From Miami City Ballet to Broadway—and the steam room For most dancers, performing six nightly shows and two matinees a week would be the ultimate test of stamina. But for former Miami City Ballet soloist Sara Esty, she’s actually dancing less now that she’s an ensemble dancer in An American in Paris on Broadway. “I […]
The principal dancer moonlights as a nutrition entrepreneur. Erickson fuels performances by snacking all day. Here, in Giselle. Photo by Rich Sofranko, courtesy PBT. With five feet eight inches of svelte muscle, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre principal Julia Erickson is celebrated for being quick on her feet and light in her carriage. Outside of Pennsylvania, though, […]
After hitting the Broadway boards in The Phantom of the Opera and Nice Work If You Can Get It, Paloma Garcia-Lee adapted to the exhausting load of an eight-show week. But now, dancing Joshua Bergasse’s daredevil choreography for On the Town, she’s taken on even more: Not only is she assistant dance captain, but in […]
The Robert Moses’ Kin dancer ramps up with high-intensity interval training. It takes stamina to keep up with Crystaldawn Bell. As a member of San Francisco’s Robert Moses’ Kin, the 29-year-old modern dancer brings a refined athleticism to Moses’ explosive choreography, and also performs in side projects with cutting-edge local troupe Project Agora. To develop […]
McGinley, here in American Dreamer, does a series of 40 yoga poses before every class. Photo by Paul B. Goode, Courtesy PTDC. When Heather McGinley strikes “dancer’s pose” in Paul Taylor’s elegant Byzantium or his mysterious Private Domain, she is thankful for all the hours spent doing yoga. Although she occasionally does Pilates and Gyrotonic, […]
The SFB principal gains strength and stamina on her kickboard. With Gennadi Nedvigin in Liam Scarlett’s “Hummingbird.” Photo by Erik Tomasson, Courtesy SFB. Frances Chung is a petite powerhouse. Exceptionally strong, the 5′ 4″ San Francisco Ballet principal has the technical chops to perform a sparkling Kitri and the endurance to lead the African-classical fusion of […]
The Joffrey Ballet dancer resets before performances by napping in her sleeping bag. Rocas with Rory Hohenstein in Romeo & Juliet. Photo by Cheryl Mann, Courtesy Joffrey. It’s been a challenging year for Joffrey Ballet dancer Christine Rocas. She starred in the company premiere of Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet, danced The Siren in Balanchine’s […]
Martorana in Morris’ Crosswalk. Photo by Stephanie Berger, courtesy MMDG. Stacy Martorana began running as a way to escape the pressures of dance. As a freshman ballet major at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, she went from being one of the strongest dancers in her studio to one of the least […]
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