to the notion that men can, indeed, dance en pointe
without falling flat on their faces, was already garnering
attention beyond the Company’s New York home.
Articles and notices in publications such as Variety, Oui,
The London Daily Telegraph, as well as a Richard Avedon
photo essay in Vogue, made the Company nationally and
internationally known.
The 1975-76 season was a year of growth and full
professionalization. The Company found management,
qualified for the National Endowment for the Arts
Touring Program, and hired a full-time teacher and
ballet mistress to oversee daily classes and rehearsals.
Also in this season, they made their first extended tours
of the United States and Canada. Packing, unpacking,
and repacking tutus and drops, stocking giant-sized toe
shoes by the case; running for planes and chartered
buses all became routine parts of life.
Since those beginnings, the Trocks have established
themselves as a major dance phenomenon throughout
the world. They have participated in dance festivals
worldwide and there have been television appearances
as varied as a Shirley MacLaine special, The Dick Cavett
Show, What's My Line?, Real People, On-Stage America,
with Kermit and Miss Piggy on their show Muppet
Babies, and a BBC Omnibus special on the world of
ballet hosted by Jennifer Saunders. A documentary
about the company, Rebels on Pointe by Bobbi Jo Hart,
had its theatrical release in 2017. Awards that the
Trocks have garnered over the years include: Best
Classical Repertoire from the prestigious Critic’s Circle
National Dance Awards (2007) (UK); the Theatrical
Managers Award (2006) (UK); and the 2007 Positano
Award (Italy) for excellence in dance. In December 2008,
the Trocks performed for members of the British royal
family at the 80th anniversary Royal Variety Performance,
to aid of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund, in
London.
The Trocks’ numerous tours have been both popular
and critical successes - their frenzied annual schedule
has included appearances in over 35 countries and over
600 cities worldwide since its founding in 1974,
including seasons at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and
the Chatelet Theater in Paris. The Company continues
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