by In Memoriam | Sep 23, 2024 | The Latest
When news broke earlier this month that ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince had passed away at age 29, the dance world reacted with shock, confusion, and profound sadness. She was so young; she had already accomplished so much in her extraordinary life, and yet her...
by Joselli Deans for Dance Magazine | Nov 17, 2023 | Dance Magazine, News, The Latest
Ballerina and teacher Delores Browne Abelson, known professionally as Delores Browne, transitioned on October 2, 2023. Her close friend, Marilyn Napoli, confirmed that Browne had battled kidney cancer for several months. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Browne...
by In Memoriam | Feb 3, 2023 | News, Profiles
John White Jr., a former soloist with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba and co-founder and director of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet (PAB), passed away on December 28, 2022. Through his love and lifelong commitment to the art and technique of classical ballet, he had...
by In Memoriam | Sep 28, 2022 | Profiles
On July 25, 2022, Clara Cravey Stanley, a former dancer with Harkness Ballet and Ballet de Caracas and the longtime head of the Houston Ballet Academy, passed away at the age of 72. She was a loving wife, aunt, stepmother and grandmother. Clara Cravey...
by Marina Harss For Dance Magazine | May 3, 2021 | Site Network
To watch Jacques d’Amboise, the legendary New York City Ballet dancer who died this week at the age of 86 due to complications from a stroke, coach dancers in the roles he had performed over the course of his long career was to see an artist who not only...
by Barbara Ford For Dance Magazine | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Former lead dancer with The Joffrey Ballet, Charlene Gehm MacDougal died of ovarian cancer on January 10 at her home in New York City, age 69. Gehm illuminated the inner life of each of the varied characters in her extensive repertoire. Whether she was the gracious...
by Dance Magazine | Nov 18, 2019 | News, Profiles
Christine DuBoulay Ellis, legendary figure in classical ballet, died on Saturday, November 9, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. She was 96. She was one of the last surviving members of the original Sadler’s Wells cast of The Sleeping Beauty, which...