Steve Sucato

Jessica McCann, wearing a pink tutu, pick tights and pointe shoes, does a penché on pointe, looking out towards the audience. He raises her left arm high and her right arm low while her partner, Colin McCaslin stands behind her and holds both of her wrists for balance. He wears white tights and ballet slippers and a light-colored jacket with gold-trimmed cuffs.

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After Hip Replacement, PBT’s Jessica McCann Is Back Onstage and Sharing Her Recovery Journey

Steve Sucato

A close-up photo shows a female dancer being fitted for a ruffly gold and magenta pancake tutu.

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Imagination Abounds in Two New Nutcracker Productions

Steve Sucato

A large cast of dancers poses during a performance of Nutcracker. A ballerina portraying the Sugar Plum Fairy and her male partner stand center stage—he holds her waist as she stands facing him on pointe and does a deep backbend with her left leg in passé. She wears a pink tutu, brown tights and brown pointe shoes, while he wears white tights and slippers, and a white tunic. A male and female dancer sit in gilded chairs upstage center, while other dancers in various costumes frame the Sugar Plum Fairy and her cavalier in a V shape formation, posed in B plus.

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Ballet Memphis Artistic Director Steven McMahon Looks for Dancers With Individuality and a Collaborative Spirit

Steve Sucato

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Dayton Ballet Names Brandon Ragland as Its New Artistic Director

Steve Sucato

Paul Vasterling, wearing a black polo shirt and black-frame glasses, sits on the floor of a dance studio and looks up towards someone, smiling. Behind him another dancer sits facing the mirror, while an woman on the artistic staff sits crossed-legged in a chair, her back to the mirror, and looks at the laptop in her lap.

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Paul Vasterling Reflects on His More Than Three-Decade Career at Nashville Ballet

Steve Sucato

During a performance of The Nutcracker, Sage Feldges and aldrin Vendt perform together while three other female dancers watch behind them posed in b plus. Feldge, in a pink tutu with gold trim and pink tights, leans back into the crook of Vendt's left arm as he lunges to his left. Her legs are in a sus-sous position on pointe and her arms are out to the side, her right arm raised slightly higher to the left of Vendt's face. Vendt wears a white tunic and white tights and slippers.

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With Steady Growth, Ballet Arkansas Is Making Its Presence Known in Little Rock and Beyond

Steve Sucato

Adam McKinney stands against a ballet barre, wearing a black turtleneck, sport coat and pants. He looks towards the camera with a close-mouthed smile.

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Adam W. McKinney Named Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Steve Sucato

Lauren Strenoos, in a short, white dance dress, pink tights and pointe shoes, poses center stage in a fourth position on pointe, her arms in a wide V-shape. A line of corps women are on either side of her in a tendu derriere, with their inside leg in plié. They wear brightly colored, Spanish-style long tutus and pointe shoes. The two closest to Strenoos hold on to her wrists.

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Cleveland Ballet: A Familiar Name Is On The Rise Again

Steve Sucato