by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 18, 2021 | News
Robin Preiss Glasser clearly remembers seeing Allegra Kent for the first time. She was a young summer student at the School of American Ballet, sneaking glimpses of New York City Ballet’s company class through an open studio door when she saw the then-principal dancer...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 7, 2019 | Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
On Monday evening, four 20th century New York City Ballet stars joined Wendy Whelan in conversation for an event titled Balanchine’s Ballerinas hosted by National Dance Institute, the dance education organization that former NYCB dancer Jacques d’Amboise...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 29, 2018 | Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Former New York City Ballet dancer Kurt Froman is best known for training celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence for dance roles on film. Yet Froman’s Instagram has become our newest obsession for a whole other reason. Over the past few months, Froman has been...
by Joseph Carman | Feb 12, 2018 | News
One of the titans among choreographers of the 20th century, Jerome Robbins will be celebrated by a number of ballet companies worldwide in 2018 for the centennial of his birth. He died in 1998 at age 79 after a prolific career. His rare talent enabled him to direct...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been known for her long-limbed dancing and versatile grace, but it turns out that her renown didn’t end there. In 1967 the former New York City Ballet star published The Ballet Cook Book, a mix of ballet history, food...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
New York City Ballet luminary Allegra Kent’s delightful children’s book, Ballerina Swan, was a hit with fans and critics when it came out last year. Now the tale of Sophie, a swan who dreams of becoming a ballerina, is coming to the New York City stage....