Choreographer Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe, of the Tla’amin First Nation, Takes Canada by Storm
Over one busy weekend at the beginning of May, Canadian choreographer Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe will premiere two new ballets in two different cities. From April 25–May 1, he’ll be traveling from Montreal, where he is Indigenous Artist in Residence at the National Theatre School of Canada, to his home province of British Columbia for opening […]
Company Partnerships With Universities Give Dancers Flexible Degree Pathways
Athena King has always wanted to earn a college degree. After high school, she enrolled as a dance major at University of Oklahoma. But when Louisville Ballet offered her a Studio Company contract the following year, she took it and transferred to an online program through Central Michigan University, where she’s pursuing a degree part-time […]
Westside School of Ballet Bridges Training and the Professional Stage
For dancers at Westside School of Ballet in Los Angeles, preparation for the professional world begins early. Students regularly earn recognition at international competitions, attend prestigious schools, and join major ballet companies. Westside School of Ballet’s Pre-Professional Program operates on a non-audition model, allowing students to enroll based on interest while receiving a high standard […]
Can Dancers Get the Yips?
For gymnasts, they’re called “the twisties.” For baseball pitchers and golfers, they’re “the yips.” And figure skating might not have a catchy term, but viewers of the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina watched skater Ilia Malinin struggle with elements in his routine that normally come easily to him. This phenomenon—when an athlete chokes under the […]
San Francisco Ballet School Student Crystal Huang Shares Her Daily Routine
Seventeen-year-old Crystal Huang is no stranger to a packed schedule. She used to balance high-level ballet training with commercial-dance competitions, driving between Bayer Ballet Academy in Mountain View, California, and The Rock Center for Dance in Las Vegas, Nevada. After winning a prize at the Prix de Lausanne in 2024, she started studying ballet full-time […]
Akram Khan Rewrites the Narrative for Lady Macbeth at Royal Danish Ballet
According to choreographer Akram Khan, the most important thing for audiences to understand about his new ballet Lady Macbeth is that “it’s really not Macbeth. It’s its own story as a response to Shakespeare’s Macbeth.” Premiering at Royal Danish Ballet on April 24, the evening-length centers the perspective of Lady Macbeth, who in the Shakespeare […]
More Pointe, More Women Choreographers in Ballet Hispánico’s Mujeres Program
With its upcoming season at New York City Center, Ballet Hispánico New York is stepping into the future with more pointework and women-created ballets. The program, titled Mujeres: Women in Motion, features works solely by female choreographers. Running from April 23–26, it will include two world premieres—Cassi Abranches’ Brazilian-dance–influenced Trança and Marianela Boán’s Antigone-inspired Reactor […]
Irene Hogarth-Cimino Breaks Down Glissade Assemblé for Elementary to Advanced Levels
“Everything we do is plié and tendu.” Irene Hogarth-Cimino’s poetic philosophy wouldn’t be out of place on a beloved T-shirt, on a notebook cover, or as screen wallpaper—anywhere young dancers might look for inspiration every day. The principal faculty member for youth ballet and ballet trainee programs at New York City’s Joffrey Ballet School believes […]
Ingrid Silva Says Goodbye to Dance Theatre of Harlem, but the Curtain Isn’t Closing Yet
Ingrid Silva, a leading ballerina with Dance Theatre of Harlem, is wrapping up her final season with the company she has called home for 18 years. But Silva says this is not a retirement. She juggled multiple independent projects while performing with DTH, and her post-DTH life is shaping up to be just as jam-packed—with […]
Remembering Ben Stevenson, 1936–2026
Ben Stevenson, the former longtime artistic director of Houston Ballet and Texas Ballet Theater, passed away on March 29, just a week shy of his 90th birthday. He leaves behind a legacy that feels like a multitude of lifetimes. “He did some film and danced for kings and queens,” says former Houston Ballet principal dancer […]