Gemma Bond’s rise as a choreographer has been not meteoric but steady, characterized by constant creativity and commitment to her craft. Her style is informed by her dancing career—she performed in the corps de ballet of two of the world’s most renowned companies, the Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Because of this, she says, […]
If like us you’re already mourning the end of American Ballet Theatre’s marathon Met season, don’t fear. The company just announced the lineup for its fall season, and there’s a lot to look forward to. Running October 16-27 at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, ABT’s fall lineup includes world premieres by choreographers Twyla Tharp […]
“Cindies” fans, this one’s for you. February 9-10, American Ballet Theatre’s James Whiteside and Isabella Boylston are collaborating with pop singer Rozzi to put on a full-length show titled When I Think Of You at The Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, Idaho. Set to Rozzi’s debut album Bad Together, performed live by the singer […]
This year’s Princess Grace Award winners were announced yesterday—and they include some very familiar faces. The Princess Grace crowd is an incredibly distinguished bunch. Past winners in the dance category include Skylar Brandt, Beckanne Sisk, Isabella Boylston, Sarah Lane, Drew Jacoby, Tiler Peck, Cindy Salgado, David Hallberg, Michelle Dorrance, and Gillian Murphy—to name just a […]
You’ve probably noticed that we DS editors love all things ballet, fashion and festive. So it’s probably no surprise that American Ballet Theatre dancers + Club Monaco + pretty clothes is a winning combo in our books. Five corps de ballet dancers from ABT (Scout Forsythe, Claire Davison, Calvin Royal III, Gemma Bond and Cameron McCune) were […]
In today’s installment of “Hey, did you know that dancers are also incredible athletes?” news—a theme we’ll never tire of, because it’s SO DARN TRUE: Have you seen the kind of fantastic new commercial from Uniqlo? It’s an ad for their AIRism line of athletic wear, featuring lovely classical/commercial crossover dancer Sonoya Mizuno showing us […]