It’s a big week in dance. From ballet to Broadway, there’s a lot to keep up with, but we’ve got you covered. Here are the five danciest happenings that you should know about today. 1. “Wherefore art thou Romeo?” Alessandra Ferri reprises her famous Juliet tonight with Herman Cornejo at American Ballet Theatre. At 53, she’s still got it. […]
The contemporary queen is taking on the most famous kickline in the world. Michaels working with the Rockettes. Photo by Rebecca Taylor, Courtesy MSG Photos. When you’ve launched your own company, become a three-time Emmy Award winner from your work on “So You Think You Can Dance” and choreographed a hit Broadway musical, what would […]
It’s time to add one more line to the list of Misty Copeland’s accomplishments: Dance Magazine guest editor. That’s right, the American Ballet Theatre principal—and ballet megastar—joined our team for the May issue. Why Misty? Because she’s got a perspective like no one else in the dance world today, and we wanted to get her […]
Strategies to take the anxiety out of auditions Elena Bello’s positive audition approach resulted in a job at Richmond Ballet. Photo by Sarah Ferguson, courtesy Richmond Ballet. During one of her first auditions, Richmond Ballet dancer Elena Bello was a nervous wreck. “It was for the Rockettes’ Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and I wanted it so […]
Is there a safe way to get the extreme flexibility needed for a professional dance career? Photo by Nathan Sayers Working on your flexibility can be frustrating. The popular rhetoric about gentle, gradual stretching doesn’t seem to match what’s required to make it in this career. Being overly cautious will do little more than maintain […]
Three Rockettes share their favorite dancer-friendly holiday treats. Angela Cranford/MSG Photos, courtesy MSG. With holiday performances in full force, December can be a thrilling yet exhausting month for dancers. The Rockettes in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular may be the busiest of all: They perform up to four 90-minute shows a day during a run […]
Got any Thanksgiving plans yet? Wherever you’re celebrating, whatever you’re cooking, be sure to turn the TV on to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year’s program features an incredible lineup. We’ll get to see numbers from: The new Fiddler on the Roof (with choreography courtesy Hofesh Shechter) Finding Neverland The King and […]
It was 6 am on a Saturday, the sun was pulling up a warm summer morning, and the birds were singing just for me. I was “wrapped.” I had finished filming “Flesh and Bone” and retired from American Ballet Theatre. I felt like a creature released into the wild, freed into the next phase of […]
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