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December 2010/January 2011
A ballet dancer in a Cirque du Soleil show works to maintain her classical technique.
By Margaret Fuhrer
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet’s Sara Ivan hits her stride.
How to keep your confidence when you're not a prodigy, and more...
Triumphing over a traumatic injury, The Royal’s Alina Cojocaru finds a new passion for performing.
By rsulcas
Our top 10 favorite performances of 2010.
Alexei Ratmansky premieres a darker, more dramatic "Nutcracker" at American Ballet Theatre
"Black Swan", Hollywood’s latest take on ballet, captures the consequences of a dancer’s obsessive dedication.
By Jennifer Stahl
Amp up your training this summer with a mini-intensive.
What do you do when the summer program of your dreams says you're not good enough?
Four dancers discuss how they feel and deal with the floor.
By Alexis Branagan
How dancers can deal with ballet's signature bony bump
Apprentice at Houston Ballet
Julio Bocca prepares Julie Kent and Marcelo Gomes in the Black Swan pas de deux.
By Jennifer Stahl
Senior corps de ballet members are the backbone of a ballet company.
By Margaret Fuhrer
SFB's Yuan Yuan Tan dreams of skydiving and still works on her feet.
New director Yuri Burlaka is leading the historic institution into the 21st century.