by Madeline Schrock | Feb 18, 2019 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Updated on 8/31/22. The NYCB principal started strength-training to improve her ballet technique and found a second passion. Gym Time Unity Phelan may be a star at New York City Ballet, but when she was a teen at the School of American Ballet, she struggled to build...
by Marissa DeSantis | Aug 23, 2018 | Editors' List: The Goods
Back to school is just around the corner, and that means back to your regular dance routine, too. Whether you’re looking for a new bag that’s strictly for the studio or an option that will work for whatever the day throws your way, we’ve got you...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 10, 2018 | Profiles
Last month, New York City Ballet soloist Unity Phelan spent a whirlwind 10 days in Asia with PUMA, unveiling their ballet-inspired workout line, En Pointe, which was created with input from NYCB dancers. Phelan traveled to five cities—Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur,...
by Amy Brandt | Jul 31, 2017 | Career
Between book deals and Under Armour endorsements, her own Barbie doll and a spot at the judges table on NBC’s “World of Dance,” Misty Copeland has been one of the few ballerinas to break into mainstream pop culture. Now she’s conquering the...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jan 26, 2017 | Company Life
Ballet-inspired clothing is nothing new, and the dance and fashion worlds have always been in conversation with each other. Think of how many prominent choreographers have enlisted fashion designers to create costumes for their work, or how ballet flats have become a...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 27, 2016 | Company Life
It’s nothing new for athletes to be sponsored by sports brands, but it’s relatively rare for the same opportunity to be extended to professional dancers. Misty Copeland is famously a spokesperson for Under Armour, and her participation in the “I will...