Retirements With the charisma of a movie star, Damian Woetzel has been irresistible to audiences at New York City Ballet for 23 years. One of the best virtuosos of his generation, he is also a gloriously relaxed performer. He brought bursting spirit to Stars and Stripes, tossing off amazing turns and jumps like fireworks. […]
During a clean-up rehearsal of Mosaik, Ib Andersen, artistic director of Ballet Arizona, bounds onto the stage with the litheness of a cat. As he strides towards the dancers, he dispenses corrections and demonstrates steps to emphasize a point. He shows ballerina Natalia Magnicaballi a grand rond de jambe en l’air saying, “It should have this […]
Dancers and floors have an ambivalent relationship, but new technology is improving it. A herd of thundering tappers stamps across the floor at Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Culver City, California. Leaping, spinning, and sliding, they are euphoric as they pound out complex rhythms on a surface that gives with each landing, responding […]
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