Tag: afra hines

Watch Broadway Dancer Afra Hines Dissect Her (Long, Impressive) Resumé

Ever wondered how a professional performer’s resumé differs from that of, well, a normal working person? Maybe you’re curious about what “AEA” or “SAG-AFTRA” stand for, and why you as a dancer should worry about these acronyms. Or perhaps you’re just dying to know how it really feels to understudy a leading role on Broadway. […]

7 Broadway Ensemble Dancers Who Deserve Their Own Tony Awards

The Broadway community was #shook on Tuesday morning as “Smash” alums Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee announced the 2018 Tony Award nominations. (We were so happy to see our friends from Mean Girls honored with 12 noms!) But—sadly—there’s no Tony Award category for ensemble dancers. Which feels especially unfair right now because this season’s […]

My Favorite Performance

Wendy Whelan (by Henry Leutwyler) Wendy Whelan Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet “One of my most memorable performances took place at the Palais Garnier in Paris in 2008, alongside dancers of the Paris Opéra Ballet. I danced the ballerina role in the second movement of George Balanchine’s Symphony in C. It took a lot of […]