Tag: the national ballet of canada

LINES Ballet's Madeline DeVries Talks Hidden Talents and Bad Dance Habits

Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s Madeline DeVries can move with both liquid grace and razor-sharp precision. A Southern California native, DeVries grew up training at the Santa Clarita Ballet Academy in Canyon Country, CA. She later studied at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s professional division on full scholarship, and spent summers training with Houston Ballet, The […]

Wheeldon's New "Cinderella"

Oh, the power of stories. Much as I love abstract dance, few things move me the way a good story ballet does. And it seems like I’m in the majority: Story ballets are the bread-and-butter of nearly every ballet company’s repertory. If you want to see a packed house for a ballet performance, go see […]