By Stephanie Wolf. Nowadays, there are so many ways to stay connected. Social media is a driving force in this realm of...
DI brings you the best from New York City’s bleak summer ballet calendar By Leah Gerstenlauer. It’s summer in New York City...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. How does where an artist is affect what he creates? While location isn’t everything to dance impresario Stuart Loungway,...
By Chelsea Thomas. For some dancers that first claim to fame is enough to satisfy. Just making it into the rankings of...
By Chelsea Thomas. At 17 years old, Ohio native Dwight Rhoden was playing the clarinet, flute and drums in his high school’s...
By Laura Di Orio. What came first, the dance or the music? Some choreographers are inspired by music, others seek out music...
New York City Ballet has announced that award-winning singer and actress Queen Latifah and the legendary clarinetist Richard Stoltzman will appear as...
Gerald Lynch Theater, NYC March 13 2013 By Tara Sheena. Rarely in ballet do I find the same smaller and more intimate...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. Dance is a powerful drug. At best, it inspires adventurous bravery and euphoria, propelling artists to achieve incredible physical...
By Laura Di Orio. Ballet has been around since the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. It has shifted and molded...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. The world of classical ballet in America is riddled with abbreviations, from the training level — SAB, JKO, CPYB...
By Stephanie Wolf. The New York dance scene is saturated with burgeoning choreographers and dance companies, giving Manhattinites an overwhelming catalogue of...
By Rain Francis. As we step onto stage or into that audition room, we all tend to get a rush of nerves....
By Rain Francis. How well do you know the ballet classic? 1. Who composed the original score for Swan Lake? a) Prokofiev...
By Laura Di Orio. The Boston International Ballet Competition (BIBC), founded by former international ballet star Valentina Kozlova, returns for its second...
By Tara Sheena. As the March Madness of the spring performance season in New York winds down, the promise of warmer weather...
By Laura Di Orio. For dancers, who are so in control of their body and used to being intensely self-focused, the idea...
Choreographer David Fernandez bids adieu to New York with ‘Some Dance’ By Laura Di Orio One rehearsal with choreographer David Fernandez is...
How dancers cope, physically and mentally, during breaks between seasons and gigs By Laura Di Orio A dancer’s job is one that...
By Stephanie Wolf . Drama, ballet, and love … Former New York City Ballet dancer Sophie Flack’s first novel Bunheads promises to deliver...
New York City Ballet has announced that Chase Finlay and Anthony Huxley have been promoted to Soloist. Peter Martins, NYCB’s Ballet Master...
Actress Natalie Portman won a Golden Globe for her role in the ballet thriller Black Swan. Natalie won the category of Best Performance...