For as long as ballet has existed, it has been an art form that prizes uniformity. For just as long, the tights and pointe shoes that have given ballet dancers that uniformity—to achieve the seamless ...
Then came a series of promotions. “There are five ranks within The Royal Ballet,” he explains of the regimented structure. “Artist, First Artist, Soloist, First Soloist, Principal. You’ve gone up the ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Ballet West announced major changes Thursday that will allow the company to be more welcoming to dancers of color. An in-house audit conducted by Artistic Director Adam Sklute, along ...
Over the past couple years there has been a ballet flat renaissance, which I for one have embraced whole heartedly. This has extended far beyond the black ballerinas that Kate Moss lived in in the ...
Before professional ballerina Ingrid Silva takes the stage, there's been one chore she's often had to perform that she hopes will soon be a thing of the past. Silva, a Brazilian-born ballerina with ...
Dancer Cortney Taylor Key pancakes her pointe shoes with makeup to match her skin tone. Pointe shoes have reflected ballet’s stance on race politics for centuries, recognizing only a pearlescent pink ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Ballet West is celebrating a major milestone, selling out nearly all of its 10 Swan Lake shows. They say it’s the highest attendance in more than 40 years. FOX 13 News spoke with ...