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Celebrity Trainer and Former Ballerina Candy Tong Writes a Letter to Her...
Ballerina, model, designer, educator, trainer: Candy Tong has done it all. Originally from San Francisco, Tong trained at San Francisco Ballet School and English National Ballet School before getting...
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Audrey Tovar-Dunster Rises to New Heights at Vail
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company dancer Audrey Tovar-Dunster performs with maturity and skill beyond her years, but not beyond her experiences. The 17-year-old, who began her training at the...
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Ballet Student Jessica Wang Makes Tiaras Her Business
When Jessica Wang was 14, she found herself in a position that many dancers find relatable: Dance felt like her whole identity. “When I introduced myself, the first thing I would say is that I’m a...
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What to Pack for Your First Summer Ballet Intensive
Audrey Lynn, a member of Kansas City Ballet’s second company, attended summer intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive, the School of American...
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Catching Up With Competition Stars and Sister Duo Ellary Day and Sylvie Win...
What happens when two sisters grow up side by side in the studio, pushing each other every step of the way? For Ellary Day Szyndlar, 13, and Sylvie Win Szyndlar, 10, it’s led to big wins: Both have...
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22 Thoughts I Had While Watching the New Ballet-centric Thriller “Pretty Lethal”
Since the rise of #BalletCore in the early 2020s, ballet has kept popular culture in a chokehold. In light of the art form’s increased popularity in fashion and advertising, the entertainment industry...
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A College Ballet Dancer’s Guide to Professional Auditions
Looking back at the spring semester of my senior year at Butler University, one thing immediately comes to mind: auditions. On top of schoolwork, rehearsals, jobs, and other obligations, my fellow...
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Two Young Choreographers on Teaching Their Dances at the 2026 Prix de Lausanne
As winners of the Prix de Lausanne’s Young Creation Award in 2025, Henry Lichtmacher of the U.S. and Alexander Mockrish of Sweden had the opportunity to return to Switzerland to coach this year’s Prix...
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World Ballet Day Is Back for 2025
World Ballet Day is back! And this time, it’s raising the “barre” with a new theme. Nearly every year, the 24-hour WBD celebration includes broadcasts of classes, rehearsals, interviews, and...
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Let’s Talk About Breast Support in Ballet
I started wearing a sports bra under my leotard when I was 12. At first, the extra support helped me feel more secure in my rapidly changing body. But I was the only one at my school wearing one, and...
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“Étoile” Star Taïs Vinolo on How the Show Transformed Her as an Artist
Imagine not knowing a single ballet step and being asked to perform with American Ballet Theatre. That’s how 22-year-old dance artist Taïs Vinolo, who starred in Amazon Prime Video’s now-canceled...
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The Royal Ballet’s Amelia Townsend Taps Into Madness
Royal Ballet first artist Amelia Townsend steps into some percussive new shoes this month as the tap-dancing Mad Hatter in Christopher Wheeldon’s fantastical Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,...
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English National Ballet Dancer Vsevolod Maievskyi’s Journey to Loving Ballet
In 2018, Vsevolod Maievskyi achieved his dream of joining the Mariinsky Ballet. For four years, Maievskyi was onstage night after night, dancing everything from demanding corps parts to Prince...
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2024 YAGP Winners Announced, Capping 25th Anniversary Celebration
New York City’s midtown streets were abuzz with bunheads last week—it seemed everywhere you looked, you’d see large groups of young dancers, hair slicked and garment bags in tow, rushing to a studio...
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New York City Ballet Dancer Christina Clark Is Celebrating Every Stage
When Christina Clark saw her first Nutcracker performance at age 5, she didn’t immediately aspire to the roles of Sugarplum Fairy or Dewdrop—instead, she was fixated on the dozens of children in the...
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How First Soloist Harper Watters Creates Community at Houston Ballet
Naturally drawn to dance from a young age, Harper Watters also sought out a sense of community throughout his training. The only boy enrolled at his local studio in New Hampshire, Watters eventually...
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Why More and More Men Are Dancing on Pointe
Like many professional dancers, New York City Ballet’s Gilbert Bolden III is totally used to sharing pics and vids of his dancing on social media. But in the fall of 2018, the corps de ballet member...
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New Networking Group for L.A.-Based Ballerinas Hosts First IRL Event
Last October, Michelle Lebowski was watching her peers during an open class at Santa Monica’s famed Westside School of Ballet when a thought began to weigh on her mind: “I have a lot of beautiful...
View ArticleL.A.-Based Ballerinas, Listen Up: Lizzo Wants You
Last summer, Lizzo put out a call on Twitter asking her fans to make a ballet to her song “Truth Hurts,” and dancers everywhere responded (our favorites still might be Harper Watters and Erica Lall)....
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What It's Like to Take Ballet Class All Over the World
From Copenhagen, Denmark, to San Francisco, CA, a ballet student’s day starts the same way: with class. Ballet class is a given at schools around the world, but there is a myriad of differences—from...
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