What Does Feminism in Ballet Look Like?

What Does Feminism in Ballet Look Like?

In January, when news broke that Peter Martins had retired from New York City Ballet amid allegations of sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse, I was sitting with my mother, a former dancer and teacher. We stared at the headline in shock, wondering what this...
These Dancers Went All Out for Halloween, and We Love the Results

These Dancers Went Eclipse Crazy

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are that you experienced the eclipse-mania that took over the country yesterday. Thousands flocked to the 70-mile-wide path of totality (the path of the moon’s shadow), which stretched from Oregon to South...
These Dancers Went All Out for Halloween, and We Love the Results

The Breaking Pointe Experience

The CW series Breaking Pointe has thrust Ballet West into the national spotlight. One of the show’s most compelling characters, Allison DeBona, chatted with Pointe about what it’s like to have her personal life and career exposed in front of a million...