Emma Love Suddarth

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

Emma Love Suddarth

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

Emma Love Suddarth

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

Emma Love Suddarth

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

Emma Love Suddarth

Chyrstyn Fentroy and Paul Craig are photographed from the wings dancing onstage during a performance of Chaconne. Fentroy does a penché arabesque on pointe in croisé with her left leg lifted and her arms out to the side. Criag stands to the right of her and holds her around the waist in the crook of his right elbow, reaching his left arm bakc behind him. Fentroy look out to the audience and wears a white dance dress, pink tights and pink pointe shoes. Craig wears a white blouse open at the neckline with billowing sleeves and white tights and ballet slippers.

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Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy’s Advice for Keeping a Positive Mindset, and Why She Deeply Investigates Each Role

Emma Love Suddarth

Career

For Dutch National Ballet Principal Constantine Allen, Success Lies in Hard, Honest Work

Emma Love Suddarth

Victoria Jaiani does a large sissone with her left leg in attitude, splitting her legs and arching her upper body back with her arms in fifth position, almost kicking her head. She wears a red SPanish style dress with a knee legnth skirt and tan pointe shoes. Behind her is the set of a town square, and other dancers in various Spanish-style peasant costumes stand a watch her.

Career

Why Joffrey Ballet’s Victoria Jaiani Embraces Change, Challenges, and Living in the Moment

Emma Love Suddarth

Andrea Yorita is shown jumping in front of a bright pink backdrop. She kicks her right leg back and tucks her left leg underneath her as she arches her upper body back and looks towards the camera with a smile. Her arms are flung back and her long dark hair flies up in reaction to the jump. She wears a black strapless corset, black shorts and pointe shoes.

Career

“The Options Became Endless”: BalletX’s Andrea Yorita on How College Opened Her Eyes to Contemporary Ballet

Emma Love Suddarth

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