by Lucy Van Cleef | May 16, 2019 | News
From his home in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, an eight-year-old boy named Yos Clark discovered ballet from the film Un, Dos, Tres, and began teaching himself to dance through videos. A teacher in France saw photos of Yos dancing online, and taught him over Skype because the...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 18, 2018 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Profiles, Training, Viral Videos
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a member of American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company, you’re in luck. The latest episode of “No Days Off,” a documentary web series profiling young and inspiring athletes, spotlights...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 9, 2018 | Company Life
Chances are, you’ve seen (and “liked”) photographer Omar Z Robles’ beautiful shots of ballet dancers on social media. Rather than clean and tidy studio photos, his work captures dancers (“the ultimate subject,” he says) outside and...
by Marina Harss | Nov 9, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
One of the highlights of New York City’s Fall for Dance Festival this year was an appearance by the Ballets Trockadéro de Monte Carlo, a company of men who dance on pointe with as much panache and style as any prima ballerina. Their performance of Paquita...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck and Emmy-winning actress Elisabeth Moss (of Mad Men and Handmaid’s Tale fame) may seem like unlikely friends, until you dig a little deeper into their backgrounds. Both attended Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica...
by Caroline Hamilton | Aug 17, 2017 | Profiles
Marcelo Gomes’ clean technique, skilled partnering and magnetic stage presence make him one of the world’s most versatile and in-demand male dancers of his generation. This year saw the principal dancer celebrate his 20th anniversary with American Ballet...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 28, 2017 | Company Life
During one of the final scenes of Reset, a documentary following Benjamin Millepied’s 2015 creation of Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward while artistic director of Paris Opéra Ballet, a group of eight dancers walk proudly towards the front of the stage for a...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Apr 3, 2016 | Company Life
Benjamin Millepied rehearsing POB dancers. Photo by Gerard Uferas via Paris Match. Movie buffs and ballet lovers rejoice! A new dance film called Reset, about Benjamin Millepied directing the Paris Opéra Ballet, will premiere April 20 during the Tribeca Film...
