by Barry Kerollis for Dance Magazine | May 6, 2020 | Studio Owners
From mid-March into early April, dance communities around the world experienced a seismic shift as performance seasons were cancelled, training programs were suspended and physical contact outside one’s home was mandated unsafe. As dancers, we are taught to...
by Pointe Magazine | Mar 16, 2020 | Placeholder content
One of the hardest parts of hunkering down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is giving up our daily routines. And for dancers, that means class. Last week we shared a number of online teaching platforms (including Miami City Ballet principal soloist Lauren...
by Haley Hilton | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
At 11, while watching a performance of New York City Ballet’s Nutcracker, Tiler Peck leaned over to her father and said, “Dad, I’m going to dance on that stage one day.” It was a surprising declaration for a competition kid from Bakersfield,...
by Peter Boal For Dance Magazine | Mar 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a windowless subterranean studio under the New York State Theater, I pulled back an imaginary arrow and let it fly. “Good!” said ballet master Tommy Abbott. “I think you’re ready. Tomorrow you rehearse with Mr. Robbins.” I was slated...
by Candice Thompson | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
When Damian Woetzel came to Vail a decade ago as artistic director, he brought the vision of creating an open artistic community. “Dancers often go to festival gigs, arrive with their music and costumes, perform, get the check and go,” says Woetzel....
by Rachel Caldwell | Apr 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last night at The Joyce Theater, the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation hosted “Destiny Rising,” an evening of dance to benefit the organization’s college scholarship fund. Collegiate dancers, professional guest performers and future stars united onstage for two...
by Andrea Marks | Feb 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Lil Buck leads a children’s class at the 2011 Vail International Dance Festival The Vail International Dance Festival has released a tantalizing sample of its 2013 performance schedule. The biggest surprise is ballet rebel of the moment Sergei Polunin. (He blew...
by Andrea Marks | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
While the rest of the world follows the ups and downs of “Brangelina” and “Kimye,” we can’t get enough of these dance stars’ real-life love stories. Luckily, Valentine’s Day gives us an excuse to talk about them (while eating...
by Kristin Schwab | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
NYCB’s Tiler Peck talks about her greatest mentor. Tiler Peck and Joaquin De Luz in George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations There’s a reason New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck climbed from the corps de ballet to principal dancer in less than...