by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 30, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, The Latest, Trending
Over the past few weeks, tensions have risen around New York City Ballet principal Amar Ramasar’s casting in the Broadway revival of West Side Story, set to open February 20. Ramasar is currently embroiled in a lawsuit surrounding the sharing of sexually...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 29, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, The Latest, Trending
Yesterday The Times reported that Royal Ballet artist in residence Liam Scarlett has been suspended from the company since last August, following allegations of inappropriate behavior with students. The company brought in the employment firm Linda Harvey Associates to...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 2, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, Trending
The New York Times reported this morning that Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier accused of sex trafficking dozens of teenage girls and young women, and who died by suicide in prison on August 10 while awaiting trial, preyed on dancers in New York City. The...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 21, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Profiles, Viral Videos
American Ballet Theatre principal James Whiteside is known for more than just his uber-charismatic presence on the ballet stage; He doubles as both the drag queen Ühu Betch and the pop star JbDubs. Whiteside’s newest musical release, titled WTF, came out last...
by Marissa DeSantis | Oct 25, 2018 | Career, News
This year, Boston Ballet’s annual choreographic workshop is all about empowering women. Taking place in Boston Ballet’s black box theater November 1-2, BB@home: ChoreograpHER will feature six works by women of various ranks in the company. “Given the...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 13, 2018 | Trending
Over the past year, the #MeToo movement has helped spotlight sexual harassment, as well as verbal and emotional abuse, in the ballet industry. Most recently, a lawsuit filed by Alexandra Waterbury against New York City Ballet and principal dancer Chase Finlay, who has...
by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Magazine | Sep 6, 2018 | News
Former School of American Ballet student Alexandra Waterbury, 19, is suing New York City Ballet and her ex-boyfriend, former principal dancer Chase Finlay. Finlay resigned suddenly last week , and principals Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro were put on unpaid leave...
by Laura Cappelle For Dance Magazine | Jul 18, 2018 | News
You’d think the Paris Opéra Ballet would be in damage-control mode after a leaked dancers’ survey, in April, brought up worrying reports of harassment and mismanagement. But instead of addressing these issues internally, the French company is suing...
