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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Cedar Lake, NYC January 10–20, 2008 Reviewed by Susan Yung With its recent program of works by three choreographers, Cedar Lake continues to seek out new creative voices, with mixed results. Two danced with William Forsythe—Crystal Pite and Jacopo Godani—and Forsythe’s influence surfaces in their works in different ways, in addition […]

Do you have tips on how to quit smoking? I’m up to a pack of cigarettes a day and it’s killing my stamina onstage. I’ve tried going cold turkey with no luck. Slowly cutting back never lasts for long either. I want to be a healthy dancer, but after five years of smoking, it’s a […]

SARAWANEE TANATANIT Even in the corps of American Ballet Theatre, Sarawanee Tanatanit stands out for her striking look and daring quality. In past City Center seasons, Tanatanit, 24, has reveled in such repertoire as Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison, where she sparkled in Ann Reinking’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and […]

This hip hop virtuoso is booking herself solid with MTV videos, commercials, and high profile tours.     With her baggy camouflage pants, and tan hoodie pulled up around her diamond-shaped eyes, hip hop dancer Alexandra Rivero blends into the crowd at an evening class at the Millenium Dance Complex in Los Angeles. The 20-year-old […]

Ah, the holidays. For so many Nutcracker devotees, the two hours spent each Christmas with Clara and her candyland fantasies is an event to look forward to. Like Santa, it only comes one night a year. But for the dancers who can chart their Nutcracker evolution from high school auditoriums to 3,000-seat opera houses, the […]

Former New York City Ballet dancer Linda Hamilton, Ph.D., is a lecturer, a psychologist in private practice, and the author of Advice for Dancers (Jossey-Bass). She has been offering advice to Dance Magazine readers since 1992. Does practicing more than one technique cause injuries? I’ve studied ballet since I was a kid, but recently added […]

Former New York City Ballet dancer Linda Hamilton, Ph.D., is a lecturer, a psychologist in private practice, and the author of Advice for Dancers (Jossey-Bass). She has been offering advice to Dance Magazine readers since 1992. All I ever wanted was to get accepted into a major professional school that’s affiliated with a company. Now […]

Former New York City Ballet dancer Linda Hamilton, Ph.D., is a lecturer, a psychologist in private practice, and the author of Advice for Dancers (Jossey-Bass). She has been offering advice to Dance Magazine readers since 1992. All I’ve ever wanted is to be a ballerina. Now, I’ve put in four years at my company performing […]