Tag: michaela deprince

The Return of Dance Theatre of Harlem

This Saturday is a very, very happy day for the dance world: The legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem will give its first performance in eight years. It’s a triumphant moment for the company, which fought its way back (under the leadership of Virginia Johnson, former EIC of our sister magazine, Pointe) from a crippling debt […]

Be First in Line for First Position

It’s official: First Position is now playing in a theater near you, and it may just be your new favorite dance movie (look out, Center Stage). If you haven’t heard about this awesome documentary, here’s the gist: The film follows insanely talented young ballet dancers for a year as they prepare for and compete in […]

DS Alums on "DWTS" Tonight!

We always get excited when someone we’ve featured in Dance Spirit pops up on TV. But tonight there are multiple DS alums appearing on “Dancing with the Stars”! Three of the hotties from our current cover—Shaping Sound’s Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini and Teddy Forance—will perform a work they choreographed together. And Michaela DePrince—a student at […]

Michaela DePrince

Michaela DePrince (Rosalie O’Connor) Ballerinas aren’t often described as powerful. Strong? Maybe. Dynamic? Sure. But when you watch 17-year-old Michaela DePrince, a student at The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre, powerful is the first word that comes to mind. While her technique is elegant and fluid—particularly her expressive, eloquent port de bras—underneath […]