At a summer program right now? Don’t leave home without these eight dance bag essentials that’ll get you through your crazy day of classes. Seriously, they’re lifesavers! 1. Emergency Kit Thinkstock Be prepared for any minor disaster with just-in-case essentials: nail clippers, scissors, Icy Hot, Advil, needle and thread, Band-Aids, etc. Plus, having a kit […]
Every ballet dancer knows the time, sweat, and occasional tears the art form demands. But many non-dancers are clueless about just how much work a ballet dancer puts into perfecting his or her dancing. So when the mainstream crowd recognizes our crazy work ethic, we’ll accept the round of applause any way it comes—even if […]
Like many talented ballet students, Amir Shah hopes hard work and dedication to the art will lead to a bright future in the ballet world. Unlike most ballet hopefuls, Amir lives in a low-income neighborhood in Mumbai, India—which has almost no ballet scene. The 15-year-old, who has only been dancing for two years, was recently […]
Here’s a five point friendly reminder to be a stellar student! Give it a read, and apply it to your classes this coming week! 1. Don’t look at the clock. It’s rude. Don’t do it. When you look at the clock, you’re communicating to the teacher that you’re tired of class and ready for it […]
There are dancers and then there are DANCERS! Whitney Jensen, soloist at Norwegian National Ballet, is the latter. The former Boston Ballet principal can do it all. From contemporary to the classics this prima has the technical talent most bunheads dream about. Need proof? Look no further. Jensen’s Instagram is filled with super human feats, […]
Merritt Moore is a ballerina who just so happens to be graduating from Oxford University with a PhD in quantum physics. Is she even human? The jury is still out on that – but the 29-year-old, who earned her undergrad degree from Harvard, has actually found dance to be a powerful tool that assists her […]
Yes, Dance Spirit, there really is a Santa Claus. And we’ve got proof—namely, the delightfully silly stunt Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker Bear pulled off last week to celebrate the start of ticket sales for BB’s 2017 production of the holiday ballet classic. For reasons that would maybe be clearer to me if I were a Bostonite, […]
Back in 2014, Cole Haan recruited New York City Ballet’s Megan Fairchild, Sara Mearns, and Gretchen Smith to help design a pair of ballet flats, and the results were stunning. Lucky for us, this is the collaboration that keeps on giving—and this time, with more familiar NYCB faces! For this new campaign, Cole Haan brought […]