Miami City Ballet principal Jeanette Delgado’s dynamic, show-stopping presence and powerful, crisp technique have been wowing audiences for well over a decade. A Miami, FL, native, Delgado began training with Vivian Tobio, Liana Navarro, and Maria Victoria Gutierrez. At age 9, she received a scholarship to Miami City Ballet School and, in 2003, she earned […]
What does it mean to be human? Well, many things. But if you were at the Dance Magazine Awards last night, you could argue that to be human is to dance. Speeches about the powerful humanity of our art form were backed up with performances by incredible dancers hailing from everywhere from Hubbard Street Dance […]
There’s nothing more purrrrfect than some fabulous trinas and their feline friends. We’re not kitten: These bonds are paw-sitively adorable! From hanging out backstage to working out together and more, these pairs will pas de chat their way straight into your heart. 1. New York City Ballet principal Gonzalo Garcia and Gordo Posing below with […]
In 2014 Teen Vogue came out with one of our favorite dance series yet: “Strictly Ballet.” From NYC’s School of American Ballet to Florida’s Miami City Ballet School, we got to follow dance students through the rigorous, glamorous, and sometimes intense ups and downs that are the norm for most serious ballet students. Though the […]
Dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins was undeniably one of the most important figures in American dance. He gifted the dance world with iconic ballets, including Dances at a Gathering, The Cage, The Gershwin Concerto, and New York Export: Opus Jazz, while simultaneously directing and choreographing some of Broadway’s biggest hits, including On the Town, The […]
With her long limbs and delicate features, Ella Titus could pass as a model—and she has actually posed for fashion photographers on her days off from Miami City Ballet, where she’s in the corps. But Titus also sets fashion trends: For several years now, she has designed and hand-knit her own line of legwarmers, Ella […]
Miami City Ballet principal soloist Nathalia Arja is known for her powerful jump—in fact, she recalls one reviewer describing her as “popcorn.” But flying through the air wasn’t always second nature. Growing up training in her native Brazil, she says, she didn’t know how to use her body efficiently during grand allégro. So what changed? […]
We all know there are a million and one ways to spend your summer intensive. But the programs we think about are invariably focused on technique and less so on the creative process. What if there was something that combined both? Miami City Ballet School (Photo by Pavel Antonov) Enter Miami City Ballet School’s new Choreographic […]