Amy Brandt

A ballet teacher works with a teenage female student in pink tights and a pink leotard as she poses in first arabesque. The teacher, wearing a white zip-up sweater and brown warm-up pants, stands behind the dancer and holds her foot in her hand. They work in a dance studio with large windows and white walls.

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Mastering Grand Fouetté Arabesque With Nadège Hottier

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In a dance studio lined with long, narrow windows, a line of male and female dancers stand in fourth position relevé, with the women on pointe, holding their arms up in a V-shape and joining hands. A team of cameramen run by them with a camera, shooting the scene.

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For the Freelance Dancers Cast in “Étoile,” the Series Offers Welcome Stability

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Jeon Minchul flies at the top of a tour jeté, legs split with arms in an extended high third. He wears white tights and a white flowy tunic with a white, black, and gold striped vest, with a dark gold sash around his waist.

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Congratulations to the 2025 YAGP Winners!

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Sae Eun Park, wearing a white peasant dress with a brown bodice, stands in b plus with her right arm raised and her left hand on her left hip, holding her skirt. She smiles out to the audience as a corps of male and female dancers in Spanish-style costumes pose behind her in celebration.

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Paris Opéra Ballet Étoile Sae Eun Park on Learning to Follow Her Heart

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In a scene from Étoile, Gideon Glick, wearing headphones and a black warm-up jacket over a pink shirt, sits on the floor of an ornate, gilded studio. He furrows his brow and wraps his arms around his knees.

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The “Étoile” Trailer Is Here—and We Can’t Wait!

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Andrea Marini, shirtless and wearing a green and gray plaid kilt, black knee socks, and black ballet slippers, jumps in front of a gray backdrop. He lifts his left leg in passé and leans his body to the right, looking over his right shoulder and lifting his left arm up and his right arm out to the side.

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Ethan Stiefel Adapts a Bournonville Classic for American Repertory Ballet

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Christina Johnson, wearing black yoga pants and black tank top, stands next to a young ballerina executing a piqué first arabesque on pointe. The dancer wears a blue-and-white patterned leotard, pink tights and pink pointe shoes.

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Perfect Your Piqué Arabesque With Christina Johnson

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Amanda Smith poses in sous-sus on pointe in a large dance studio with white brick walls. Bathed in sunlight, she looks over her right shoulder and rests her right forearm on top of her head. She wears a cap-sleeved orange leotard and black and white ombre skirt.

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LINES Ballet’s Amanda Smith: “I Love Taking Risks Onstage”

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