Buy Signed Pointe Shoes From Your Fave Dancers, Fight Child Slavery

If you just realized that we’re almost halfway through November and you haven’t figured out any of your holiday gift-giving yet (something we absolutely, positively, cannot relate to at all), we’ve got a little suggestion for the social-justice loving ballet nerd in your life courtesy of Cloud & Victory. C&V is in the midst of […]

What It Takes to Glow like Jurgita Dronina

Jurgita Dronina is doing fouetté turns with her back to me. Facing the far wall, she builds momentum with the precise placement of each demi-rond-de-jambe. She apologized ahead of time, explaining with a self-deprecating smile: “I can’t spot in the mirror. I’m always telling my partners, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll turn fine onstage.’ ” On this […]