by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 28, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Profiles, The Latest
By this point in the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, people are completely burned out on dancing at home. So it’s no surprise that last week, all-around dance superstar Alex Wong posted a video on Instagram performing the famous La Esmeralda variation… but...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 25, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Instagram, News
At 6:30 this morning, I exited the subway in Times Square and walked towards the group of dancers gathered outside the “Good Morning America” studios. The moment I entered the fray, any lingering early morning grogginess disappeared; the energy in the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 24, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Just for fun, News, Viral Videos
Oh, internet challenges…We don’t know who starts them or where they come from, but we definitely love it when dancers get involved. The past few weeks have seen the rise of the #bottlecapchallenge, which involves someone kicking the top off of a plastic...
by Madeline Schrock | Aug 26, 2018 | Just for fun
Let’s face it. Dancers just do things differently. We can never walk down a grocery aisle—we have to tap. We can never simply pick something up we’ve dropped—without going into a penché. But it’s not a bad thing. We love all the ways that dance...
by Madeline Schrock | Aug 26, 2018 | Just for fun
Let’s face it. Dancers just do things differently. We can never walk down a grocery aisle—we have to tap. We can never simply pick something up we’ve dropped—without going into a penché. But it’s not a bad thing. We love all the ways that dance...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 4, 2017 | Profiles, Training
On September 7, The Genée International Ballet Competition—the Royal Academy of Dance’s flagship event—gets underway in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 1931, the Genée recognizes top talent with medals and cash prizes, as well as exposure...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Dancer: Sarah Van Patten Company: San Francisco Ballet Ballet: Marius Petipa’s Swan Lake San Francisco Ballet principal Sarah Van Patten always commands the stage in roles that call for dramatic depth and musicality. But because she is not usually thought of as...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Senior editor Jenny Stahl recently called New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht “Superman,” and I can’t think of a better way to describe the phenomenally talented dancer and teacher, who seems to be everywhere at once these days. (We...