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Let’s face it. Dancers just do things differently. We can never walk down a grocery aisle—we have to tap. We can never simply pick something up we’ve dropped—without going into a penché. But it’s not a bad thing. We love all the ways that dance bleeds into our daily lives. Turns out the pros aren’t […]

Let’s face it. Dancers just do things differently. We can never walk down a grocery aisle—we have to tap. We can never simply pick something up we’ve dropped—without going into a penché. But it’s not a bad thing. We love all the ways that dance bleeds into our daily lives. Turns out the pros aren’t […]

When Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan was 5 years old, her mother took her to a Pennsylvania Ballet production of Swan Lake. “One day, you’ll be a ballerina,” her mother said. Ryan replied, “I already am one.” Even at that age, Ryan was confident about her future; with good reason, it turns out. Sixteen years later, she’s starting […]

Most dancers are familiar with this story: You get that first company contract, and figure that you just have to show everyone—your director especially—how special, reliable and talented you are, and your career will be everything you dreamed it to be. But what happens when casting goes up and your name’s fourth cast or worse—not […]

As a teacher, Ashley Tuttle is known for her lightning-fast petit allégro combinations. But her students might be surprised to learn that speed did not come naturally to her. “When I joined American Ballet Theatre at 16, I was an adagio dancer,” says Tuttle. “I had to learn to be fast.” Many dancers immediately become […]

From the over-the-top antics of Fancy Free to the stylized realism of West Side Story, the discomfiting world of The Cage to the poignant humanity of Dances at a Gathering, the work of Jerome Robbins redefined what American dance could be. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, ballet companies across the country are […]

This fall, Dance Magazine followed Noelani Pantastico for a day as she was rehearsing “Emeralds” and performing “Diamonds” in George Balanchine’s Jewels. It was the start of the principal’s third season back at Pacific Northwest Ballet, returning to the company she grew up in after a seven-year journey dancing with Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Les Ballets de […]