Tampa’s David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts was buzzing with anticipation on Tuesday, as approximately 1,700 young dancers awaited results from the 2022 Youth America Grand Prix’s Final Round. After a week of performances and master classes, the students cheered enthusiastically for each other as their names were called—a welcome release after two […]
The annual Dance Against Cancer gala is back in full force this year, bringing major dance stars together on Monday, June 21, to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Held in Lincoln Center’s outdoor Damrosch Park, it will be New York City’s largest in-person ticketed event since the onset of the pandemic. And for […]
Start your week off on a good note. Dance Against Cancer, the annual charity dance event founded by Erin Fogarty and Daniel Ulbricht to raise money for the American Cancer Society, was scheduled for tonight, Monday May 4. Though the star-studded performance has been postponed until October due to COVID-19, DAC is opening up its […]
The opening night of a New York City Ballet season is always exciting: Audience members mill about Lincoln Center’s plaza, buzzing with energy, anticipating seeing their favorite ballets and dancers back onstage. The company’s spring season, scheduled to run April 21-May 29 was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. But today, NYCB announced an exciting […]
At this point, you’d think we’d all be used to the level of technical absurdity Daniil Simkin achieves when he’s playing around in the studio. But then he did this: Login • Instagram …and now we’re low-key appalled in the absolute best way. After we picked our jaws up from the floor, we were inspired […]
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Wendy Whelan Returns to the Stage This week, New York City Ballet associate artistic director Wendy Whelan joins celebrated cellist Maya Beiser onstage at Jacob’s Pillow in THE DAY, choreographed by postmodern icon Lucinda Childs. Exploring memory and resilience, this multi-genre collaboration […]
Choosing music for your first-ever choreography commission can feel daunting enough. But when you’re asked to create a ballet using the vast discography of the Rolling Stones—and you happen to be dating Stones frontman Mick Jagger—the stakes are even higher. So it’s understandable that as of Monday, American Ballet Theatre corps de ballet dancer Melanie […]
Raise your hand if you’re excited for competition season! Youth America Grand Prix Regional Semi-Finals are well underway, leading up to the much-awaited New York Finals April 12-19. Even better, they’re live-streamed, meaning you now have the perfect excuse to spend your weekend at home, watching ballet (while sewing your pointe shoes and stretching, of […]