My Latest Binge Watch: "Strictly Ballet"
No, you’re not imagining it: Ballet is everywhere these days.
In ads, in music videos and on TV.
And with an increase in dance coverage hopefully comes an increase in dance knowledge. Just how did all these dancers actually become dancers? Even I, long past my eager pre-professional days at the barre, still find myself fascinated with how different students train around the world.
So is the staff over at Teen Vogue. Last year, the magazine debuted the first season of its web series “Strictly Ballet,” which followed students during their final years at the School of American Ballet. This time around, we’re getting a look at dancers of Miami City Ballet School. There’s Mayumi Enokibara, who left Brazil in hopes of joining Miami City Ballet; Valeriia Chaykina, who left the Vaganova Academy in Russia with dreams of working in the U.S.; and Carlos Valdés, whose whole family moved to Miami from Cuba in support of his dancing. We watch a total of six students deal with injuries, the job hunt and the college versus company struggle. If you’re a binge watcher like me, you’re in luck. All of Season 2 is online.
And don’t forget about
Dance Magazine‘s new series that follows a professional dancer during a full day of work, from dawn to dusk. The first episode is with New York City freelancer Melissa Toogood. We’ll be releasing new videos soon.
