Happy Thanksgiving, dance friends! Since today is a day for reflection and gratitude (and eating…so much eating), I asked my fellow Dance Spirit editors to tell me the dance-world things they’re most grateful for. Here’s what they had to say: Courtney Bowers, managing editor: “I’m thankful for Jennifer Garner’s hilarious ballet memes, Michaela DePrince’s super-cool […]
There are certain people in the dance universe who can just do no wrong. One of them is Ellen DeGeneres, the ultimate dance fangirl, who regularly features our favorite dancers (including her bestie, tWitch) on her ever-fabulous TV show. Another is Tiler Peck, the insanely versatile New York City Ballet principal who we’ve never seen […]
We always love a good #tututuesday post. But when that post comes from an A-list Hollywood celebrity—and features some of our all-time favorite ballet dancers? That is next-level stuff. Meet ballet fangirl Jennifer Garner. Yes, we’ve had a soft spot for Garner ever since she showed off her “Thriller” dance moves in 13 Going on […]
For ballerinas, it’s the dream role to end all dream roles: Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, the type of part dancers spend years preparing for and whole careers perfecting. And it’s a role that New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck never thought she’d dance. Though Peck is one of the world’s preeminent ballerinas, her short […]
Jerome Robbins—the legendary choreographer who changed the way the world thought about both Broadway and ballet—would have been 100 years old next year. That’s the kind of anniversary that calls for a great party. And New York City Ballet, one of Robbins’ homes, definitely knows how to throw great parties. NYCB will actually be honoring […]
The Vail Dance Festival in Vail, CO, is famous for pairing dancers from different companies with each other. And we love geeking out over that kind of fantasy casting. (Speaking of which: You HAVE to watch these videos of American Ballet Theatre’s Calvin Royal III and New York City Ballet’s Unity Phelan rehearsing Balanchine’s Agon […]
Here’s an especially great addition to the ever-growing group of ballet-inspired music videos: Soulful singer-songwriter Charlotte OC asked ravishing New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck to star in a video for her new song “Medicine Man.” Unsurprisingly, the result is both beautiful and moving. Charlotte OC told Interview magazine that Peck serves as her […]
Every ballerina’s pointe shoe process is intense , but some dancers take pointe prep to a completely different level. And New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck definitely falls in that second category. The New York Times recently did a Facebook Live event with Peck, following her as she chose and prepped her shoes for […]