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’m a one-sided turner, and it’s becoming a serious problem. I can do quadruple turns to the right, but can barely manage a […]
For the past decade, Merritt Moore has been living a double life as both a professional ballerina and a quantum physicist. While dancing with Zurich Ballet and Boston Ballet, she received her undergrad degree from Harvard in physics, and she’s currently pursuing a PhD in quantum physics at Oxford while performing with English National Ballet […]
Auditions are like vegetables: Are they the most delicious food? Probably not. Are they essential for your growth as a dancer? Definitely. We love asking the pros for their advice, because we know the important role auditions play in every dancer’s career. Whether we’re breaking down the basics for first-time auditionees, giving you real talk […]
(Photo by Nathan Sayers) Dear Katie, My teacher always casts me in flashy pieces with lots of turning and jumping, but I’d really like to try something more lyrical. How can I keep from getting typecast? —Danielle Dear Danielle, If you keep getting cast in flashy pieces, you probably have really strong technique—congratulations! But I […]
Former New York City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions.
Commanding, versatile, fearless, sinewy, grounded—it’s impossible to describe multifaceted Boston Ballet principal Lia Cirio in just one word. That’s partly because she’s had a perfectly pointed foot in two distinct corners of the dance world. She joined Boston Ballet II in 2004 and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a soloist in the main company […]
Tim Federle (by Rex Bonomelli) In our February issue (in subscribers’ hands now and on sale online), we got dancer-turned-author Tim Federle to spill the beans about making the transition from the stage to the page. If you read his debut novel Better Nate Than Ever (DS‘s April 2013 “Pick of the Month”), you know […]
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 go to the same high school as two girls from my dance studio. They’re really friendly with me in dance class, but […]