New York City Ballet soloist and resident choreographer Justin Peck is never not busy: This year alone, he’s created works for San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet and NYCB. But Peck’s latest ballet for his home company, The Most Incredible Thing, is his biggest production yet. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, it […]
Pulling back the curtain on tried and true ballerina habits never gets old. We’ve pored over the contents of New York City Ballet dancers’ travel cases (Weird heating pads! Notes from fans!), drooled over American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston’s amazing style, (Helloooo 70s flair!), received our daily dose of #fitspo from international ballerinas with […]
Artist and philanthropist Everett Dyson had always loved theater. But the rise of American Ballet Theatre principal Misty Copeland put ballet on his radar, too. Realizing that many young dancers have, like Copeland, lived through difficult circumstances, he recently founded Project Resilience, a scholarship for students who’ve received minimal support in their ballet training. Each […]
Every July, New York City Ballet heads to Saratoga Springs, NY for their annual residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and every July, us members of the dance world watch in envy as NYCB company members’ Saratoga photos start filling our Instagram feeds. Sara Mearns rehearsing onstage at SPAC (Photo by Kyle Froman Photography) They’ve got […]
Last fall, Cole Haan and three New York City Ballet dancers—Megan Fairchild, Sara Mearns and Gretchen Smith—collaborated on a line of the most ballerina of ballet flats. We loved the results: adorable shoes and beautiful campaign pictures. What’s better than seeing some of our favorite ballerinas jump around in big, glossy advertisements? (From left) Gretchen Smith, Sara Mearns […]
A good pair of flats can be a footsore dancer’s bestest ally—and if they’re cute, all the better. But adorable, comfy ballet flats designed by real ballet dancers? That sounds too good to be true. Luckily for all of us, it’s not. Cole Haan has teamed up with three New York City Ballet dancers—Sara Mearns, […]
No, this is not yet another post about big-name designers dressing ballerinas in couture costumes. Instead, today we’re talking about ballet dancer fashion. How is it that, while there’s nothing inherently glamorous about leotards and tights, somehow professional ballet dancers always manage to look sooooo cool? Seriously, it’s an art form. The Huffington Post recently […]