After most dancers graduate from The School of American Ballet they have lots of “firsts”: first company contract, first performance with that company, and maybe even first solo role. But 2017 SAB grad Gianna Reisen is experiencing a different kind of “first” during her inaugural year in the professional ballet world: She’s making her first […]
New York City principal Lauren Lovette has become an icon thanks to her emotional maturity and exceptional musicality. The 26-year-old quickly rose through the ranks after joining the company as an apprentice in 2009, reaching principal status in 2015. A Thousand Oaks, CA, native, Lovette started studying ballet seriously at age 11, at the Cary […]
It’s crazy to think about what the dance world would be like without the high-quality digital video that’s taken over the Internet. We wouldn’t have inspiring class videos (like this one featuring Tate McRae), or mind-blowing music videos (like Parris Goebel’s one-woman production), or live streams for all kinds of special events (hello, World Ballet […]
Today, let’s take a moment to reflect on the legacy of George Balanchine, the father of American ballet. He was an innovator, who took his Russian training and tweaked it to match the frenetic pace of his adopted home. Now, Balanchine dancers are known for their speed, precision and musicality. He was an entrepreneur, who […]
There’s been a pointe shoe-sized hole in our hearts ever since the first season of Teen Vogue‘s “Strictly Ballet” wrapped up last spring. The web series, which went inside the prestigious School of American Ballet, did such a beautiful job depicting the pressures and joys of life as an aspiring professional dancer. It showed us […]
The School of American Ballet Spring Workshop, one of the dance world’s most famous end-of-year performances, is almost like a rite of passage. Each year, SAB’s most talented and advanced dancers are chosen to perform. Many of them go on to join major ballet companies nationwide—including New York City Ballet. Addie Tapp, now in Boston […]
Jasmine Perry with Alec and Victor of “Strictly Ballet” Photo Will Davidson/Teen Vogue You already know just how much we love it when the fashion world enters ours (excluding the recent Free People, um, snafu). So it’s no surprise that we’re ecstatic about Teen Vogue’s newest venture: a web series (premiering today!) following six students […]
New York City Ballet in George Balanchine’s Serenade (by Paul Kolnik) It’s a thrilling moment: My fellow corps members and I rise to our toes and begin hopping on pointe in time to a beautiful Bach violin concerto. As we merge into two lines, we start an intricate canon with our arms—the first line opens […]