Have you seen any shows in 2018 that you can’t stop thinking about? Watched any dance videos that blew your mind? Discovered any performers who everyone should know about? We want to hear about them! Yes, we realize that it’s only August. But we’re gearing up for our annual Readers’ Choice Awards, and it’s time […]

Sarasota Ballet is returning to New York City’s Joyce Theater with a batch of rarely-seen Ashton works. But the big news is that guest artist Marcelo Gomes will be performing with the company. Yes, Gomes is back performing in New York, possibly for the first time since he resigned from American Ballet Theatre in December […]

Whether etching the linear purity of Balanchine’s “Diamonds” or slowly stretching her long arms as Odette, the Bolshoi’s Alena Kovaleva is a promising young talent. Majestic port de bras and impeccable legs that draw into textbook-perfect arabesques make her an ideal choice for both classical and lyrical roles. She’s already advancing at record pace and […]

Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin doesn’t appear to have completely shed his bad-boy skin. A new video from Rankin Hunger Magazine, “Sergei x Rankin,” shows us what happens when Polunin is given total freedom to explore his tendency for raw, emotional movement. Paired with British photographer Rankin, the duo creates a captivating video that explores […]

Since December an interim artistic leadership team has been guiding New York City Ballet, and in January, Peter Martins officially resigned. But only now has the search for Martins’ permanent replacement begun. Here’s what we know about how the process will unfold. The Company Is Seeking Dancers’ Input On Monday, a town hall-style meeting was […]

The role of Harlequin in Marius Petipa’s comic ballet Harlequinade is one American Ballet Theatre dancer Gabe Stone Shayer knows quite well. He first performed a variation of the role when he was just nine years old. Today, he explores commedia dell’arte in Alexei Ratmansky’s new take on the ballet, premiering at the Metropolitan Opera […]

Yana Cherepanova is a gifted 13-year-old student at St. Petersburg’s elite Vaganova Ballet Academy. Which is cool enough in its own right. But Yana is also the latest person to break the internet, thanks to the absolutely mind-boggling balance videos she’s been posting to Instagram. You guys: Just watch them. What. Yana Cherepanova 🐵 on […]

Since the beginning, when I first started dancing at 6 years old, I loved it. I never really thought of the hard work and long hours as a sacrifice because ballet always brought me joy and happiness. In 2013, a bunion injury left me unable to dance for a year and three months. There was […]