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The Do’s and Don’ts of Performing Outdoors

Hannah Chang Foster

Ballerina Danielle Cesanek, wearing a pink leotard, does an arabesque on pointe, crossing her wrists in front of her chest and looking up towards the sky. She poses in the desert, with cacti and brush behind her.

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Margaret Mullin Seeks to Raise Ballet Tucson’s Profile With Fresh Repertoire

Emma Love Suddarth

Ricardo Rhodes, Jessica Assef, and Daniel Pratt, three professional ballet dancers, perform a pas de trois onstage in front of a burgundy backdrop. Assef, wearing a light pink calf-length tutu with a burgundy sash, stands between the men, raises her left leg in développé a la seconde on pointe. She holds her arms out to the side, holding each partner's hand, and looks toward Pratt on her left. The men, wearing burgundy tights and matching velvet tunics, stand in a small first position and smile at Assef.

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Two Sarasota Ballet Dancers Look Back on Their London Tour and Royal Ballet Collaboration

Catja Christensen

A circular stage is shown from above, lit in blue, during a performance of Swan Lake. A large corps de ballet in white tutus sits on the ground with one leg extended in front of them, their upper bodies bent over their legs. They make a circular formation. In the middle, a ballerina in a white tutu and feathered crown stands in tendu derriere and extends her arms out to her sides. She faces a male danseur, costumed in a white tunic and tights. The audience surrounds them on all sides.

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Inside English National Ballet’s “Swan Lake” In the Round at Royal Albert Hall

Caroline Tonks

A smiling young woman in an orange shirt sits at a desk and signs papers.

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The Early-Career-Dancer’s Guide to Company Contracts

Lauren Wingenroth

A male and female dancer embrace as a group of dancers encircle them onstage. The women wear long Romantic-style tutus and pointe shoes while the men wear Scottish kilts and jackets with tartans across the front.

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Royal Danish Ballet Merges Past With Present

Lucy Van Cleef

A group of eight ballerinas in red tutus kneel on their right knee in two diagonal lines and gesture toward a lead principal couple to their right. The principal ballerina, in a red tutus and gold tiara, poses in an attitude front on pointe with her right arm raised and her left hand on her hip. Her male partner stands behind her in tendu, holding her waist with his right hand and raising his left arm up.

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Madison Ballet Comes Into Its Own Under Director Ja’ Malik

Steve Sucato

Seven ballerinas are photographed from above in the house of a theater. They stand side by side in front of a row of seats, wearing white practice tutus and leotards and their hair pulled back into buns. They fold their hands in their lap and look up with small smiles towards the camera.

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For These Estonian National Ballet Dancers, Strong Friendships Are Key to Career Fulfillment

Christie Seaver