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This NYC Restaurant Created a "Whipped Cream" Ballet-Inspired Sundae, and We...
Alexei Ratmansky’s Whipped Cream, which American Ballet Theatre debuted in 2017, tells the story of a young boy who eats too many sweets, falls into a delirium, and is rescued by Princess Praline, who...
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A Mother's Mountain of Pointe Shoes Shows What It Takes to Become a...
On the morning of May 1, Miriam Barbosa posted a photo of her daughter, Itzkan, on Facebook. The image itself is striking—Itzkan stands smiling on pointe in front of Miami City Ballet, where she has...
View ArticleThis Short Film Will Transport You into a Parisian Midnight
Hey, want to take a quick trip to Paris for the weekend? No, we’re serious. There’s this brief but beautiful ballet flick called Until Midnight, it stars Brittany Cavaco (a freelance ballerina...
View ArticleMichaela DePrince Will Star in a New Film Bringing Together Animation and Ballet
Have we mentioned that we love ballet movies? Thankfully, Dutch National Ballet just gave us something new to look forward to. The company announced today that filming is now underway for Coppelia, a...
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ABT's Aran Bell and Joo Won Ahn Have Been Promoted to Soloist
Most years, American Ballet Theatre closes its spring Met season with a sweet surprise: company promotions. Artistic director Kevin McKenzie just announced that two members of the corps de ballet—Aran...
View ArticleWatch These Paris Opéra Ballet Dancers Give a Surprise In-Flight Performance
Just imagine: You’re settling in for a long international flight, when suddenly Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake starts playing on the intercom—and a group of feather-clad ballerinas bourrée down the aisle....
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The Secrets to Smooth—and Smack-Free—Partnered Pirouettes
In theory, partnered pirouettes should be easier than regular pirouettes, right? After all, there are not one, but two of you there to make lots of smooth, glorious rotations happen. But in practice,...
View ArticleA New "Romeo and Juliet" Ballet Movie Is Happening and We're Freaking Out
Ever wish that Kenneth MacMillan’s iconic ballet production of Romeo and Juliet could have a beautiful love child with the Leo DiCaprio/Claire Danes film version? Wish granted: Today, the trailer for...
View ArticleMeet the 10 Americans Going to the 2020 Prix de Lausanne
Though we haven’t even gotten to The Nutcracker yet, competition season is just around the corner. Yesterday, the Prix de Lausanne announced the names of the 84 young hopefuls who will be competing in...
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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...
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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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