This week American Ballet Theatre launches its fall season at Lincoln Center with an exciting lineup of performances. One last-minute addition to the program is a new work from Benjamin Millepied, which will be performed by ABT Studio Company and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School dancers in the theater’s promenade during select intermissions. Although the specifics […]

When conveying a story onstage, certain roles come more easily than others. Some dancers naturally possess the regality of the Lilac Fairy, others the attack of Kitri. Some take on the naïve Aurora with ease, but have trouble with Myrtha’s complexity. Tackling a role that’s outside your character wheelhouse can be tricky—especially since ballet’s princesses, […]

American Ballet Theatre is breaking out of the proscenium. The company announced earlier today that in addition to the works already scheduled for their two-week fall season at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater (Oct. 18–29), a new work for members of ABT’s Studio Company and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School will also take place during […]

Dancers trying their hand at designing is nothing new. But they do tend to stick with studio or performance-wear (think Miami City Ballet’s Ella Titus and her line of knit warm-ups or former NYCB dancer Janie Taylor and her ballet costumes). But several dancers at American Ballet Theatre—corps members Jamie Kopit, Erica Lall, Katie Boren, […]

Every soloist hopes and prays for the moment when their director offers that first big lead role. For American Ballet Theatre’s Christine Shevchenko, it happened last November when artistic director Kevin McKenzie informed her that the following spring she’d dance the role of Kitri at the Metropolitan Opera House. After three years as a soloist, […]

Pedagogy opportunities vary widely across schools. Whether you’re looking for an undergraduate or graduate program, search thoroughly to find the one that works for you. These are just a few of your options: At Central Connecticut State University, the BS in dance education focuses on equipping students to teach in public schools. Seniors work full-time […]

What do Fred Astaire, Pina Bausch and Misty Copeland have in common? They are all part of one of the most prestigious groups in dance: the Dance Magazine Award recipients. A tradition that dates back to 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards celebrate the living legends who have made a lasting impact on our field. Today, […]

The closing months of the 2016–17 season brought a glut of extraordinary music and dance to Broadway’s stages, and the superabundance has left 2017–18 looking a bit anemic. Partly it’s real estate—there are only so many Broadway theaters; in June, nearly three dozen were occupied. The only musical scheduled to open this summer was Prince […]