Tag: ingrid silva

Nike Celebrates Black History Month with the Help of Two Fantastic Dancers (and Serena Williams)

Yesterday, the first of Nike’s new Common Thread video series dropped, and we were thrilled to see that it featured dancers—namely, Dance Theatre of Harlem member (and June/July 2017 Pointe cover star) Ingrid Silva, and Florida-based ballet student Alex Thomas. Even better, it’s narrated by tennis phenom Serena Williams. This series of short videos celebrates […]

10 Dancers with The Cutest Dogs

Fact of life: Pets make everything better! So it’s no surprise that some of our favorite dancers have welcomed a furry friend into their homes over the years. And whether they’re on playdates at the park or hanging in the studio, adorable pup-and-dancer duos make for the best photo opps. Here are 10 dancers with […]

Forget Being Normal. We Love #HowDancersDoThings

Let’s face it. Dancers just do things differently. We can never walk down a grocery aisle—we have to tap. We can never simply pick something up we’ve dropped—without going into a penché. But it’s not a bad thing. We love all the ways that dance bleeds into our daily lives. Turns out the pros aren’t […]

Ballerinas Get Artsy in Stunning NYC Subway Photos

Photographer Aaron Pegg is already Insta-famous as @underground_nyc, where he snaps artsy photos of people throughout the NYC subway system. Over the weekend, he revealed that ballerinas are his favorite photography subjects. The New York Post interviewed Pegg and rounded up some of his best ballet pics—and we are drooling over the gorgeous poses and […]