by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 14, 2019 | News, Profiles
American Ballet Theatre’s fall season at Lincoln Center’s Koch Theater offers a chance to see the company in shorter works and mixed-repertoire programs. This year’s October 16–27 run honors principal Herman Cornejo, who’s celebrating his 20th...
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 Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Sep 5, 2019 | Profiles
When you hear names like Maria Kochetkova, Sutton Foster and Robbie Fairchild, you immediately picture flashes of them as the fully-formed, phenomenal performers they are today. But even when they were kids, they had a glimmer of their future star power, giving a...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 21, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Instagram, Just for fun, News
On August 20, pop goddess Lizzo tweeted, “Someone do a ballet routine to truth hurts pls,” referring to the anthem that’s been top on everyone’s playlists this summer. Lizzo might not know it yet, but ballet dancers are not known for shying...
by Dance Spirit | Aug 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’ve always known that Madonna loves dance. After all, the “Queen of Pop” studied at the Martha Graham School in the 1970s. Nevertheless, we were still surprised (and thrilled) to see that she invited James Whiteside to perform at her 61st birthday...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 20, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, News, Profiles
We’ve always known that Madonna loves dance. After all, the “Queen of Pop” studied at the Martha Graham School in the 1970s. Nevertheless, we were still surprised (and thrilled) to see that she invited James Whiteside to perform at her 61st birthday...
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...