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Oct 19, 2010
Kip Winger's True Passion
Music for Ballet
by Amy Sciarretto
Besides his role as a counselor on VH1 Classic's 'Rock 'n' RollFantasy Camp,' '80s rocker Kip Winger continues working on his true passion: music for ballet. While the thought of a hair metaller enjoying the delicate art of ballet may be something you can't wrap your head around, Winger truly loves it. He studied ballet and was even in a company as a kid. He also readily admits that he considers it his biggest passion.
"Rock was my day gig, and I'm a phantom composer by night," Winger told Noisecreep. He has written an orchestral piece called "Ghosts," which was choreographed as a ballet and performed at the Opera House in San Francisco. "Ghosts' will be brought back for another run next year.
In addition to ballet composing and helping to make wannabe rockstar dreams come true on the VH1 show, Winger's new album "Karma,' has been out for several months. He and his band toured 19 countries in seven months in support of the latter.
Hair metal icon, ballet composer, camp counselor -- Kip Winger is a man of the arts.