[I]n this new series, we meet dancers who’ve blazed intriguing new paths after a fulfilling performing career. Our first profile is of Kevin Irving, founder of the non-profit I-DANCE:
Tell us about your dance background.
Kevin: I was extremely fortunate as a dancer: I found my way …
Frank reflections on recovering from a dancer’s worst nightmare: Drama of the torn ACL…
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 …
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 …
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.)…