Early on in her childhood, Anne Benna Sims, the first African-American ballerina to sign a contract with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), wanted to take lessons in dance, but she had to wait a few ...
Misty Copeland made her last pirouette across the stage at Lincoln Center on Wednesday in front of a packed house of celebrities and devoted fans who were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the iconic ...
American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston is prepping for the season. Isabella Boylston Ahead of American Ballet Theatre’s fall season, which begins October 16 and runs through November 3, ...
American Ballet Theater opened a short spring season at Lincoln Center with a full-length work by Lar Lubovitch from 1997. Time hasn’t freshened it up. By Gia Kourlas The ballet company, one of the ...
About CENTER FOR AMERICAN DANCE INC. Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino founded the Joffrey Ballet School in 1953. In more than sixty years of existence, the Joffrey Ballet School has remained at the ...
Interest in adult ballet has increased by 75% over the last three to five years, according to the Royal Academy of Dance. The trend is driven by a resurgence of ballet-inspired fashion and a desire to ...