These Clips of Gelsey Kirkland are a Master Class in How to Become a Ballerina

If you haven’t discovered it by now, Kurt Froman’s Instagram account has become a treasure trove of amazing ballet footage. Recently, he’s been posting clips of Gelsey Kirkland rehearsing Don Quixote, most likely taken a couple years after she joined American Ballet Theatre. You can watch her breaking down each step, working with her ballet […]

Inside Christine Shevchenko's Journey to Becoming Kitri—And an ABT Principal

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, […]