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Cassandra Trenary Reflects on Her First Year at Vienna State Ballet and Returns to a Transformative Solo

Marina Harss For Dance Magazine

Lit overhead by a single spotlight against a pitch black background, a circle of ballet dancers dressed as swans surround one principal, dressed as Odette. The corps dancers lean slightly inward with arms overhead, fingertips brushing in, with their backs facing out. In the middle, Odette turns her face and crosses her arms so her fingertips brush her neck on either side.

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State Ballet of Georgia Returns to London With a New Swan Lake

Kyra Laubacher

A close-up of Chun Wai Chan, obscured partially by another dancer in motion. Chan stands still with a soft light shining on his face, and he peers into the camera lens with a pensive expression. Shadows of other dancers project onto the wall behind him.

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NYCB’s Chun Wai Chan Returns to China With His Own Tour

Rebecca Corey

Yasmin Naghdi and Reece Clarke perform a contemporary pas de deux on an outdoor stage in front of a large manor. Naghdi bends backward with one leg extended toward the sky, her fingertips gently brushing the floor, as Reece Clarke lies on his back and supports her waist with his hands. They wear simple white costumes.

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3 New Ballets Take Center Stage for Verdensballetten’s 2026 Tour

Lucy Spencer Mason

Onstage after a show, Skylar Brandt, Jake Roxander, and Susan Jaffe stand surrounded by corps dancers in yellow tutus as everyone applauds Roxander. Jaffe places one hand on Roxander's back as he runs a hand through his hair in happy disbelief, holding a bouquet of flowers in the other.

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Your July 2026 Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

Kyra Laubacher and Lucy Spencer Mason

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.

Dance History

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

Meryl Cates

A group of well-worn ballet shoes.

Career

Why Has the Pointe Shoe Been So Resistant to Change?

Kyra Laubacher for Dance Magazine

In a rehearsal, Irina Kolpakova smiles at a dancer and stands with her arms placed out to the side. The dancer wears a maroon leotard and a white tutu and looks toward her.

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Celebrating a Legend: ABT Honors Irina Kolpakova on June 20

Claudia Bauer