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An American in Paris—Literally

We’re already incredibly excited about the fact that New York City Ballet principal Robert Fairchild has a starring role in Christopher Wheeldon‘s new stage production of An American in Paris—which debuts this November à Paris. But a new set of photos is getting us even more revved up. Opposite Fairchild’s Jerry Mulligan (the role played by […]

The Fairchilds Take Broadway

Megan Fairchild in ballet mode in Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering (photo by Paul Kolnik) We love, love, love ballet dancers who are decidedly not bunheads. There’s nothing cooler than a world-class ballet professional who’s excited to take on other dance styles—or other sides of the dance world entirely. Yesterday, it was announced that beautiful […]

Lovely Leslie Caron

Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era. How wonderful must it have been in the 1950s, when pretty much every major film had an amazing dance sequence (or five), featuring the talents of stars like Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Cyd Charisse? NPR just did a great interview with one […]