by Marissa DeSantis | Feb 15, 2018 | Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Every ballerina grows up aspiring to nail the fouetté turns in the coda of Swan Lake’s Black Swan Pas de Deux. From classic primas like Natalia Makarova to current pros like Gillian Murphy, the 32-fouetté sequence has become so iconic that even our...
by Nancy Wozny | Jan 23, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Houston Ballet principal Sara Webb, now celebrating her 20th season, holds the distinct position of being the only ballerina currently in the company who has worked extensively under two Houston Ballet artistic directors: Ben Stevenson (who left in 2003 and now...
by Laura Cappelle | Nov 27, 2017 | Profiles
This is Pointe’s December 2017/January 2018 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. Few ballets are as unforgiving for a young dancer as Swan Lake. Both Odette’s heartbreak and Odile’s deceit of...
by Marissa DeSantis | Oct 8, 2017 | Profiles
Whether you’ve been lucky enough to watch American Ballet Theatre’s Gillan Murphy dance Swan Lake’s Odette/Odile in person or you’re one of the 100,000+ who’ve watched her performance on YouTube, the magic happening on stage is obvious....
by Marissa DeSantis | Sep 25, 2017 | Profiles, Training, Viral Videos
Learning a variation for the first time is definitely one of the most rewarding parts of ballet. And when American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston teaches you that variation as part of a master class series hosted by dancewear brand Cloud & Victory, the...
by Laura Cappelle | Jun 19, 2017 | Career, Inside PT, Profiles, Reverence
Last weekend, the Mariinsky Ballet announced on its website that one of its most revered prima ballerinas, Uliana Lopatkina, has retired from the stage. A principal dancer since 1995, Lopatkina’s interpretation of Odette/Odile and “The Dying Swan”,...
by Julia Rosica | Jun 14, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
Updated 11/16/23. In 2017, The Royal Ballet’s Zenaida Yanowsky took her final bow at Covent Garden—a stage she called home for 23 years. Beloved by Britain’s loyal ballet fans, she captivated audiences throughout her 16 years as a principal dancer. At...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 15, 2017 | Company Life
There’s nothing like watching two masters at work. In this clip from 1985, two of American Ballet Theatre’s most legendary stars, Cynthia Gregory and the late Fernando Bujones, make sparks fly in the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake. Bujones...
