You already know dancers really love their dogs. But Sacramento Ballet is taking their animal affection a whole new level. They’ve partnered with Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter to feature adorable, furry friends in their annual production of The Nutcracker. And get this: Every pup (or feline) onstage is adoptable! A scene from Sacramento Ballet’s […]
What’s even better than seeing (or dancing in!) your local Nutcracker? Seeing different versions from top companies around the world, pitted against each other in an epic battle to determine the best of Sugar Plum greatness. Ludovic Ondiviela and Elizabeth Harrod in The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker. (Photo by Johan Persson) Ovation TV’s annual “Battle […]
Brief soapbox moment: Does anyone else feel like the Christmas season started the minute Halloween was over? I mean, Starbucks immediately brought out their cranberry-colored cups and ginger-bread-y goodness. The drug stores swept their candy aside and replaced it with Santa hats, Christmas lights and red-and-green wrapping paper. And the holiday commercials descended with gusto. Don’t […]
Happy March! Here at DS HQ, we’re more than ready to be kicking off a new month (please please please tell us that March is going to finally bring us some warmer temperatures and pretty flowers…please?) and, fittingly, a brand-new issue! Introducing…Juliet Doherty! The March issue of Dance Spirit is our annual Ballet Issue, and […]
This time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in it all—the holiday parties, the shopping, the baking, the caroling, the Nutcrackering… But one dance studio didn’t let the holiday hustle and bustle distract them from what’s really important: giving back to the community. Variations Dance Studio in Auburn, AL embodied the true spirit […]
…gooey cinnamon buns for breakfast, a giant mug of hot chocolate with whipped cream on top and a roaring fire in the fireplace. OK, and a few other things. We’ll get to those in a sec. First: Merry Christmas, everyone, from all of the Dance Spirit editors! It’s arguably the most festive day of the year, […]
You’ve been in Nutcracker rehearsals for months, and opening night is just days away. You’re confident in your ability to nail every variation—but worried about how your body (and mind) will hold up. Never fear! Here, Kristina Lind, a member of San Francisco Ballet’s corps de ballet, shares her tips for not only surviving, but […]
With some of my favorite people after seeing one of my favorite shows! (On opening night, they make it “snow” outside Radio City Music Hall. How’s that for magical?) I’m the one in the red coat, flanked by my friends Lauren and Scott on the left, and my boyfriend, Brian (hiding his broken arm in […]