“For a quarter of a century, Milly [Melissa Hayden] and I danced together, guesting with other companies, doing concerts and...

“Christopher d’Amboise and Wilhelmina Frankfurt were so extreme in their high jumps, with legs tucked under, that they seemed suspended...

"When Balanchine choreographed, he did all the partnering himself. He had always taken great pride in the fact that he never asked his...

Merrill Ashley speaking about the jump that has become synonymous with both her the ballet Ballo della Regina : “Soon Balanchine came to...

Speaking of Robbins' In The Night, Clive Barnes wrote, "His dancers remain people, even in the throes of arcanely acrobatic passion"...

Robbins’ "In the Night" is a collection of 3 duets and 1 ensemble movement at the end. Deborah Jowitt describes the ballet: “The first...

“Barefoot David Parsons, who has never partnered a ballerina, steadies New York City Ballet principal Merrill Ashley as she rises on...

Jerome Robbins' "In the Night" features 3 couples in various stages of romantic relationship. Walter Terry: "The touchings, the...

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

Who was Felia Doubrovska? Doubrovska was born in 1896 and she trained at the Imperial Ballet School and joined the Mariinsky Ballet in...

Who was Anatole Oboukhoff? Anatole Oboukhoff was born in St. Petersburg in 1896. He studied at the Imperial Ballet School and went on to...

(48/50) Melissa Hayden. Photo by Martha Swope, 1964.

(47/50) Kay Mazzo and Sean Lavery. Photo by Martha Swope, 1977.

(46/50) Sheryl Ware as lead Marzipan. Elise Ingalls and Lisa de Ribére. Photo by Martha Swope, 1977.

(44/50) Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride dancing the Nutcracker pas de deux as newlyweds. These photos were taken in December...

(45/50) The Sugar Plum Fairy will welcome the Prince and Marie to the Land of Sweets just 5 more times this season… (top left) Photo by...

(34/50) Peter Martins warming up on stage, photo by Martha Swope.

(31/50) Gelsey Kirkland & Helgi Tomasson. Photos by Martha Swope, 1974.

In this episode, Jacqulyn Buglisi, artistic director of Buglisi Dance Theatre, recounts her time as a student of Martha Graham and her 12...

'Ballet Imperial' was choreographed in 1941 for American Ballet Caravan's South American tour. It was thought that a classical ballet...