Big ballet news today! American Ballet Theatre just announced a transatlantic “dancer exchange.” OK, yes, when I first heard that, I started hyperventilating a little. Were any of my darling ABT people going to be, uh, “traded” to some European team? But fear not: This exchange is for a few guest performances only, giving audiences […]
Attention aspiring ballerinas! American Ballet Theatre announced yesterday that it’s launching a new apprentice program. Six young dancers will train for 10 weeks this fall before performing with the company in its Nutcracker. They’ll also attend seminars in subjects like performance makeup and ballet company etiquette. You can find out more about the program here. […]
The year 2011 was filled with show-stopping onstage moments and exciting offstage drama. Whether you were captivated by New York City Ballet star Sara Mearns’ 32 fouettés in Swan Lake or danced along in your seat as Sutton Foster led the Broadway cast of Anything Goes through a series of time steps, there’s no doubt […]
My ballet boyfriend David Hallberg has a new love Down Under, and it’s low-key breaking my heart. Okay, I’ll be a little less melodramatic (and maybe explain what I’m talking about): Hallberg, who’s basically a real-life Apollo of ballet, has been recovering in Sydney ever since he suffered a pretty gnarly ankle injury in 2014. David Hallberg (photo by Henry Leutwyler) Cue two […]
From First Position to now, Aran Bell’s hard work has paid off with an American Ballet Theatre apprenticeship. We sat down to talk at his cover shoot, and picked his brain about everything from his cross-training regimen to his favorite country to live in. Catch it below!
World-class ballet dancers. An elegant, light-drenched setting. Black-and-white cinematography. A serene orchestral score. It never fails, guys: Give us these ingredients, and we’ll watch your video on loop, forever. Ken Browar and Deborah Ory of NYC Dance Project show their mastery of that beautiful formula in a new video, “The Art of Movement,” created to […]
Recovering from a major sugar hangover right now? Here, this’ll make you feel better: Gaze in wonder at the Halloween costumes American Ballet Theatre’s dancers pulled out yesterday, which are seriously, seriously on point(e). Yes, we know—we already did our “best of” Halloween roundup. We already talked about the amazing Maddie thing that Heidi Klum […]
Misty Copeland opened up recently in an interview for Madame Noire’s “She’s The Boss” video series—and the result is seriously inspiring, naturally. Copeland talks about everything from being the first African-American principal at American Ballet Theatre to her new leotard line, Égal, to designing a Barbie doll. She gets super emotional when reflecting on what […]