Royal Ballet's Ballet Mistress teaches class at Boston Ballet

 
Royal Ballet Ballet Mistress Ursula Hageli demonstrates steps for her master class students

The Royal Ballet's Ballet Mistress, Ursula Hageli, led a free master class for intermediate level adult students at Boston Ballet studios yesterday afternoon (June 13). The Celebrity Series and The Wang Center sponsored the event, in association with Boston Ballet.



Not being one to frequent ballet class (I suppose I could, as comic relief), I was struck by Ms. Hageli's gentleness, patience and poise (it was beastly hot in the studio). Not that the steps she was putting the students through were easy, mind you. She challenged the dancers, certainly, but all the while she warned them not to overdo it if they did not take class regularly. Are all ballet mistresses so nice?