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

Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! If you recall earlier this season I met an...

Photo by Martha Swope [44/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear...

In this week’s episode of Immortal Icons of Dance we focus on the legendary photographer of ballet and Broadway, Martha Swope, who helped...

To end this week of Serenade exploration, conversation, and celebration, I wanted to leave you with some parting thoughts on the final...

Back in August, I discovered several photos of a very young Suzy Pilarre in the corps of Serenade: Photos by Fred Fehl, 1964 Harry Ransom...

Today I’d like to tie two topics together: My week-long look at Serenade ahead of its 90th anniversary, and the 59th annual SAB Workshop....

Below is the program note that accompanied Serenade at its second performance in December, 1934 performance in Hartford, CT: “Without an...

For a ballet that turns 90 this Monday (June 10th), Serenade has endured it fair share of audiences and critics hypothesizing and...

I will never know what it feels like to dance Serenade but I have a deep appreciation for the ballet’s place in the repertory of American...

Approaching on June 10th is the 90th anniversary of the first performance of Serenade; Balanchine’s first creation on American soil. To...

Approaching, on June 10th, is the 90th anniversary of the first performance of Serenade—Balanchine’s first creation on American soil. To...

When Balanchine was 8 years old, he was an elf in a theatrical production of Midsummer at the Mikhailovsky Theater in Russia. Later, he...

Who was Muriel Stuart? "She was born in 1903 in London and auditioned for Anna Pavlova at 8 years old. “When it came Stuart’s turn to...

Who was Helene Dudin? Helene Dudin was a Soviet trained ballerina who came to SAB in 1954. She was close friends with Tumey (Antonina...

Gelsey on being a student: “I developed a lot of inhibitions, complexes about my eyes [too big], my nose [too small], my complexion—every...

Who was Antonina Tumkovsky? “Born in Kiev on Aug. 21, 1905, Ms. Tumkovsky became a soloist in the Kiev Ballet but moved to Berlin during...

Who is Elise Reiman? “Reiman came into the School during its second term. ‘It was very exciting to be thereat that time. Balanchine was...

Who was Andrei Kramarevsky? “Dancing came from my family. My father was a ballet master; my mother was a dancer. All through my childhood...

Who was Stanley Williams? “[Stanley] Williams entered the Royal Theatre at nine. ‘The audition was very simple. You take your shoes and...