Tag: costumes

The Joffrey Ballet’s April Daly as Desdemona and Fabrice Calmels as Othello in Lar Lubovitch’s Othello (Herbert Migdoll) APRIL DALY The Joffrey Ballet “All of Desdemona’s costumes in Lar Lubovitch’s Othello are amazing. They’re flowy and romantic. We use the same Othello costumes that have been worn by Julie Kent at American Ballet Theatre and […]

The Dance Spirit staff doesn’t like to pick favorite issues of our magazine (it would be like picking our favorite child!), but if we were forced to, the October issue would probably be up there. Not only did we get to crown this year’s Cover Model Search winner (yay, Megan Skalla!), but it’s also The […]

Hannah Epstein performs her solo, “House of Pain,” at Starbound. Paul Taylor Dance Company member Aileen Roehl is 5′ 2″ with powerful, strong legs. But growing up training in ballet, she felt lost in a sea of tall, slim ballerinas. After one summer program audition, she was in the director’s office and caught a teacher […]

Ivan Kalinin and Kali Grinder from The Dance Zone in Henderson, NV You’ve worked all year to perfect your routines, and now it’s time to show off on the competition stage. But suddenly, the nerves kick in and you second-guess yourself. What if I forget my dance? What if I fall? What if I have […]

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Costumes, makeup, stress: Rehearsals for your year-end recital are in full swing, and sometimes it can seem like too much to handle. Don’t fret! Here’s everything you need to know to have a super-successful show. Fuel Your Bod Not quite sure what you need to keep yourself going the day of a performance? Follow this […]