ABT’s Veronika Part and Marcelo Gomes in “Swan Lake,” part of the gala program. (photo Siggul/Visual Arts Masters) Nobody puts on a ballet gala quite like Youth America Grand Prix. Their must-see performances routinely feature bold-faced names from all over the world. Watching all those ballet superstars sharing a single stage is one of those […]
I think the ballet world and the fashion world have a little mutual infatuation thing going on. Haute couture designers just love to make costumes for ballets. From Valentino to Christian Lacroix to Stella McCartney—the kings and queens of the runway just can’t stay away from ballet’s best and brightest. But the equation goes the […]
Some of the biggest names in the industry have modeled for Discount Dance Supply, including dancers from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Want to join their ranks? Discount Dance is holding an open casting call in Anaheim, CA, this Wednesday, April 11. They’re looking for female dancewear models ages […]
Oh, the power of stories. Much as I love abstract dance, few things move me the way a good story ballet does. And it seems like I’m in the majority: Story ballets are the bread-and-butter of nearly every ballet company’s repertory. If you want to see a packed house for a ballet performance, go see […]
It’s no surprise that Frances Chung was recently promoted to principal at San Francisco Ballet. The petite, pretty young ballerina is solid: She’s one of those dancers you can always count on to nail the quadruple pirouette, sail through the tricky petit allégro sequence and hold the extended balance. Chung is a surefire hit in […]