André Eglevsky and Maria Tallchief. Photo by Radford Bascome, 1954 “The chief novelty of the occasion was the first performance by Diana...

"Light, airy, surprising, George Balanchine's new Ballo della Regina is not a great ballet. It is merely terrific. There is such a...

Bart Cook and Maria Calegari. Photo by Martha Swope, 1983 "Bart Cook and Maria Calegari were stunning as always as he central couple,...

Merrill Ashley in Ballo della Regina. Photo by Martha Swope. “There was George Balanchine’s Ballo Della Regina,  a 1978 work set to...

Peter Martins and Suzanne Farrell in Chaconne. Photo by Max Waldman. I’m so happy today begins NYCB’s Spring Season. Back to my daily...

To celebrate the end of the winter season, a season full of homage to Maria Tallchief and her 100th birthday I thought I’d share this...

Balanchine and Zorina on the set of "I Was an Adventuress" In 1940, during Balanchine’s “Hollywood Era” he choreographed a version of...

Photo by Steven Caras “To many of her students, Danilova represented the elegant past of ballet; she was a true ballerina. Darci Kistler,...

Photo by Sasha, 1926 Today we open a two week run of Swan Lake at NYCB. Because my @immortaliconsofdance episode this week focuses on...

This footage is from a 1970 TV Special “Ballet with Edward Villella” and shows he and Patricia McBride rehearsing Tschaikovksy Pas de...

“In [the final] scene [of Firebird], the music swells to a glorious finish, but since there’s no movement, and all is still, it’s as if...

“In [the final] scene [of Firebird], the music swells to a glorious finish, but since there’s no movement, and all is still, it’s as if...

"George had been serious when he told me the ballet would be difficult. He had me doing everything – turns, balances, jumps, and...

"When we started the pas de deux, I felt secure. Standing up stage, I took an extra breath, and then made the flying leap into Frank’s...

Maria Tallchief on Scotch Symphony: “One effect in the adagio was inspired by the way goddesses, sylphs and fairies were made to fly...

Celebrating 100 Years of Maria Tallchief! In this 1959 footage originally posted by Kurt Froman, we see André Eglevsky and Maria...

“Balanchine’s Sylvia Pas de Deux was designed around Tallchief’s technical virtuosity. Although Nicholas Magallanes was her original...

Maria Tallchief and Francisco Moncion. Photo by Martha Swope. New York Public Library “It was Maria Tallchief’s performance in...

Edwin Denby on Concerto Barocco in 1945: “The correspondence of eye and ear is at its most surprising in the poignant adagio movement. At...

Leon Danielian and Alexandra Danilova 1940s Alexandra Danilova's memories of Danses Concertantes : In the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, I...