by Julia Guiheen | Jun 24, 2020 | Viral Videos
Yuan Yuan Tan and José Martínez both left their respective homes in China and Spain as teens to join top ballet companies. Tan was quickly made a principal at San Francisco Ballet and Martínez rose to étoile at the Paris Opéra Ballet, both becoming sought-after...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 6, 2018 | News, Profiles, Trending
Mattel has just announced the newest 14 dolls in its Barbie Global Role Model series, and we’re thrilled to see that San Francisco Ballet principal Yuan Yuan Tan has made the list. Tan joins the ranks of Misty Copeland, who was immortalized in Barbie form just...
by Julia Guiheen | Sep 20, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
The tambourine variation from La Esmeralda is a competition favorite, but the full pas de deux isn’t seen as often. That’s a shame, because it contains some of the most technically challenging classical choreography to be found. In this video, Yuan Yuan...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | May 4, 2016 | News
Have a question? Send it to Pointe editor in chief and former dancer Amy Brandt at askamy@dancemedia.com. Royal Ballet artist in residence Liam Scarlett is noted for the psychological themes of his one-act ballets, like 2014’s The Age of Anxiety. On May 4, he...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jan 28, 2016 | Company Life
If you’re wishing events like World Ballet Day LIVE came around more than once a year, you’re in luck: Next week brings not one, but two ballet livestreams that you can enjoy right from your phone or computer. Mark your calendars, and prepare for a week of...
by Hannah Foster | Oct 28, 2015 | Company Life
Proceed with caution: This emotionally charged death scene is balletic but brutal. San Francisco Ballet principal Yuan Yuan Tan and former American Ballet Theatre principal Desmond Richardson perform in this excerpt of Lar Lubovitch’s Othello. The ballet, based...
by Kristin Schwab | Sep 23, 2014 | Profiles, Studio to Street
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of Pointe. Yuan Yuan Tan is one of San Francisco Ballet’s most stunning classical dancers, but her flair for timeless elegance reaches beyond the stage. Her street look is grounded in clean...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 19, 2013 | Company Life
To watch Irina Kolpakova coach Swan Lake is to witness a true artist at work. Although long retired from the stage, the American Ballet Theatre ballet mistress still possesses a commanding presence and an instinctive artistic spirit. “Don’t think about...