"I picked the songs I felt I connected with the most," she said, "and I was like, 'Can you make these work?' And he took it away.
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go with what your instincts are, and I'll help you figure out how to make the cuts.'" "We worked together and he said, 'Just trust your gut. It was Hamrick who chose the songs for the ballet, called "Porte Rouge," or "Red Door" (as in, "I see a red door."). Hamrick, 31, noted that the scholarship program was responsible for launching her career though she didn't win, her performance there led to a contract to perform at ABT's Studio Company in 2003.
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"Mick was, 'Who better than you? You're a professional ballerina, you come to my concerts,'" she said. It was Jagger, she said, who encouraged her to take the plunge when the idea came up, from YAGP founder Larissa Saveliev, for Hamrick to do something with Stones music. Hamrick, who dances with American Ballet Theater but did not perform herself in the piece, said it had been nerve-wracking presenting her first choreographic effort. It gave everyone an extra special feeling." It feels good (for the dancers) when the choreographer and the person who wrote the music are watching you. It was really special that he was there and able to see it. "It was cute," she said of his visit backstage. Hamrick said later in an interview that Jagger was "doing great. The 75-year-old rocker recently underwent medical treatment, reportedly for a heart valve issue, forcing postponement of the Stones' No Filter tour. "Hi everybody, this is Mick Jagger here," he said, congratulating YAGP on its anniversary and adding: "I hope you are going to enjoy this wonderful ballet - and the music of course." But he did greet the crowd at New York's Lincoln Center on Thursday night via a backstage mic. Jagger didn't appear onstage or in the audience. It was Hamrick's first work as choreographer, with a score arranged by Jagger of three Stones classics: "Sympathy for the Devil," ''She's a Rainbow," and "Paint it Black." Hamrick created the short ballet for the 20th anniversary of Youth America Grand Prix, the world's largest ballet scholarship competition, in which she performed as a teenager. NEW YORK - Talk about your "Moves Like Jagger." The recovering rocker made a stealth appearance at the ballet, slipping backstage to support his partner, Melanie Hamrick, as she presented her new dance based on Rolling Stones songs. The Stones frontman, recovering from medical treatment, watched from backstage and addressed the audience briefly via microphone before the show. premiere of her new ballet, “Porte Rouge” (Red Door), based on classic Rolling Stones tunes arranged by her partner, Mick Jagger. Choreographer Melanie Hamrick poses with dancers at the gala of Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest ballet scholarship competition, on Thursday, April 18, after the U.S.
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