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This Dancer Is Helping to Expand What a Ballet Body Can Be
Olivia Book of Ballet West is one of the first professional ballet dancers to have a limb difference.
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Tiler Peck’s New Ballet Expands the Idea of What Female and Male Dancers Can Be
The idea of sisterhood and brotherhood flows through “Symphonie Espagnole,” Peck’s new work for New York City Ballet. We dissect two sections.
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The International Dance League Wants to Be the ‘NBA of Dance’
The International Dance League wants to give dancers a career path and to create stars. “Commercialization is good,” said a founder of the league.
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Jade Manns Is Breathing New Life Into Dance
Jade Manns is part of a generation of young dance artists who dig deep inside the body’s inner landscape. Nature leads the way.
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Review: At City Ballet, Tiler Peck Shows Shimmering Restraint
The star ballerina is also an accomplished choreographer. Her sophomore work for City Ballet is bigger and better than her first.
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‘Fill the Stage!’ Tiler Peck Says It’s Time for Ballet to Go Big
For her second commission at New York City Ballet, the principal dancer is leveling up. “Symphonie Espagnole,” with a nod to the company’s Balanchine heritage, has a cast of 40.
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María Nieves Rego, Who Helped Spark a Tango Renaissance, Dies at 91
With her dance partner and onetime husband, Juan Carlos Copes, she reinvented tango for a global stage, including in the hit stage show “Tango Argentino.”
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Review: Out, Damned Patriarchy! A Revisionist Ballet ‘Macbeth’
In Akram Khan’s new full-length work for Royal Danish Ballet, Lady Macbeth is a pure-intentioned heroine.
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They Went Viral Online as Dancing Prodigies. Here’s What They’re Up to Now.
Performers who wowed us online as children are coming of age. But they have few obvious career paths.
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Courtney Washington: A New Stage but the Same Fearlessness
Courtney Washington made her name as a choreographer in street-dance competitions and on the ballroom scene. Now, she’s making a work for Parsons Dance.
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École des Sables, Africa’s Premier Dance School, Faces a Precarious Future
The École des Sables has established itself as Africa’s premier dance-training hub. Yet money concerns, and a new port nearby, make its future precarious.
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New York City Ballet’s Spring Season: Dancers to Watch
New York City Ballet opens its spring season with classic works by George Balanchine and more. Here are some dancers who will surely stand out.