At 16, Eileen Kim faced a life-changing decision: Stay home to finish high school in Chicago or move to Washington D.C. to pursue her dream of becoming a professional dancer. After spending the summer at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in DC, she was accepted into the year-round program and begged her parents to let […]
Huge cities attract a lot of talent, but they’re not the only places a dancer can have a meaningful career. Here’s a roundup of 11 small companies that need to be on your radar.
C’mon, c’mon get happy! —said contemporary ballet company BalletX to everyone in Philadelphia. BalletX’s Summer Series kicks off next month in Philly, and to get the city revved up for the string of premiere-studded performances, the company put together a video montage of BalletX dancers and other Philadelphians showing off their best moves to—what else?—Pharrell […]