Category Archives: Off the Record

Survival Skills: A teen dancer talks about her fight with cancer

In the fall of 2009, dancer Emily Amador was entering her senior year of high school and her final year … Continue reading 

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Downtown modern dancer Maggie Thom on her first year dancing in NYC

I carve out some space in the studio at 890 Broadway to learn the across-the-floor combination in Christine Wright’s 12 … Continue reading 

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Short Stature, Long Career

“Well, Baryshnikov is short.” I’ve been hearing that since age 10, when I moved to NYC from Israel to study … Continue reading 

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Short Stature, Long Career

“Well, Baryshnikov is short.” I’ve been hearing that since age 10, when I moved to NYC from Israel to study … Continue reading 

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A Triumphant Comeback

American Ballet Theatre corps member Puanani Brown performs with elegance and ease. To an outsider, she seems to have it … Continue reading 

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Off the Record: Alicia Graf

Alicia Graf mesmerized NYC dance audiences from the first moment she stretched her ridiculously long and lithe limbs onstage. Growing … Continue reading 

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