by Amanda Sherwin For Dance Spirit | Sep 9, 2019 | News
Dancers breaking world records before they’ve even had their morning coffee? Shouldn’t surprise you, considering our next-level enthusiasm for absolutely anything that has to do with dance. And that’s exactly the feat 300+ dancers—myself...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Aug 12, 2019 | News, Profiles
ABT besties Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside have a dream: To get the most dancers ever to go on pointe at the same time. The pair, who go by the joint nickname “The Cindies,” have teamed up with the morning talk show “Live with Kelly and...
by Cadence Neenan | Jul 29, 2019 | News, Profiles
If, like us, you’re anywhere that isn’t the Vail Dance Festival right now, you’re obviously bummed to be missing all the amazing performances, premieres and collaborations currently underway. Luckily, many of our favorite bunheads have been keeping...
by Dance Magazine | Jun 13, 2019 | Company Life
Story ballets that debut during American Ballet Theatre’s spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House are always the subject of much curiosity—and, sometimes, much debate. Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre was no different. The ballet follows the eponymous...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 3, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, News, Profiles, Viral Videos
“Cindies” fans, this one’s for you. February 9-10, American Ballet Theatre’s James Whiteside and Isabella Boylston are collaborating with pop singer Rozzi to put on a full-length show titled When I Think Of You at The Argyros Performing Arts...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Dec 30, 2018 | Profiles
Alexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of Marius Petipa’s Harlequinade, which debuted this spring at American Ballet Theatre, felt as fizzy and decadent as a glass of champagne. Though resplendently designed and lovingly assembled, the ballet relied on the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 10, 2018 | Career, Profiles
Between long rehearsal days, performances and hectic touring schedules, it can be hard for professional dancers to plan for their post-performance careers while they’re still onstage. This fall, that changes for five American Ballet Theatre principals. Stella...
by Marissa DeSantis | Sep 6, 2018 | Company Life
What’s been going on in the wonderful world of the Cindies (a.k.a. American Ballet Theatre principals James Whiteside and Isabella Boylston)? Just a casual visit at the ABT studios from actress Jennifer Garner, of course. Judging from both Boylston’s and...