Tag: sydney mesher

How Rockette Sydney Mesher Teaches Dancers With Limb Differences

No matter where you take ballet class, it always begins with the same direction: “One hand on the barre.” It’s an aspect of ballet instruction that most teachers and students don’t even think about. But for dancers like Sydney Mesher—who in 2019 became the first Radio City Rockette with a visible disability—that seemingly simple command […]

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June 3rd, 2026

Letter From the Editor: On Building Better Dance Spaces

What does it take to create safer, healthier competition dance spaces for students today? In our next DT+ Teacher Talk on Tuesday, June 23, at 12 pm EDT, we’re tackling the question head-on with Geraldine Brown, creator of the Equitable Commercial Dance Program at Loyola Marymount University, and Cat Cogliandro, educator, choreographer, and advocate for […]

#cat cogliandro#DT+ Teacher Talk#geraldine brown#lisa biagini#safe competition spaces
June 1st, 2026