For years New York City Ballet has collaborated with visual artists for their “Art Series” during the winter season—and every year it gets more epic. (Remember last year’s crazy-awesome whimsical installation by Marcel Dzama?) If you’re not familiar with the series here’s TLD: NYCB teams up with an artist who then creates a massive, dance-y […]
If there’s one thing we can’t get enough of, it’s ballerina makeup tutorials. And this Christmas, Elle has gifted us with an amazing look at five NYCB dancers’ Nutcracker looks. Unsurprisingly, these ladies are pros—after all, they dance in around 50 performances, which means lots of time to perfect their looks! From Sugarplum Fairy to […]
Yes, dance is all over television these days (Hi, “SYT”! Hi, “DWTS”! Hi, J. Lo’s new show! Hi, Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s new show! Hi, Tricia Miranda’s new show!). But world-class ballet? World-class ballet is decidedly not all over television these days. And fans of the U.S.’s top ballet companies have even been disappointed by the recent […]
Olympic gymnast, recent Mirror Ball Trophy winner and all-around adorable human Laurie Hernandez has gifted us the most AMAZING holiday present of all time: a video of her stopping by New York City Ballet to learn a dance from The Nutcracker. 🙌 The video, shot by Teen Vogue, shows principal Lauren Lovette leading Hernandez in a […]
Dance Spirit and photographer Erin Baiano accompanied New York City Ballet principal—and budding choreographer—Lauren Lovette around for a day. Here’s an insider’s look at Lovette’s well-rounded life.
As a dancer, cross-training is a non-negotiable aspect of staying healthy. But sometimes the prospect of another dreary gym session is…less than inspiring. Banish boredom and take a cue from these three pros—a ballet dancer, a modern dancer and a Broadway performer—who shake up their cross-training with unusual activities. We asked Kendall Alway, DPT, a […]
Remember when, a few months ago, the ballet world was collectively drooling over the photos from New York City Ballet x Puma collaboration? Well, the ballet gods have smiled down on us once again, because there’s even more from the campaign, including a super-fierce video featuring corps de ballet member, Olivia Boisson. We’re loving the […]
Today in ballet news that makes us happy: The New York City Ballet fall gala was last night, which means the Dance Spirit office ground to a halt this morning as we all drooled over photos of the gorgeous dresses (onstage and off). As with years past , NYCB paired couture designer with choreographers. For […]