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Los Angeles’s concert dance renaissance is hitting a new high this fall. L.A. Dance Project  (photo by Laurent Philippe) The city will host one of the coolest performances we’ve heard about all year: A program next month featuring Ate9 dANCE cOMPANY, BODYTRAFFIC and L.A. Dance Project. Each was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic—which will be playing live—for a show in the iconic, 17,500-seat outdoor Hollywood […]

This week’s dance news ranges from Hollywood scandals to downtown dance celebrations to #BlackLivesMatter protests. It’s a bit overwhelming, but don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. Here’s what you need to know this week: Pam Tanowitz Dance. Photo by Christopher Duggan. The New York Dance and Performance Awards, known as The Bessies, announced their nominees for […]

At Miami City Ballet, the new principal has found her sweet spot. Photo by Nathan Sayers, styling by Andrew Shore Kaminski What does it take to make Simone Messmer happy? It’s not just another new job; it’s the right new job. Messmer, the latest principal with Miami City Ballet, seems to have found it. As […]

Following the retirements of the irreplaceable Jenifer Ringer and Janie Taylor, Wendy Perron called out five other extraordinary principal women who continue to electrify New York City Ballet performances. But that dynamism characterizes many of the company’s greenest dancers, too. During the past two or three seasons—thanks to the sheer amount of dancing NYCB does—audiences […]

Four major New York City Ballet stars recently announced that they will say goodbye next season. Jenifer Ringer and Jonathan Stafford—who are both also stars of city.ballet.—will be taking their final bows in the spring, as will husband-and-wife team Janie Taylor and Sébastien Marcovici.   If you’ve been following city.ballet., you’ll know that Ringer (a […]

There’s a moment in this just-released short film—featuring David Hallberg, that prince of princes—that really resonates. He grabs his left knee, then right, then right ankle, then left, with a kind of testing touch to make sure that everything is responsive. It’s a nod to a dancer’s relationship with his or her body, that all-powerful […]

Dancers who crossed paths with Gwen Delle Giacobbe say they will never forget her indefatigable attention to detail. Once a principal with the New Orleans–based Delta Festival Ballet, and a longtime teacher at the Giacobbe Academy of Dance, she saw generations of young ballerinas blossom into soloists and principals. As much a mentor as an […]

NYCB’s lyrical and elegant corps member     Laracey in Martins’ Swan Lake. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB   In Agon’s first pas de trois, Ashley Laracey surges through the intricate petit allégro without sacrificing the purity of her line. In Serenade, she shows a lyrical side, imbuing the simple steps with dreamy expansiveness. […]