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A spread from the October 1990 issue of Dance Magazine. The headline reads, "Offstage View: Virginia Johnson as Herself." At left, Johnson in performance, in sous-sus on pointe, arms upraised, costumed in a classical tutu over tights and pointe shoes that match her skin tone. At right, Johnson sits cross-legged gazing into the camera, holding one grey cat against her chest while a black cat curls in her lap.

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Ruby Lister and David Gabriel partnering. Gabriel holds Lister's hand and foot as they stretch their body in the opposite direction.

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Max Richter and Brandon Lawrence performing on stage. Lawrence lifts Richter by their hips while kneeling on the floor. Richter extends their body out horizontally.

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A woman smiles brightly as she spins onstage among several other brightly costumed dancers, long red skirts flying around her.

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A triptych of archival images of Tamara Toumanova. At left, she presses her fingertips to her temples as she gazes down and over, costumed in a tiara and finery reminiscent of imperial Russia; at center, she is seated on a dressing room couch still in costume for Swan Lake, as Sherlock Holmes presses a kiss to her hand; at right, two ghostly images of her are superimposed as she balances in fifth on pointe, romantic tutu flaring as she turns and reaches out beseechingly.

Dance History

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Philip Neal demonstrates port de bras and watches the rehearsing couple in the mirror; the dancer in pointe shoes balances in a partnered arabesque, imitating his port de bras.

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Sofiane Sylve demonstrates épaulement for a dancer in a leotard and rehearsal tutu. Sylve's hair is cropped short, and she wears sunglasses and a black t-shirt with the text "Aurora and Odette and Giselle and Juliet."

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A spread from the July 1980 issue of Dance Magazine. On the right is a full page image of a group of teens dancing and singing together in a lunch room. To the right, a black and white image of two dancers in front of an audition panel. The headline reads, "The film fires flames for seekers after fame."

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