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SAB Student Founds Dancewear Nonprofit to Help Others in Need

When School of American Ballet student Alexandra de Roos was 8 years old, she placed a collection box at her dance studio for others to donate their gently used dancewear. De Roos, now 17, has since turned that single collection box into a nonprofit organization that aims to minimize economic barriers in the performing arts […]

Teen Vogue's "Strictly Ballet" Dancers: Where Are They Now?

In 2014 Teen Vogue came out with one of our favorite dance series yet: “Strictly Ballet.” From NYC’s School of American Ballet to Florida’s Miami City Ballet School, we got to follow dance students through the rigorous, glamorous, and sometimes intense ups and downs that are the norm for most serious ballet students. Though the […]

Boston Ballet's Addie Tapp on Dream Roles and Dance Role Models

Boston Ballet second soloist Addie Tapp immediately stands out onstage thanks to her impressively long lines, precise technique, and mature presence. A Glenwood Springs, CO, native, Tapp started dancing at age 6 at the Glenwood Dance Academy. At 14, she attended The School of American Ballet summer course, and afterwards was accepted into the year-round […]

The Misty Effect: Jasmine Perry, Los Angeles Ballet

Most of us first met Jasmine Perry back in 2014, during her turn on Teen Vogue‘s web series “Strictly Ballet.” At that point, Perry was a coltish teenager finishing up her last year at the School of American Ballet. Since then, she’s taken a job with Los Angeles Ballet and matured into a dancer of […]

The Misty Effect: India Bradley, Apprentice, New York City Ballet

Dance runs in India Bradley’s family: Her mother is a dance teacher and a former member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Unsurprisingly, Bradley ended up in dance classes at a young age, studying a little bit of everything but falling hardest for ballet. After training at Dance Theatre of Harlem and the School of […]

Our Favorite Red Carpet Fashion From New York City Ballet's Fall Gala

Last night was New York City Ballet’s fall gala, which is basically prom night for NYCB and its most stylish fans. The highly anticipated evening merged fashion and ballet, featuring collaborations between the industries’ most talented designers and choreographers. And while the performance was exceptional, we were as obsessed with what we saw on the […]

Meet 18-Year-Old Gianna Reisen, New York City Ballet's Youngest Choreographer

After most dancers graduate from The School of American Ballet they have lots of “firsts”: first company contract, first performance with that company, and maybe even first solo role. But 2017 SAB grad Gianna Reisen is experiencing a different kind of “first” during her inaugural year in the professional ballet world: She’s making her first […]