Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "ballet dancers"
-
20InterviewsA newfound responsibility: NYCB promotes Gilbert Bolden III and Davide Riccardo
Few things are more exciting to dancers than receiving a promotion in the ranks of a company. While many dancers get the...
-
3InterviewsJohn Lam: 20 years at Boston Ballet
John Lam, veteran of Boston Ballet, is the only Vietnamese-American dancer in a major U..S ballet company. Approaching his 20-year anniversary with...
-
173InterviewsFinding balance as busy dancing sisters: A talk with the Quiner Sisters
“Sisters, sisters…” sang Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney in the holiday classic White Christmas (is it in your head now?). The song describes...
-
220FeaturedNutcracker pointe shoe survival guide
The cadenzas of the harps, the scamper of tiny mice feet and the smell of rosin mixed with grease paint – you...
-
276Feature ArticlesWhere Prix winners go after winning gold, with So Dancer Daniel Ayala
Back in 2020, Dance Informa talked with Columbian ballet dancer Daniel Ayala about top U.S. pre-professional training programs and the scholarships he received to… well… just about all of them....
-
777InterviewsFabrice Calmels: Finding a space of his own
When Fabrice Calmels left Chicago to move to L.A., it wasn’t in search of sun and sand. After 18 years dancing with...
-
348Feature ArticlesTo our non-dancer friends: 10 things to know about us
When it comes to the life of a dancer, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. Whether it’s our...
-
545Feature ArticlesWhy I wear Só Dança
We all have a favorite food, a favorite hoodie, a favorite TV show, a favorite song. We find comfort in these favorite...
-
373Feature ArticlesPacific Northwest Ballet announces three promotions
“It gives me great pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” Following the curtain-raiser performance of...
-
499InterviewsLauren Lovette in a new role at Paul Taylor and beyond: Choosing dance and learning why it matters
COVID hasn’t been sunshine and rainbows for anyone, really, and Lauren Lovette has certainly had her own deep difficulties through it all....
-
414Feature ArticlesChun Wai Chan promoted to principal dancer at New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet (NYCB) recently announced the promotion of Chun Wai Chan to principal dancer. Following a series of debuts throughout...
-
699Feature Articles@modelsdoingballet on misrepresenting ballet in media – and how easy it is not to
Dance Informa talks with creators of the @modelsdoingballet Instagram page, Katie Malia and Suzanne Jolie. As both ballet dancers and comedians, they...
-
774Dance HealthBe authentic, be bold: Só Dança’s Be You® and This Is Me Collection
All dancers are amazing. That’s a fact. Every single dancer works hard, has discipline, is an artist in their own way and...
-
717Feature ArticlesNew York City Ballet announces three promotions
New York City Ballet (NYCB) has announced the promotion of three of the Company’s soloists. Harrison Ball, Jovani Furlan and Peter Walker...
-
807Feature ArticlesSkylar Brandt twirls down under in Australia’s Ballet International Gala
Over the past few weeks, Australia’s long-awaited Ballet International Gala (BIG) event brought in world-class dancers from some of the globe’s most...
-
740Feature ArticlesNew York City Ballet Principal Teresa Reichlen to retire
New York City Ballet (NYCB) has announced that Principal Dancer Teresa Reichlen will give her final performance with the Company on February 19, during...
-
1.0KFeature ArticlesABT’s new children’s book ‘My Daddy Can Fly’
We ask kids, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Often, they want the jobs their parents have: “My...
-
1.3KFeature ArticlesTalking diversity in dancewear with Ballet West’s Katlyn Addison
Ballet dancers do everything they can to extend their lines, not only through intensive technique and training, but right down to costume...
-
2.1KFeature ArticlesSan Diego’s Rosin Box Project gains traction in southern California and beyond
Sometimes, the best laid plans just don’t work out. And sometimes, they work out far better than expected. “Plans” is, perhaps, an...
-
2.3KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Teresa Reichlen knows there’s a time for everything
New York City Ballet (NYCB) Principal Teresa Reichlen had been dancing since she was a teenager — as in not really ever taking a...
-
3.4KFeature ArticlesBallet Hartford: Led by the young, ambitious and resilient
Before the initial lockdown happened in March 2020, dancer Hannah Bush had been looking for a change. She had been freelancing in...
-
4.2KFeature ArticlesBoston Ballet brings on a new roster, a new team
In the late spring of 2019, one Boston Ballet dancer after another gave their final bow with the company (some from the...
