Watching Misa Kuranaga, a principal dancer at Boston Ballet, whip through a diagonal of chaîné turns with unbelievable speed is exhilarating. But while Kuranaga makes chaînés look easy, even she feels like she hasn’t conquered them yet. “I have to watch myself on video to see if they’re getting better or not,” she says. Chaîné […]
Seo Hye Han in Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker (by Gene Schiavone) It’s the end of class, and you’re whipping through a diagonal of piqué turns. You spin across the floor as fast as your body can move, propelled by the thrilling coda music. Everything feels great—until you finish, and your teacher gives you a long […]
A teen jazz class at Broadway Dance Center in NYC practices balancing. Nothing makes an audience go wild like a fierce pirouette sequence, and great jazz performers can make countless turns look effortless. But turning isn’t easy. Chances are you’re always working on improving your pirouettes—nailing that extra rotation or mastering a new tricky turn. […]