! In her very long and distinguished career Martha Mahr was a principal ballerina, ballet mistress, instructor for such prestigious companies such as the Cuban National Ballet of Alicia Alonso, and founder of the renown Martha Mahr School of Ballet in Miami, Florida. Her career spanned almost sixty years, and in that time her dedication to the art form and her commitment to her students set her apart from many other professionals in the ballet world. Aly Tejas had the fortune to work with her for almost seven years. To Aly, Martha was not just the awe-inspiring ballet figure she'd heard of while growing up and playing for different academies in Cuba. Martha became her friend, and her passing was, although foreseeable, very difficult for all who knew her. This CD is Aly's tribute to an extraordinary woman who was key to Aly's professional development in the U.S. This CD is a comprised of all original and classical melodies, as classical was Martha's focus. When you listen to this CD, imagine Martha's delicate frame strolling slowly along the mirrored wall of her dance studio, observing her students, an ever so subtle smile appearing on her face when she sees that something special happen, or hears the accompanist play something especially beautiful and fitting for the exercise. Martha Mahr may be gone, but for Aly she will live on forever in her heart and now in this recording.

Tracks:
1.1 Grand Plié - Sad Summer
1.2 Tendu Plié - Time to Dance
1.3 Tendu Battement
1.4 Jete - Be Nimble
1.5 Rond de Jambe - to Martha
1.6 Fondu - Softly She Dances
1.7 Frappé - Petit Battement - Classical Soldier
1.8 Développé - the Dance of the Waves
1.9 Adagio
1.10 Petit Battement - Little Birds (Martha's Favorite)
1.11 Grand Battement Detire
1.12 Grand Battement - March of the Legs
1.13 Exercise Legs - Whimsical
1.14 Center Exercise Floor - Firmness
1.15 Center Exercise Stretch - Classic
1.16 Adagio Center - Ballerina
1.17 Tendu Center
1.18 Balancé with Turns - Dance, Dance, Dance
1.19 Balancé with Turns 2
1.20 Piqué Turns
1.21 Point Exercise
1.22 Changement
1.23 Glissade
1.24 Allegro
1.25 Allegro 2
1.26 Temps de Cuisse
1.27 Grands Sautés
1.28 Grands Sautés 2
1.29 Sissonne
1.30 Batterie
1.31 Révérence
1.32 Rond D' Jamb - Bonus
1.33 Fondu in Minor - Bonus
1.34 Tendu Battement - Bonus

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