Tag: megan fairchild

What (Three of Our Favorite) Ballerinas Eat In a Day

Pulling back the curtain on tried and true ballerina habits never gets old. We’ve pored over the contents of New York City Ballet dancers’ travel cases (Weird heating pads! Notes from fans!), drooled over American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston’s amazing style, (Helloooo 70s flair!), received our daily dose of #fitspo from international ballerinas with […]

NYCB's Megan Fairchild Talks Sugarplum Fairy

Nutcracker mania is in full swing right now, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. This year, some of our favorite ballerinas are getting much-deserved coverage leading up to their performances (obviously because of their talent, but also thanks to ballet’s crazy-fast increase in pop culture visibility this year). Case in point: Megan Fairchild, a principal […]

Georgina Pazcoguin Joining On the Town

It seems like every time we blink, another one of our favorite ballerinas is joining the cast of On the Town. We couldn’t be more excited to see New York City Ballet’s Georgina Pazcoguin as Ivy, starting August 11th! Pazcoguin shows us how it’s done with Amar Ramasar in Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story Suite. (Photo Paul Kolnik) […]

New York City Ballet Dancers "Prepare for Takeoff"

Last fall, Cole Haan and three New York City Ballet dancers—Megan Fairchild, Sara Mearns and Gretchen Smith—collaborated on a line of the most ballerina of ballet flats. We loved the results: adorable shoes and beautiful campaign pictures. What’s better than seeing some of our favorite ballerinas jump around in big, glossy advertisements? (From left) Gretchen Smith, Sara Mearns […]

We Want Megan Fairchild's Life

It’s fascinating when you get a glimpse of a dancer’s offstage life, and it’s completely the opposite of what you’d expect based on her onstage presence. In a way it’s even better, though, when you find out that an artist’s non-dancer persona is exactly in tune with her dancer persona. There’s the sense that this […]

Ballet Flats Designed by Actual Ballerinas, Yay!

A good pair of flats can be a footsore dancer’s bestest ally—and if they’re cute, all the better. But adorable, comfy ballet flats designed by real ballet dancers? That sounds too good to be true. Luckily for all of us, it’s not. Cole Haan has teamed up with three New York City Ballet dancers—Sara Mearns, […]

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 […]

A Look at "city.ballet." Episode 6

Now that we’ve met each rank of the company, this week’s installment of “city.ballet.” delves into the good stuff: relationships. Apparently, dating at work is pretty common at New York City Ballet. And this episode gives us all the juicy details. FUN FACT: Principal dancers Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck started dating when they were only […]