by Natalia Boesch | Dec 13, 2018 | Technique, Training
“In Cuba, everybody turns,” says Caridad Martinez, a ballet faculty member at The Ailey School and a former principal with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Here, she walks us through the exercises and techniques that comprise “the Cuban secret” of...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 29, 2018 | News, Profiles
It’s been quite some time since we’ve had the pleasure of watching Lauren Anderson do 32 fouettés. The former Houston Ballet star, who became the company’s first African American principal dancer in 1990, was famous for her thrilling bravura...
by Marissa DeSantis | Feb 15, 2018 | Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Every ballerina grows up aspiring to nail the fouetté turns in the coda of Swan Lake’s Black Swan Pas de Deux. From classic primas like Natalia Makarova to current pros like Gillian Murphy, the 32-fouetté sequence has become so iconic that even our...