by Amy Brandt | Feb 20, 2019 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Profiles, Trending
When audience members opened their programs at New York City Ballet’s revival of Herman Schmerman a few weeks ago, one name had everyone buzzing: Naomi Corti. Just an apprentice, she was dancing a featured role alongside principals and soloists in William...
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 2, 2018 | Just for fun, Trending
Bored with your daily ballet bun? We found the easiest way to amp up your studio look, courtesy of luxe leotard line Côté Cour. At a recent photo shoot for the brand’s newest designs, we noticed that New York City Ballet dancers (and...
by Marissa DeSantis | Aug 2, 2018 | Trending
Bored with your daily ballet bun? We found the easiest way to amp up your studio look, courtesy of luxe leotard line Côté Cour. At a recent photo shoot for the brand’s newest designs, we noticed that New York City Ballet dancers (and...
by Marissa DeSantis | May 22, 2018 | Profiles
How do you make a leotard line stand out when there are so many options? Erica Sabatini, a former soloist with Carolina Ballet, makes it look easy with her pairing of architectural designs and bright colors. Before officially launching Côté Cour in 2015,...
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 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 Pointe Magazine | Aug 2, 2015 | Profiles
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2015 issue of Pointe. Here are 10 corps de ballet dancers to keep an eye on. Elizabeth Wallace, Pennsylvania Ballet Wallace in Nutcracker. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev, Courtesy Pennsylvania Ballet At 5′...