From left: Ramona Kelley, Savannah Lowery (jumping) and Daniel Baker in rehearsal for Tharp’s 50-anniversary tour. Photo by Kyle Froman for Dance Magazine. This fall, New York City Ballet soloist Savannah Lowery took a major risk and chose not to perform in her company’s fall season. Instead, she hit the road for an opportunity of […]
When New York City Ballet soloist Savannah Lowery was growing up, jazz class was playtime. “Ballet was always my thing, but as a kid, jazz was an opportunity to let loose and have a little fun,” she says. Though her jazz schedule slowed down a bit as her ballet career accelerated, Lowery has started taking […]
My favorite kind of ballerina is the kind that is not known for one particular quality. I love watching someone whose dancing is multifaceted and can adapt to any kind of choreography, music or mood. I think it’s a sign of artistic maturity and a true understanding of all the possibilities of expression that ballet […]
The holiday season is a time when dusty ornaments and wreaths get trotted out of their boxes for their annual moment to shine. For Jennifer Goodman, there’s another item she looks forward to pulling out of the back of her closet: pointe shoes. Goodman, 45, retired from full-time company life over 10 years ago. She […]
Is there any stopping Justin Peck? In less than a decade, the 29-year-old New York City Ballet soloist and resident choreographer has made over 30 ballets, quickly becoming one of the world’s most sought-after dancemakers. Now he can add another milestone to the list: Broadway. This week, The New York Times reported that Peck will […]
It’s nothing new for athletes to be sponsored by sports brands, but it’s relatively rare for the same opportunity to be extended to professional dancers. Misty Copeland is famously a spokesperson for Under Armour, and her participation in the “I will what I want” campaign helped catapult ballet into a position of visibility. Copeland’s unmistakably […]
It may have been snowing Sunday night in New York City, but that didn’t stop students, parents and teachers from flocking to The School at Steps Pointe Shoe Workshop and Fair, part of the school’s Complete Dancer Series, sponsored by Pointe. A panel of experts that included podiatrist Dr. John Brummer, pointe shoe fitter Mary […]
With so much information on nutrition out there, deciding on what constitutes a healthy diet can be a little confusing, especially for dancers who need to consume enough food to fuel a day of dancing. The effect of too little nourishment can become evident early in the day, says Marie Elena Scioscia, a Manhattan nutritionist […]