Balanchine's Ballerinas on What They Learned from Mr. B

George Balanchine famously wrote, that ballet “is a woman.” Four of his most celebrated women—Allegra Kent, Gloria Govrin, Kay Mazzo and Merrill Ashley—appeared onstage at Jacques d’Amboise’s National Dance Institute Monday evening to celebrate his legacy. The sold-out program, called “Balanchine’s Ballerinas,” included performances of excerpts from ballets closely associated with these women and a […]

What Jacques d'Amboise Believes Dance Can Give The World

When Jacques d’Amboise talks about dance, his eyes light up, his chest opens and his famously handsome smile takes over his face. It’s immediately clear that the former New York City Ballet star, now a spirited age 83, has a love of dance that doesn’t tire. Today, he’s creating new generations of dance lovers through […]

Why Dancing Made Me A Marathon Runner

This Sunday, about 50,000 people will be lining up in Staten Island to run 26.2 miles for the New York City Marathon. I’ll be one of them. When I tell people from the dance world that I’m training for what will now be my eighth marathon, most can’t comprehend why I would want to do […]