Tag: isabella boylston

A Day in the Life of Isabella Boylston

  Do you guys wish every day could be World Ballet Day? I know I do. Luckily, we have behind-the-scenes photo essays like this one from Marie Claire, featuring American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston, to tide us over until next October. Even though she has a gorgeous Instagram account, Boylston is relatively private compared […]

The Magic of Vail Dance Festival on Instagram

Every year, Vail International Dance Festival in Vail, Colorado plays host to some of our all-time favorite dancers and choreographers. The rep is always incredible, as is the location—the picturesque mountains, flowers and fields of Vail are a stunning backdrop for this event. This year was no exception, with plenty of new premieres (seven, to […]

Nine Costumes That Prove Dancers Do Halloween Best

Dancers dominate on Halloween. I mean, we’re used to dressing up: Practically half of our life is spent putting on tights, leotards and more just to get ready for class—and the other half is spent onstage, working it in the craziest of get-ups. Of course, some dancers do Halloween in the best way possible. We’ve […]

Ballerinas in Wedding Dresses. Swoon.

Oh my gosh, ladies. Wedding dresses. Pointe shoes. WEDDING DRESSES AND POINTE SHOES. I think I just lost my mind. This summer was huge for NYC dancer brides. You already know about Tiler Peck’s wedding to fellow New York City Ballet principal Robbie Fairchild. But they weren’t the only happy couple. NYCB soloist Ashley Laracey […]

All Kinds of Promotions at ABT

Oh my goodness, yesterday was a MAJOR day for some of our favorite dancers at American Ballet Theatre! The company announced five promotions, which means five ABTers are going to be celebrating their way through the rest of the troupe’s season at NYC’s Metropolitan Opera House. First up, the big one: Our friend Isabella Boylston […]

Wrap Artist

(L to R) Devant (pointed), devant (wrapped) and relaxed (Erin Baiano) Sur le cou-de-pied (French for “on the neck of the foot”) can be so confusing. Sometimes it’s wrapped. Sometimes it’s not wrapped. Sometimes it’s relaxed; other times, fully pointed. You’ll probably be asked to do all of its various versions at some point in […]