Frank reflections on recovering from a dancer’s worst nightmare: Drama of the torn ACL…
Which Pilates exercises do you recommend for dancers?
Elaine L wrote:
Can you recommend a few Pilates exercises that would be helpful for a ballet dancer? I’m a student and I can’t afford the extra tuition outside dance class but I’ve heard that Pilates can be better for dancers than gym routines and other workouts because it …
Kaptsova captivates Washington
Sarah Kaufman calls her “ballet’s Wonder Woman”: the gutsy Swanilda, as danced by the Bolshoi’s radiant Nina Kaptsova, who isn’t above breaking and entering to win back her fiancé. Catch Kaptsova and the rest of the Russian invasion in the Bolshoi’s sparkling new ‘Coppelia’ at the Kennedy Center through Sunday …
This week: Mazurka, and The Rolling Stones
Join us at City Dance tonight, Friday & Sunday. We’re dancing to Coppélia, and this. (And bring your pointe shoes for optional 10-minute pointework after class on Tuesday & Friday.)…
Alonzo King LINES Ballet continues to baffle New York
Alastair Macaulay of the New York Times takes 700 words to drool over the physical beauty of King’s dancers but concludes that there is little more than “ambiance” to this body of work. King has had great impact on the training and development of West Coast dancers far beyond his …