Artistic directors reveal how they decide who gets the top promotion. Isabella Boylston was promoted to principal at ABT in 2014. Photo by Gene Schiavone, Courtesy ABT There is one question at the ballet that might provoke more curiosity than any other: Who will be promoted to the rank of principal dancer? The answer is […]
Melissa Hamilton’s late start should have prevented a ballet career. Instead, it pushed her to unthinkable heights. Photo by Nathan Sayers The first thing you notice about Melissa Hamilton is the classical beauty of her lines: the dainty features, the long arms, the sinewy legs and gorgeously arched feet. Yet The Royal Ballet first soloist […]
Dance Magazine’s Dance Annual Directory is the oldest and most comprehensive source of all things dance. Dance Companies Ballet Alabama Ballet Birmingham, AL Contact: AJ Roach 205.322.4300 [email protected] alabamaballet.org Alberta Ballet Calgary, AB, Canada 403.245.4222 [email protected] albertaballet.com American Repertory Ballet New Brunswick, NJ Contact: Alexis Branagan 732.249.1254 [email protected] arballet.org ARC Dance Seattle, WA 206.352.0798 [email protected] […]
Many U.S. dancers dream of dancing abroad—of spending time experiencing cities and companies that, to us, seem “exotic.” But at the same time, dancers from around the world fantasize about joining our hometown troupes. What is it that draws them here? photo by Lucas Chilczuk for DanceMedia LLC Mayara Pineiro Corps de ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet […]
Buy this issue! Curtain Up Every New Year’s, we get a chance to start again with a fresh set of goals. Take advantage, because … More » 25 to Watch SEO HYE HAN There’s no wonder why Seo Hye Han made second soloist after just a year in the … More » Jackson Pollock, Meet Trisha Brown […]
Once a year, the New York dance community takes a night off to celebrate its biggest triumphs and brightest talents. Well, most of the community takes the night off. At yesterday’s The Bessies, the NY Dance and Performance Awards, the awardees were such a prolific group that half of them were busy performing in […]
New York City Center Sept. 27–Oct. 13, 2012 Programs 1, 3 and 5 The annual Fall for Dance Festival offers astounding global variety inexpensively, and continues to be wildly popular in its ninth season. Several New York premieres in three evenings are reviewed here. The first program (seen on Sept. 27) featured Fang-Yi Sheu […]
For our 2012 Dance Annual Directory, we’ve compiled hundreds of resources to help you find what you need in the wide world of dance. Dancers, choreographers, teachers, students, studio owners, dance enthusiasts: Dive in! Compiled by Jared Smallridge DANCE COMPANIES BALLET Alabama Ballet 2726 1st Ave S Birmingham, AL 35233 Contact: Katy Olsen 205-322-4300 […]
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