"The first ballet I ever did on stage was in Paris, and it was Afternoon of a Faun, and I was 15 and didn't realize how extraordinary...

On Raymonda Variations, Balanchine wrote: "The music itself, its grand and generous manner, its joy and playfulness, was for me more than...

“Here they are, outstanding simply because they have been malleable to genius.” This is how Anna Kisselgoff, described Colleen Neary,...

"The three hallmarks of the American classic style are poetry, athleticism, and musicality, and these three graces are exquisitely...

“Mr. B used to close up the pianos in the theater or the studios before leaving. He would always clean up the pianos, take away the...

I often lament not being born a few decades earlier. There are so many dancers and choreographers I wish I could have worked with,...

In a 2004 A&E biography special on Liza Minnelli, composer John Kander told this story of the origin of the Theme from New York, New...

As New York, New York prepares for its first preview this Friday on Broadway, I got curious and wanted to find out more about the history...

Happy Opening to the company of Dancin'! As always, I celebrate all theater and dance events by looking back at where we came from. Today...

"Above it all, is Miss Reinking. There are other first-rate performers, but she is clearly the star. Miss Reinking possesses a number of...

Ann Reinking in a clip from the DVD recording of “Fosse” (2001). Start at 1:39:44

Happy first preview to the cast of Dancin'! Just a day prior to the 1978 opening of Dancin', Bob Fosse told the Times: “I feel like I’m...

Description of the rehearsal room for Dancin': “At the rehearsal, the “kids” await their turns or sprawl, once those turns are over. They...

Bob Fosse: “That’s one thing I told the kids who showed up for the auditions for this show. If you don’t really love to dance, I said,...

It's Dancin' Week! Dancin' begins previews this Thursday on Broadway and I wanted to celebrate by doing what I do best: digging in...

In 1890, at the age of 23, Italian ballerina, Carlotta Brianza originated the role of Aurora in Petipa's Sleeping Beauty. Thirty-one...

(left) Judith Fugate as Aurora in the Rose Adagio. Photo by Martha Swope, 1991. (right) Judith Fugate and Philip Neal. Photo by Martha...

I usually find solo or partnering shots more engaging than full-stage photos, but this one deserves to be seen just for the immaculate...

Colloquially known as the "Finger Fairy,” in Martins' staging she is known as the "Fairy of Courage", in Petipa's she was known as...

Balanchine describing the Garland Dance as he performed in it at the Mariinsky Theater as a child: "The waltz with the garlands was begun...