Serving as captain of your dance team is a great opportunity. But it’s an opportunity that comes with responsibilities and requires choices, which means mistakes are inevitable. Dance Spirit asked three high school team captains about their successes and missteps. Alyssa Gernert (middle row, second from left) with her fellow Post Falls High School Dance […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, My dance teachers want me to audition for high-level summer programs, but my parents say they’re too expensive. Do I really need […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I’m confused about what my hips are supposed to do during grand battements and développés à la seconde. My teacher is always […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, When on pointe, I find it very hard to maintain my turnout, especially in first and second position. If I try to […]
In one moment, Ashley Murphy-Wilson is a careful technician, gracefully extending her limbs to exact degrees. In the next, a powerhouse, hurtling into a flurry of turns or a gravity-defying leap. This versatility is no surprise when you consider she’s danced just about everywhere—the Kennedy Center, Black Entertainment Television, the White House, an episode of […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, My teacher always tells me to “lift from underneath” during grands battements, but I don’t really understand what she means. I’m overusing my […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I always “hitch” when transitioning from the side to the back during grands ronds de jambe. How can I make my grands ronds […]
New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin’s vivacious energy and fiery passion infuse her ballet roles, but her effervescent presence also proves perfect for the Great White Way. In 2015 she made her Broadway debut as Ivy Smith in On the Town, and she played the white cat Victoria in the 2016 revival of CATS. […]
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