by Amy Brandt | Dec 17, 2020 | The Latest
Whether you’re looking for a last-minute gift idea or want to add to your own library, now is a good time to think about ballet books. Earlier this year we featured New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck’s new children’s book, Katarina Ballerina,...
by Avichai Scher | Nov 29, 2020 | News, The Latest, Training, Wellness
Most young dancers dream about how Jessica Flynn’s ballet career began. After performing several lead roles at School of American Ballet’s Workshop and winning the prestigious Mae L. Wien Award in 2002, she got an apprenticeship with New York City Ballet...
by Kathleen McGuire | Mar 29, 2020 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, Higher Ed, Profiles
Talia Bailes never imagined that her ballet training and her interest in early learning would collide. But Bailes, a senior studying global and public health sciences at Cornell University, now runs a successful non-profit called Ballet & Books, which combines...
by Laura Jaye Cramer | Aug 15, 2019 | The Latest, Wellness
Updated March 18, 2020 With daily life as we know it on hold, you may not be able to get your ballet fix from hanging out in the studio or going to the theater. But these long days spent at home are just begging to be spent neck-deep in a pile of good books. Whether...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 22, 2019 | Profiles
You know you’ve really made it when a children’s book has been made about your life. While San Francisco Ballet principal Sasha De Sola has long inspired audiences young and old onstage, she is now the subject of On Tiptoes/De Puntitas, a bilingual book by...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 16, 2018 | News
Looking for a last-minute gift for your ballet bookworm? Here’s a sampling of recently published dance books for bunheads of all kinds, whether they’re a health nut, a ballet history buff or just learning to point their toes. Ballet: The Definitive...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 15, 2018 | Company Life
Several years ago, Sarah Beth Marr, then a dancer with Mejia Ballet International in Arlington, Texas, went to see a famous ballerina give an interview at a nearby theater. She was eager to hear the dancer’s insights on navigating a ballet career. “I was...
by Amy Brandt | May 3, 2018 | News
As dancers, we know why we love ballet—but for a new audience member, our beautiful, silent art form may seem like a mystery. Enter Celestial Bodies: How to Look at Ballet. Written by celebrated dance critic Laura Jacobs, this new book (available May 8 from...