by Haley Hilton | Mar 6, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
There’s nothing quite like watching your favorite dancers soar across the stage in a sky-high grand allégro. It must be nice to know how to fly, right? According to New York City–based athletic trainer Megan Richardson, MS, Dipl Ac, LAc, ATC, with the help of...
by Linnea Swarting | Feb 22, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Ingrid Silva has several titles—dancer, founder, activist and author among them. But the one that’s changed her life the most is “Mom.” “Since becoming a mother, something’s happened to me, my dancing and my work that’s blowing me away,”...
by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 14, 2022 | News, The Latest
We breathe, eat and sleep dance. Why not read it, too? This has been a banner year for dance books—we’ve already shared news about the release of Toni Bentley’s Serenade, Jennifer Homans’ Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century and more. And the list is...
by Lydia Murray | Oct 26, 2022 | Profiles, The Latest
Julie Felix was never meant to be a ballerina, according to the British ballet world of the 1960s and ’70s. Onstage amid a lake of pale swans, she would only be a distraction, she was told. Instead, she took flight—to a storied career at Dance Theatre of Harlem. Felix...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 16, 2022 | News, The Latest
Get ready for a flux of career news as companies kick off their 2022–23 seasons. From promotions and new positions to farewells and award winners, here are the ballet world’s latest updates. Virginia Johnson to Retire, Robert Garland to Succeed as DTH Artistic...
by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 10, 2021 | Onstage, The Latest
What happens when five of New York City’s largest dance companies join forces? BAAND Together Dance Festival: five-nights of outdoor performances by Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and Dance Theatre...
by Linnea Swarting | Feb 24, 2021 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Instagram
Despite major pandemic shutdowns in New York City, Alexandra Hutchinson has been HIIT-ing her stride. Between company class with Dance Theater of Harlem and projects like the viral video “Dancing Through Harlem”—which she co-directed with roommate and...
by Zita Allen | Feb 23, 2021 | Instagram, Profiles
Cicely Tyson, the legendary 96-year-old Black actress whose February 16 funeral at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church was attended by, among others, Tyler Perry, Lenny Kravitz, and Bill and Hillary Clinton, is remembered for performances that transcended...