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Xuan Cheng and Bria Simcoe rehearse a scene from the ballet La Sylphide in a large dance studio with large windows. Cheng, in a long white tutu, lunges in front of Simcoe with her right foot in tendu derriere and wraps a plaid tartan shawl around her shoulders. She looks over her right shoulder and up at Simcoe coyly as he stands behind her. He wears a white T-shirt, gray sweatpants and black socks and ballet slippers, and looks at Cheng intently. Towards the back of the studio, a large group of dancers in practice clothes stand and watch them rehearse.

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Video: Staging Bournonville’s La Sylphide at Oregon Ballet Theatre

Amy Brandt

In a large dance studio, a group of 2 male and 2 female dancers lift a male dancer above their heads as he lies back, arms extended and legs gently bent. A male choreographer watches and gives direction from the right. They all wear various active and dance-wear clothing in shades of black, lime green and red.

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History in the Making: Nashville Ballet’s Anthology Shines a Light on Untold Stories

Kyra Laubacher

Onstage against a black and dark blue backdrop, with deep blue lighting, a corps de ballet of willis and their leader, Myrtha, pose in an arabesque fondu with arms extended in allongé. They wear long, wispy Romantic tutus and flower crown headpieces.

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A Giselle Like No Other: The United Ukrainian Ballet Makes Its U.S. Debut at the Kennedy Center

Avichai Scher

In a large dance studio, a big group of male and female dancers stand in a clump toward the middle of the studio. To the left of them, two pairs of male and female partners perform a supported lift, with the women leaning against their partners in an airborne a la seconde position. Justin Peck, in a red shirt and black pants, stands to the far right and watches the dancers.

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At NYCB, Justin Peck Premieres His New Full-Length Copland Dance Episodes

Kyra Laubacher

In a long, silky blue dress, Natalia Osipova poses in fondu arabesque in front of a light blue backdrop. Her arms in a free first arabesque line, she holds a long, flowing piece of transparent red fabric in her right hand above her head. The fabric trails behind her, extending the line of her left leg in arabesque.

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Versatility and Vision: Natalia Osipova on the U.S. Premiere of Force of Nature

Kyra Laubacher

A large group of male and female dancers hold hands and bend their torsos forward as they create a large human circle around a dance studio. Val Caniparoli, in all black, stands next to a TV and a female rehearsal director at the front of the room, their backs toward the mirror.

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Behind the Scenes of San Francisco Ballet’s next@90 New Works Festival

Claudia Bauer

Xuan Cheng and Taras Domitro rehearse a passionate pas de deux in a large dance studio. Cheng kneels on her right knee and arches back, her left leg extended, and wraps her right arm around the kneeling Domitro's shoulder as he holds her by the waist and presses his head to her chest.

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Xuan Cheng, Splitting Her Season Between OBT and Hong Kong Ballet, on the Joys and Challenges of Multi-Tasking

Gavin Larsen

Sterling Hyltin, wearing a pink, knee-length tutu and sparkly tiara, performs the Nutcracker onstage. She is shown doing a piqué arabesque in fourth position on pointe towards stage left, and she holds a wand in her right hand. Behind her, small children costumed as angels hold small evergreen trees in their hands and watch.

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Video: Sterling Hyltin Prepares for Her Final Bow at NYCB

Amy Brandt