Category Archives: Off the Record

Survival Skills: A Teen Dancer Talks About her Fight with Cancer

Posted on Dec 1, 2010 by .
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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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A Downtown Modern Dancer’s First Year in NYC

Posted on Oct 15, 2010 by .

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

Posted on Oct 1, 2010 by .
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“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

Posted on Sep 1, 2010 by .
Puanani/Paul Kolnik

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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Alicia Graf

Posted on Mar 8, 2010 by .
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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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Dancing With Scoliosis

Posted on Jun 24, 2009 by .
Faye/Rosalie O'Connor

Faye Hideko Warren has dealt with more serious physical ailments at the start of her career than many dancers do … Continue reading →

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