by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 28, 2020 | Career, Company Life
This is one of a series of articles following one young dancer as she starts her career in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. I moved to Eugene, Oregon, in August, brimming with nerves and excitement to launch my career as an aspirant with Eugene Ballet. After...
by Oksana Khadarina | Sep 23, 2020 | Instagram, News, Onstage, The Latest
This summer, when parts of the world were slowly emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown, all live performing arts events having been canceled or postponed, choreographer Bryan Arias found himself in Moscow creating a brand-new work for the Bolshoi Ballet. Arias, who was...
by Linnea Swarting | Sep 14, 2020 | Health & Body, Wellness
For dancers dealing with eczema and skin sensitivity, ballet poses some unique challenges. I have struggled with both my whole life, and sometimes my eczema is all I can see when I look in the mirror. The condition causes dry, irritated, rash-like patches on the skin....
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Sep 10, 2020 | Career, Company Life, Instagram, The Latest
What does it take to come back to the stage mid-pandemic? While many American dance companies have already called off all live performances through the end of the year (or longer), some, like Salt Lake City’s Ballet West, are cautiously starting to return to...
by Katie Slattery | Sep 3, 2020 | Cross-Training
Are you looking to gain flexibility and strength in your arabesque? Many dancers are unsatisfied with the height of their back leg, and believe intense stretching is the best way to increase extension in the arabesque position. “However,” says American...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 1, 2020 | Career, Company Life
This is one of a series of articles following one young dancer as she starts her career in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. When I pictured my professional performance debut, I hadn’t anticipated dancing on my family’s washing machine for a...
by Erika Driscoll | Aug 18, 2020 | News, The Latest
Go shopping on Miami Beach’s popular Lincoln Road on a given weekday afternoon and you’ll be in for a special surprise: a handful of Miami City Ballet dancers spinning and leaping in the windows of what was once a retail store. The company’s new...
by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Teacher | Aug 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Dance Teacher Awards are here , and this year we’re going virtual. The upside of a virtual awards ceremony? We can invite all of you! Though we’ll be in a new setting (Zoom!), the purpose of the Dance Teacher Awards remains the same: celebrating...
