by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 8, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, The Latest, Training
Since the nationwide fight against racial inequality took center stage in May, organizations across the dance world have been looking for meaningful ways to show their support, rather than fall back on empty social media signifiers. July 10-11, Diamante Ballet...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Dec 10, 2018 | Career, Company Life, Everything "Nutcracker"
For dancers, The Nutcracker isn’t all winter wonderlands and charming sweets. To bring this ballet to life, we have to spar with swords (often while wearing a clunky head), pirouette in animal suits, and perform day after day with a host of other potentially...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 26, 2017 | Profiles
When we chose Houston Ballet soloist Derek Dunn as our October/November cover star last year, we knew he could do just about everything. But what we didn’t know is that he—along with his fellow HB chums Hayden Stark and Daniel Durrett—can also kill...