Why Swan Lake’s Odette-Odile role is so punishing, and how 3 ballet dancers took it on
New York City Ballet’s Unity Phelan, Mira Nadon and Miriam Miller talk about the huge challenge of Swan Lakes’ White and ...
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Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest
She said she never saw herself as a great turner, or able to master some of the Black Swan’s tricky footwork. “It has every ...
Philadelphia Ballet premieres Angel Corella’s ‘Boléro’ in the director’s new choreographer era
Following a run of Corella’s "Swan Lake," Philadelphia Ballet returned to the Academy of Music Thursday night for another ...
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This ‘Swan Lake’ Keeps the Tutus but Sheds the Tights
Each swan has an individuality that’s ... Lauren Anderson, the first Black principal dancer at Houston Ballet, had started performing classical roles in skin-toned tights in the early 1990s.
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Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest
She said she never saw herself as a great turner, or able to master some of the Black Swan’s tricky footwork. “It has every single ballet step in the book,” Miller says of the iconic ballet.
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Classic love story ‘Swan Lake’ ballet to tour South Africa — a first in nearly 30 years
The Swan Lake ballet was first staged in Moscow, Russia, nearly 150 years ago, yet the love story remains a classic today.