The yogis have emerged from their meditations to lodge passionate protests. The fitness buffs who’ve turned yoga into a competitive sport and a $6 billion industry in America are dividing into two camps: whistle-blowers and defenders of the faith.
If you were away on a NASA space mission this past …
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It’s called petit allegro – the swift and agile footwork that enables ballerinas to dodge falling debris during a hurricane.
Ignoring Mayor Bloomberg’s order to stay indoors and watch SYTYCD reruns this weekend, Becky, visiting from England, decides not to let a little hurricane spoil her trip to New York. …
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A ballet dancer is constantly renegotiating her relationship with gravity; we rise on pointe as an expression of our desire to fly. Joie Brown’s beautiful watercolor triptych illustrates two important aspects of a dancer’s technique:
Well-developed arches of the feet, coupled with the ankle mobility needed to position the ankle …
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A supported arabesque is a rare sight in this idyllic spot – herons, loons, largemouth bass and mahogany Lyman outboards are the more usual fare – but wherever dancers find inspiration in nature, Ballet to the People is there to capture the moment.
Cristina holds a 1st arabesque: the …
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