Given the challenges of the past 18 months, the opportunity to celebrate the living legends of our field feels even sweeter than usual. Today, we are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2021 Dance Magazine Awards. With the selection committee’s continued focus on diversity, we honor the artistry, the integrity and the resiliency that […]
Usually, when we see ballerinas out in the mainstream world—in commercials, on TV shows, in movies—they’re portrayed as either delicate little flowers or twisted, tortured souls. Rarely, though, does the average person see ballet dancers for what they really are: totally hardcore. My new favorite exception to that rule comes courtesy Lexus, whose TV spot “Poise” […]
English National Ballet is doing something a little bit curious: The company is performing two versions of Giselle in one season. The second one is the romantic-tutu version we know and love. But the first one, premiering at the end of the month, is a contemporary take by choreographer Akram Khan. In his imagination, Giselle […]
Move over “So You Think You Can Dance” (but not too far, because we still love you). The UK has a new dance reality show and it sounds awesome. The BBC’s Young Dancer 2015 premiered this fall, and there are a few things that set this competition apart. Entrance was open to anyone who could […]
I am not the style maven at Dance Spirit. When it comes to dressing cute and knowing when to wear a belt “to cinch things,” I leave that to fashion editor Michael Anne. If I’m curious about a fashion designer or what some celebrity wore to an awards show, associate editor Margaret is my go-to girl. […]
My old ballet studio has a cute tradition: A few of the school’s youngest students are asked to present flowers to the principal dancers at the end of each performance. And being chosen as a flower girl is just this impossible honor. I’m talking squealing, jumping-up-and-down excitement—8-year-old me still hasn’t gotten over it. Why? Well, […]
For most New Yorkers, the arrival of spring means long afternoons in Central Park, deciding to walk to the subway stop that’s a few blocks farther away, eating brunch alfresco. But for some lucky bunheads, spring means something else entirely: It’s ballet gala season! For a few glorious weeks in April and May, dance editors […]
I don’t understand why, but there’s something so satisfying about identifying really uncanny lookalikes. Right? For your procrastination pleasure this Friday, here are a few of my favorite dancers with their celebrity doppelgängers. Enjoy—and let us know your dancer lookalike picks in the comments! And finally, a triple-take: