Whether playing a saucy soubrette or an imperious swan, Irina Dvorovenko was always a formidable presence on the American Ballet Theatre stage. Since her 2013 retirement at 39, after 16 seasons, she’s been bringing that intensity to an acting career in roles ranging from, well, Russian ballerinas to the Soviet-era newcomer she plays in the […]

On Thursday, November 30 at 7:30pm Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will host Young New York Night as part of their annual New York City Center season, a chance for young adults to experience Ailey’s classic Revelations, as well as Robert Battle’s Ella and Billy Wilson’s The Winter in Lisbon. Enter below for a chance […]

Maybe it’s just by chance, but it seems like the upcoming lineup in New York City is designed to remind us of the women giants of our field. What a great welcome to the new season! • Twyla Tharp brings new and old work to the Joyce. She may be the most prolific living choreographer […]

Back in May at our photo shoot for Dance Magazine‘s 90th-anniversary issue, we fell in love with Michelle Dorrance all over again. We’ve known for years that she’s obviously gifted, but our jaws still dropped as she improvised on set, rattling off playful but rigorous strings of tap genius with the utmost ease. Now, she’s […]

When I’m dancing, I feel so alive, like every single part of me that makes me who I am is participating in moving my body. When I was little, I wouldn’t stop dancing if I could help it. One of my favorite things to do was to pretend to be Gene Kelly in the backyard […]

Last summer, Bill Irwin and Tiler Peck debuted Time It Was/116 at Vail before bringing it to Fall for Dance. Photo by Kyle Froman. Though we haven’t even reached summer, now’s the time when dance companies and fans alike are setting their sights towards fall. Today, New York City Center announced its 2016–17 lineup. Aside from the […]