by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 14, 2022 | News, The Latest
We breathe, eat and sleep dance. Why not read it, too? This has been a banner year for dance books—we’ve already shared news about the release of Toni Bentley’s Serenade, Jennifer Homans’ Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century and more. And the list is...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 23, 2022 | The Latest
Updated 9/28/22 This month, American Ballet Theatre principal Misty Copeland announced the launch of The Misty Copeland Foundation, a new nonprofit organization focused on bringing greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to ballet. At its center is a free...
by Lydia Murray | Nov 1, 2021 | News, Profiles, The Latest
In 1999, a 17-year-old Misty Copeland noticed an image that would help shape her future: Lauren Anderson, the first Black principal dancer with Houston Ballet, on the cover of Dance Magazine. Copeland, then a pre-professional ballet student, was awestruck. “It was an...
by Dance Magazine | Apr 21, 2021 | Site Network
American Ballet Theatre star Misty Copeland has reshaped the world’s ideas of what a ballerina can look like. Meanwhile, South African choreographer/dancer Dada Masilo has reshaped what ballets themselves can look like. Their career paths have never formally...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Aug 18, 2020 | News, The Latest
American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston’s bibliophilia has been well documented—particularly on Instagram Instagram, where she shares her reading recommendations through #BallerinaBookClub. But through a partnership with ALL ARTS, WNET’s...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 14, 2020 | Profiles, The Latest, Viral Videos
Have you ever wished you could pull back the curtain and watch some of our country’s most beloved ballerinas being coached? With the coronavirus pandemic keeping theaters closed for the foreseeable future, NYCC has moved its popular Studio 5...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 17, 2020 | Dance Spirit, The Latest, Viral Videos
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ucAretxNDWM Looking for some Monday motivation? Then this heart-melting clip from the NBC’s “Little Big Shots” is for you. Hosted by actress Melissa McCarthy, the show welcomes remarkable kids from around the world to...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | May 5, 2020 | News, Profiles, The Latest
One of the most inspiring things to witness over the past couple of months has been the incredible displays of solidarity among dancers and dance companies. None have been left untouched by this crisis, and so many have banned together to help each other out. American...