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Claire Kretzschmar sits on a bench at the front of a ballet studio as she leads rehearsal. Isabella Lafreniere and Jonatan Lujan rehearse a pas de deuz, Lujan lifting LaFreniere in a split position.

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A New Ballet Honors the Memory of Raffaella Stroik

Emma Love Suddarth

During a performance, ballerina Samantha Hope Galler, wearing a long, ankle-length blue tutu and blue bodice, does a sissone arabesque on pointe on her left leg. She holds her curved, left arm high and puts her right hand on her waist and looks out towards the audience. Another dancer in the background does a sus-sous as she moved her arms up through a position. They dance in front of a dark blue backdrop.

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Miami City Ballet’s Samantha Hope Galler on Prioritizing Progress Over Perfection

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Gian Carlo Perez jumps up into a jeté onstage during a performance of Stars and Stripes, with his left leg in coupé derrierre. He wears a red jacket with gold and dark blue trim, bright blue tights and black boots. His arms are open to the side, his left arm slightly higher than the right, and he looks directly towards the audience and smiles.

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Why Houston Ballet’s Gian Carlo Perez Lives for the Stage

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Jordan Veit leaps across the stage towards stage right during a performance of Onegin, his arms in first position. He wears a gray tie, dark sport jacket with tails, white tights, and brown ballet boots. He dances in front of a set that shows a picket fence and two trees in front of a blue sky. Two women in long white dresses sit on the ground upstage and watch Veit, while another sits on a wicker loveseat upstage left, holding a parasol and wearing a long dress, a shawl around her shoulders, and a bonnet.

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Finding Freedom: Ballet West’s Jordan Veit Is Always Pushing for More

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Francisc Chung, in pointe shoes and wearing a red Spanish-style dress with a knee-length, layered skirt, does a large leap with her back leg in attitude. She smiles triumphantly and holds her arms in third position, holding a red fan in her right hand. Other dancers stand behind her onstage wearing various Spanish peasant costumes. They watch her with big smiles, clapping to the music or banging tambourines.

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Frances Chung on Taking Ballet Seriously—But Not Too Seriously

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In tis photo collage, a book called "Lauren in the Limelight" sits between two illustrations. The book cover has a pair of tan sneakers between two pairs of pointe shoes (both brown). The illustration on the left shows five young dance students in dancewear looking at a cast list on the wall. The illustration on the right shows two young girls in front of a theater marquis. Each holds a bouquet of flowers.

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An Interview With Miriam Landis, Author of Lauren in the Limelight

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Arian Molina Soca, wearing a greay velvet tunic, white tights and gray ballet boots, stands in tendu derrierre effacé with his right leg extended and his right arm up. He looks out towards the audience with a small smile. Behind him upstage are two dancers in peasant costumes, standing casually along a low wall covered in floral garland. They face upstage, looking at the moonlight shining from the backdrop.

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When Not Performing Onstage, Philadelphia Ballet’s Arian Molina Soca Captures Life Backstage

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Wearing a short red and gold tutu, Isabella LeFreniere poses in sus-sous effacé on pointe during a performance of Firebird. She stands close to the wings on stage right and lifts her arms high over her head, sweeping them to the left and arching her upper back.

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NYCB’s Isabella LaFreniere on Injuries, Time Management, and Her Passion for Pickleball

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