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
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
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
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
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
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

