Ballet Tech Gave Them Dance. Now They Give Back.
Kids Dance, from the New York Public School for Dance, is debuting a work featuring alumni. That’s not the only way former students are involved with the school.
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Party Like a Swede! A Guide to Celebrating Midsummer.
The holiday celebrates the return of light after the long, dark Nordic winter. Here’s how to take part in Sweden, or wherever you are.
Where Is Toronto’s Best Party? Try the Basement.
Millennials who yearn for a bygone era of dancing that feels pure and more organic are bringing back the basement jam, popularized decades ago by Toronto’s Caribbean diaspora.
Bessy, Claude
Claude Bessy, Who Ruled Paris Opera Ballet School, Dies at 93
A tall, commanding ballerina, she led one of the world’s top dance institutions for decades, though her rigorous methods eventually drew criticism.
Dancing
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.
Dancing
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.
Dancing
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.
Theater
The Dance Quotes and Callbacks in ‘Schmigadoon!’ and ‘The Jellicle Ball’
Breaking down the choreographic allusions in “Schmigadoon!” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” two gotta-dance, Tony-nominated shows.
Dancing
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.
Dancing
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.
Dancing
‘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.
Dancing
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.”
Dancing
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.
Dancing
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.
Dancing
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.
Dancing
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.
Graham, Martha
A Dance Party for Martha Graham With Ariana DeBose and Padma Lakshmi
Stars and luminaries honored the dance company’s 100th anniversary with dinner, performances and a champagne toast at the New York Public Library.
Dancing
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.
Dancing
The Choreographer Kyle Abraham Embraces the Big Perm and Boombox Era
His “Cassette Vol. 1” has a 1980s mix tape soundtrack and nods to postmodern American dance vocabulary.
Dancing
Review: Here’s Johnny! (And Bach and 4 Choreographers)
The violinist Johnny Gandelsman wanted his music to move. In the overly winsome “Johnny Loves Johann,” he performs Bach’s cello suites alongside four dance artists.
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A New Focus on Wellness for Students at the School of American Ballet
At the School of American Ballet’s new health and wellness center, bodies and minds share equal billing and everyone gets the help they need.
Dancing
The Enduring Body and Soul of Martha Graham at 100
Her dance company, the oldest in the United States, celebrates its centennial in a series of mixed bills. But why aren’t all the dances by Graham?
Dancing
How Jenelle Manzi, a ‘Nutcracker’ Ballerina, Spends a Day with New York City Ballet
Jenelle Manzi started a nutrition company while performing with New York City Ballet. Now she’s doing her makeup in cabs and taking Zoom meetings as she sews pointe shoes.