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Five couples who span the dance world from ballet to hip hop to modern share studio time, performances, and their love for dance – along with household chores and a deep commitment to each other. Each has a unique story about how dance brought them together and keeps their marriage strong. ABT’s Soul Mates: Stella […]

How does it feel to be 15? Ask Rennie Harris, whose hip hop dance company, Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM), celebrates its “quincearos” this month at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center. “Prince” was Harris’s street name as an adolescent growing up in North Philadelphia; “ScareKrow” stuck with him later on. Despite the tags attached to its practitioners, hip […]

Devon Carney has had a 30-year career as a dancer and teacher. As principal with Boston Ballet he worked with choreographers Choo San Goh, Mark Morris, Merce Cunningham, Twyla Tharp, and Ben Stevenson in roles from classical to cutting edge. He toured with Rudolf Nureyev, served as Boston ballet master from 1998 to 2002, and […]

As dance department chair at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts, Stanislav Issaev is known for preparing ballet students to compete at the highest levels. He trained at the Perm Dance Academy in Russia, was a gold medalist in both the National Soviet and Varna Ballet Competitions, and received the Nijinsky Award in […]

For Cheryl Mann, it was a typical night of performing with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Things got off to a rousing start with Daniel Ezralow’s SF/LB, a burst of perpetual motion and tricky counterpoint set to a jazzy Leonard Bernstein score. Then came the world premiere of Lar Lubovitch’s Love Stories, in which Mann had […]

As Trisha Brown’s Present Tense begins, Neal Beasley is alone onstage before a backdrop of interlocking colored shapes. To the sounds of John Cage’s prepared piano he leans on the air and twists his upper body against his lower so that it unfurls as fast as a spun-around swing. How does he move so swiftly […]

In Spanish, “delgado” can mean either slim or smart. Both connotations fit the Delgado sisters, Jeannette and Patricia, who dance with the Miami City Ballet. Trained in the MCB  School, they represent a new breed of home-grown talent, able to move from classical to neoclassical to contemporary roles. Both sisters claim mutual support for each […]

Last May, after a 13-year absence, Gelsey Kirkland was back at American Ballet Theatre. Kirkland, a dance legend who has been out of the limelight for nearly 20 years, came to New York from her home in Melbourne, Australia, at the invitation of John Meehan, artistic director of ABT’s Studio Company. During her three-week stay […]