Tag: jenifer ringer

The Most Influential People of 2011

The year 2011 was filled with show-stopping onstage moments and exciting offstage drama. Whether you were captivated by New York City Ballet star Sara Mearns’ 32 fouettés in Swan Lake or danced along in your seat as Sutton Foster led the Broadway cast of Anything Goes through a series of time steps, there’s no doubt […]

NYCB's Jenifer Ringer on the Wonderful Dancing Dreams Program

Ringer with a Dancing Dreams student (photo via Dancing Dreams) Pretty much every little girl dreams of taking ballet classes. But for children with disabilities, the path to the dance studio can be rocky. That’s where Dancing Dreams comes in. Founded in 2002 by Joann Ferrara, a pediatric physical therapist with a ballet background, the […]