Finding the right pointe shoe can be challenging—and with tons of shoes on the market, there’s a lot to consider. Dance Spirit asked Josephine Lee, expert pointe shoe fitter and owner of Dancer’s Choice Dance Supply in Irvine, CA, to walk us through the best shoes for each foot shape.
Is there anyone out there who doesn’t enjoy a good love story? Crickets, right? So gather ’round dancers. Do we have a great one—one that’s worthy of a TSwift love song—for you. You may know Julie Diana, one of our favorite writers around here, as a leading authority on dancers’ health trends and ballet technique. […]
We don’t generally think of ballet directors as “fun.” But Peter Boal, artistic director of Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet, has broken the mold. In fact, a recent YouTube video proves that he is possibly the most fun, most good-spirited, most trash-talkiest AD out there. But I’m getting ahead of myself. And the award for Best […]
Justin Peck in Ballet 422 (Courtesy Magnolia Pictures) For Justin Peck, the journey to the top didn’t end with a soloist contract at New York City Ballet: He caught the choreography bug, and he didn’t close up shop after creating one piece for the company. Instead, Peck—who at 27, is only the second person to […]
Do you like ballet? Are you obsessed with the superhuman Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova? Do you live near a movie theater? If you answered “yes” to any (or all) those questions, and you’re free this Sunday afternoon, start getting pumped now. The Bolshoi Ballet will broadcast its January 25, 2015 performance to more than 500 […]
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 […]
Season 2 of “city.ballet.”—the AOL On series that gives an insider’s look at New York City Ballet—is live now! We’re recapping one episode per week. Watch all 12 at dancemagazine.com. In Episode 4 of “city.ballet.” we meet the newest dance power couple: Sara Mearns and Josh Bergasse. She’s a New York City Ballet principal, he’s […]
Earlier this week, Guinness World Records announced that Joffrey Ballet star Fabrice Calmels is the tallest ballet dancer in the world. Calmels measures a whopping six feet, six inches. I’m just 5′ 2.5″ myself (and yes, the .5″ is important), which makes his height seem even more astounding. I mean, can you imagine partnering with […]