Joy Womack, American Ballerina with the Bolshoi Makes Bold Declarations

Joy Womack, 18, is the first American dancer to have been offered a spot with the Bolshoi Theater Ballet Academy. After graduating in 2012, she was hired by the Bolshoi’s company corps de ballet. Joy Womack, American Ballerina with the Bolshoi Makes Bold Declarations The dancer told Izvestia that after...

Thursday at The Theater with Allegra Kent [Videos]

For tonight’s Thursday at The Theater I have something a little different in mind. I’d like to pass along three videos of the legendary ballerina Allegra Kent. The first was shared by author and friend Toba Singer (you can see her interview here). She called it a “pre-holiday treat.” Thursday...

Emotional Qualities Great Dancers Need [Video Interview]

Besides physical and musical qualities, dancers need to be able to connect with their emotions in order to transmit to the audience what their character is going through. Emotional qualities are just as, or more important than 180° extensions. Emotional Qualities Great Dancers Need Why are audiences so drawn to...

The Secret Lives Of Dancers [Video]

Thursday @ The Theater is proud to present Royal New Zealand’s Ballet’s 32 dancers as they take daily company class, rehearse, go on tour and opening night! Peak into… The Secret Lives Of Dancers In the following videos (eight all together) you’ll get a close-up view of what ballet dancers...

Misty Copeland Will Dance The Dying Swan [Video]

I’m excited to pass on this news: Misty Copeland announced on her Facebook page she’ll be dancing The Dying Swan tonight at BAM Fishman Space. Misty Copeland Will Dance The Dying Swan The Dying Swan was a role first danced by Anna Pavlova in the early 20th century. The Dying...

Maria Tallchief, American Ballerina Has Died [Videos]

She is considered the first American prima ballerina, when Russian and European dancers prevailed. A trailblazer with a stage presence and energy never seen before on U.S. stages. I’ve become fascinated with her story. Her father was Native American and her mother was of Scottish-Irish descent. Her mom started her...

Sesame Street Visits New York City Ballet Ballerinas

Who are the people in your neighborhood? Sesame Street’s Murray Monster and Obejita (Little Sheep) learn about their dancing neighbors or “peeps in our hood,” to quote Murray! Sesame Street Visits New York City Ballet Ballerinas What do ballerinas do? What is a barre and what is it for? Murray...

Happy Birthday Nina Ananiashvili

Nina Ananiashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union on March 28, 1963. She began her training in 1969 when she entered the Georgia State Choreographic Institute (prior to that, she was practicing figure skating and had become a Georgian State champion in the junior division). In 1976 she...

Featured Ballerina Sara Mearns [Videos]

After eight months of recovering from back injury, principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and featured ballerina Sara Mearns, shares with us behind-the-scenes (literally) footage through her video blog: Barre None. Featured Ballerina Sara Mearns Sara Mearns was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and began her dance training...

Maria Kochetkova Danced at The Mariinsky! [Video]

It’s been in the news for a few weeks that Maria Kochetkova was to dance at The Mariinsky Theatre on January 3rd and 8th in two different ballets; the first Giselle and the second, The Nutcracker. Well she has just finished her performance and has fulfilled her dream of dancing...

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