Dance History

Dance History

The 250-Year Legacy of E.T.A. Hoffmann and His Influence on Dance

Stephanie Kramer for Dance Teacher

A collage of two images side-by-side. On the right, a black and white photo shows a group of men and women posing on the staircase of an ocean liner. On the right, a colorful vintage souvenir program with illustrations of four ballerinas and the words The American Ballet in black lettering along the top.

Looking Back on American Ballet Caravan’s Intrepid 1941 South American Tour

Meryl Cates

A male dancer in shorts and a t-shirt flies high in the air, arms over his head, as a group of other dancers stand below him with arms linked, ready to catch him. A man at the end reaches his arms up towards the dancer in the air.

Glen Tetley at 100: Celebrating the Choreographer Who Bridged Ballet and Modern Dance

Emily May

Myrna Kamara, costumed in a red bodice, shirt white skirt, white tights and pointe shoes, and a large white and red headpiece, stands on a table and props her right foot up onto pointe. She raises her right arm high, flexing her hand out, and her left arm low, with the hand flexed in. A large corps of male dancers in green and brown costumes surround her on three sides and pound the table wit their fists.

The Remarkable Career of Myrna Kamara

Amy Brandt

The Nutcracker Divertissement You May Not Have Heard Before

Catie Robinson

Malena Ani , wearing a cap-sleeved blue leotard, pink tights and pointe shoes, and a white practice tutu, poses with her right leg in tendu croisé devant. She stretches her arms diagonally and looks toward her left hand.

What Did Petipa’s Original Choreography for The Sleeping Beauty’s Aurora Look Like?

Doug Fullington

Alexandra Hutchinson is shown from the thighs up, reaching her arms out energetically to the side and looking directly at the camera. She poses in front of an orange backdrop and wears an elaborate costume that includes a red and purple bodice, a jeweled tiara with feather plume, and a set of large, red-feathered wings attached to her back.

Dance Theatre of Harlem Revives Its Signature Firebird

Amy Brandt

The Interconnected History of Pilates and Ballet

Catie Robinson

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