Tag: lauren fadeley

We all know the ballerina fairy tale: She’s basically born dancing, studies intensely for years, scores a company contract and works her way up the ranks until she emerges, butterfly-like, as a gorgeous prima. There are no moments of doubt, no periods of self-questioning; she knows, from the beginning, that she’s destined for the spotlight. […]

Draped in yellow chiffon and crowned with pin curls and daisies, Lauren Fadeley lies on the floor center stage and basks in the warmth of an imaginary sun. As she begins her solo as the Summer Fairy in Pennsylvania Ballet’s Cinderella, her movement quality is at once supple and strong, mesmerizing and articulate. Her hyper-extended […]