by Julia Rosica | May 19, 2021 | TBT
The dance community said goodbye to a hero earlier this month with the passing of Jacques d’Amboise. D’Amboise joined New York City Ballet as a teenager in 1949 and danced with the company for 35 years, leaving an undeniable mark on American ballet. He...
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 Julia Rosica | Dec 18, 2019 | Everything "Nutcracker", TBT
On December 18, 1965, The Bell Telephone Hour broadcast a Christmas special featuring New York City Ballet principal dancers Melissa Hayden and Jacques d’Amboise. The pair performed the Snow Pas de Deux from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, choreographed by...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 7, 2019 | Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
On Monday evening, four 20th century New York City Ballet stars joined Wendy Whelan in conversation for an event titled Balanchine’s Ballerinas hosted by National Dance Institute, the dance education organization that former NYCB dancer Jacques d’Amboise...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 24, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
“Jerry, throughout his life, wanted a world where races, cultures and people came together without conflict and hate and anger, but lovingly, to make a community.” These words were spoken earlier this week by Jacques d’Amboise at an event titled...
by Amy Brandt | May 2, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Earlier this week, the Broadway revival of Roger and Hammerstein’s Carousel, choreographed by Justin Peck and featuring New York City Ballet dancers Amar Ramasar and Brittany Pollack, was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, including Best Choreography. Today,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 29, 2018 | Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Former New York City Ballet dancer Kurt Froman is best known for training celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence for dance roles on film. Yet Froman’s Instagram has become our newest obsession for a whole other reason. Over the past few months, Froman has been...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 6, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
On Monday night, the National Dance Institute—the arts education organization founded by former New York City Ballet star Jacques d’Amboise—presented Balanchine’s Guys, a lively discussion with d’Amboise and two other NYCB greats: Arthur...