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By Richard Lyres
Special to the Rappahannock News
Philip Rosemond, a choreographer and ballet master who three years ago retired to his family farm near Flint Hill, recently returned to the ballet. In his newest endeavor, Rosemond choreographs a Spring Gala of ballet for the Manassas Dance Company, scheduled for March 25-26 in Manassas.
“I believe that working with the Manassas Ballet offers me an exceptional opportunity to choreograph works for a group of well trained dancers from different countries who incorporate the best of disciplined training with the joy of dancing,” Rosemond said in a recent interview at his home, Points-ofView,” near Flint Hill. Rosemond said that he carries a score with him and uses it as he listens to the music he has choreographed for the Spring Gala ballet performance in Manassas. “I have taken the score and transformed the feeling of the music into l the dance,” he proudly explained.
Rosemond’s professional
background
Rosemond grew up in Washington, D.C. where his mother—Pat Saltonstall, a well-known journalist, worked before settling in Rappahannock County over j 30 years ago. He began studying dance at the | Washington School of Ballet in the early 70s, and later earned a BFA in dance and theatre from the 1 University of Cincinnati.
His professional career included work with eight
| professional ballet and modern dance companies including Ballet Metropolitan, Cincinnati Ballet, New Orleans City Ballet, Colorado Ballet, and freelance work with New York City Ballet, among a number of companies.
Rosemond also has taught classical and contemporary ballet, pedagogy, composition, dance and arts history, acting, theatre, performance aesthetics, injury prevention and arts career development at a number of schools. He has held teaching positions at the University of Cincinnati and was an assistant j professor at Colorado State University.
Before retiring in 1955, Rosemond directed several dance companies, including Western Chamber Ballet and “MenDance” in Colorado, both of which he j founded. He also directed dance schools since 1989. In his career, he directed and choreographed over 40 ballets and dances.
Currently, Rosemond—a professional curator and archivist as well—manages the Jeff MacNelly archives of the late Pulitzer-prize winning cartoon| ist.
The upcoming performance
and performers
For a small “chamber ballet” company, the Manassas Dance Company has an impressive group
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