When your dance studio is your second home, taking class in your actual home just isn’t the same. But if there’s one silver lining to the current situation, it’s that some of the biggest dance stars from stage and screen have gone online to lead barres, host dance parties, demonstrate combos, and teach technique classes—some […]
Get excited, Jellicle fans: It’s almost time meow! We’re about a month out from the release of the new movie version of Cats. To mark the occasion, the film’s team has dropped another dance-filled trailer. The vid offers further peeks at Andy Blankenbuehler‘s choreography—and at the “digital fur technology”-enhanced versions of the celebrities (dance-world and, […]
Ever wish that Kenneth MacMillan’s iconic ballet production of Romeo and Juliet could have a beautiful love child with the Leo DiCaprio/Claire Danes film version? Wish granted: Today, the trailer for a new film called Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words was released, featuring MacMillan’s choreography and with what looks like all the cinematic glamour we […]
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Jellicle cats, come one and all—because there’s even more (and even more amazing) behind-the-scenes footage from the new Cats movie, and it is full of dancy goodness. So, paws whatever you’re doing, and go watch this new BTS video right meow (and no, the cat puns aren’t stopping). While we’ve been able to see a […]
Many who suffer from depression describe feeling like they’re drowning, desperately trying to keep their heads above water. In “Sink or Swim,” a poetic new short film, Royal Ballet principal Francesca Hayward embodies that struggle in a haunting underwater ballet. Directed by filmmaker Louis-Jack, choreographed by Charlotte Edmonds, and supported in part by the mental […]
It seems like a no-brainer to ask ballerinas for style advice—they’re naturally elegant, always chic and consistently put-together. Not to mention, ballet classwear is everywhere in clothing stores these days. Lucky for us, SELF Magazine caught onto this and decided to tap the fashionable brains of our some of our favorite dancers in a recent article. The stylish […]