Miko Fogarty is no stranger to the spotlight. But when the former comp star and Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer took the stage at University of California, Berkeley last month, it wasn’t in a tutu and pointe shoes. Instead Fogarty, dressed smartly in a black blazer and turtleneck, was there to give a TEDx talk titled […]
Back in 2015, gorgeous ballerina Miko Fogarty was on top of the ballet world (and on the cover of Dance Spirit). After starring in the 2011 dance doc First Position, she’d racked up numerous competition titles, achieved social media stardom, and earned a contract with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Then, suddenly, she disappeared. Well—not exactly. […]
Yesterday we reported that Adrianne Haslet-Davis, the ballroom dancer who lost part of her leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, would take the stage at the TED2014 conference in Vancouver. And take the stage she did—well, more like burned a hole through it! The special performance came Wednesday afternoon during a session given by Hugh […]
How’s that for a little alliteration? I feel like I’m constantly gushing about my favorite people in the industry, and today I’m here to continue that trend. Today, let’s talk Tony Testa. Better yet: Let’s let Tony Testa do the talking, TED-style. Surely you’ve heard of TED Talks by now. (Remember when tiny dancer Juliet […]
Last year, I saw prima-in-the-making Juliet Doherty perform the role of Clara in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, right here in NYC. Amidst all those gorgeous, seemingly-perfect, high kicking Rockettes, Juliet was the one who delivered the biggest “wow” factor for me. She’s such an exciting performer, in fact, that DS decided to feature her […]