Hannah Chang Foster

Damian Smith holds Yuan Yuan Tan by the waist with his right arm as she leans forward in a low second arabesque on pointe. They both stretch out their left arms, with Tan holding onto Smith's wrist, and look out wistfully over their hands. They wear dark gray unitards and dance within a spotlight on a darkened stage.

News

A Tribute to Yuan Yuan Tan and Her 29-Season Career at San Francisco Ballet

Hannah Chang Foster

In a large dance studio, male a female ballet students stand at portable barres and balance in first position relevé. They face the barre and hold their arms in first position. The boys wear white t-shirts, black tights and black ballet slippers; the female students wear black leotards, pink tights, and pink ballet slippers with ribbons tied around the ankles. A grand piano can be seen in the far corner.

Pointe+

Summer Intensive Audition Overload: How to Avoid Analysis Paralysis

Hannah Chang Foster

Ayça Anil, Greig Matthews, Josué Gomez, and Graham Maverick. The four sit facing backward on white wooden chairs, and they each wear all-white. The woman and man on the far sides reach behind the two men in the middle to hold hands in secret.

News

At Kaatsbaan Cultural Park’s Fall Festival, Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Ballade Hits the Stage After Half a Century

Hannah Chang Foster

A teenage male ballet student is shown from the knees up in a large, brightly lit dance studio. He stands in fifth position with his arms en bas, and wears a white V-neck T-shirt and black tights. He looks into the mirror with focus.

Pointe+

Your Summer Intensive Just Ended. Here’s How to Readjust and Get Ready for Fall.

Hannah Chang Foster

Hitomi Nakamura dances center stage during a ballet performance of Moulin Rouge. She wears a purple can-can dress and poses on pointe with her left leg in a turned in passé. She holds her skirt up, exposing her legs, and gives the audience a cheeky smile. Behind her, other women in colorful can-can dresses kneel on the ground and hold up their skirts, while men in tuxedos and top hats stand in a line behind them. In the background is a large windmill set covered in neon lights.

Career

Improvise and Survive: Making the Most of Onstage Bloopers and Mishaps

Hannah Chang Foster

In this black and white photo, a balerina in a knee-length tutu stands at the bottom of a stairwell, holding onto the handrail and looking down at it. She stands in a pool of bright light under an archway, and in the background is another staircase perpendicular to the archway.

Audition Advice

What to Do If You Suspect Your Job Is In Jeopardy

Hannah Chang Foster

A ballerina in a black camisole leotard and white practice romantic tutu, in pointe shoes, stretches on the floor of a ballet studio with a pondering look on her face. She rests her chin on her hands, which are folded together.

Health & Body

Snap, Crackle, Pop: Is Self-Adjustment Helpful or Harmful for Dancers?

Hannah Chang Foster

A woman in a bright red dress stands in front of a stage dressed with mirrors. She squeezes a lemon into the mouth of a man who lays in front of her on the ground. He is wearing a dark suit.

News

A Psychological Framing of “Carmen” Has Its New York City Debut

Hannah Chang Foster