Once upon a time (until the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi concluded, to be exact), figure skaters had to compete to music without words. Before this rule change, a skater faced an automatic point deduction if the music even hinted at vocals. Understandably, there were *a lot* of Olympic programs skated to classical music, and […]
Swan Lake premiered at the Bolshoi Ballet in 1877, but since then it’s undergone many variations and alterations. Dancers perform everything from New York City Ballet’s stripped-down two-act version to Christopher Wheeldon’s Degas-esque fantasy. And while each interpretation has its own merit and relationship with Tchaikovsky’s score, wouldn’t it be cool to know what the […]
Joy Womack is best known as the first American woman to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet. In November, 2013 she quit very publicly—due to frustration with the company’s politics—and now dances as a guest principal with the Kremlin Ballet Theater in Moscow. But take one look at Joy’s latest video, and it’s clear […]
Photo by Gene Schiavone Based purely on appearances, you’d think Keenan Kampa would be aching to dance cutting-edge contemporary works. The 5′ 8″ beauty, with her lithe frame, Hollywood glamour and penchant for hip leotards, has an eye for fashion that spills over into the studio. It’s not uncommon to see her sporting a tie-dyed […]