{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Rosin Box: Music For Dancers","description":"The topic du jour around The Rosin Box this week is the driving force behind ballet: music. For this conversation, hosts Claire Kretzschmar and Soloist Aar\u00f3n Sanz are joined by Corps de Ballet Member Maya Mili\u0107 and Soloist Sebasti\u00e1n Villarini-V\u00e9lez, two company members whose connections to music extend far beyond the studio and stage. Maya is a classically trained pianist who graduated with honors from the Manhattan School of Music\u2019s Precollege Division, which she attended while also a student at the School of American Ballet; Sebasti\u00e1n was raised in a musical household\u2014his father was a percussionist with an expansive collection of tapes, and Sebasti\u00e1n played the guitar throughout childhood. These formative early exposures to music have influenced their dancing in countless ways: \u201cDeveloping a taste is the most important thing you can do as an artist,\u201d says Sebasti\u00e1n. \u201cThat will allow you to shape your approach towards what you\u2019re doing. Distinguishing what works for you musically will allow you to find sort of a unique voice to approach the steps.\u201d (40:12) Edited by Gus Reed  Music: "Je ne t\u2019aime plus" by Pink Martini Courtesy of Pink Martini & Heinz Records ","author_name":"City Ballet The Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.nycballet.com","html":"