Sounds of pointe shoes can always be heard inside the studios of Ballet West, but you would never guess the person wearing ...
Like most Aspenites, chances are you have spring fever. The time of year has come to loosen up the clothing and the attitudes. In short, it’s time to say goodbye to a long and difficult winter and, in ...
Upstairs in a lofty studio at the Margaret Alkek William Center for Dance, there's something a little different about Monday's afternoon class. Some of the male dancers wear cargo-style joggers and ...
Read full article: Galveston County officials release arrest numbers following this year’s ‘Jeep Weekend’ “I didn’t even realize how much I relied on it until I didn’t have it.” Get ready for some ...
It’s a tired stereotype that all male ballet dancers are gay. (Heck, it’s even the plot of the 2000 coming-of-age dramedy Billy Elliot). But James B. Whiteside is using his platform to show the true ...
In classical ballet, the male dancers are usually nothing more than glorified chairs and ladders in tights. While they are occasionally showcased in brief solos and pas de deux (a duet for two dancers ...
Five years ago, Orange County was introduced to the concept of an all-male superstar dance spectacular. “Kings of the Dance” featured Angel Corella, Johan Koberg, Ethan Stiefel and Nickolay ...
A funny thing happened to Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo as it reached middle age. The venerable all-male drag ballet company, which has turned pastiche, melodrama and gender-bending dance into ...
Cedric Shaffiers thought about quarterbacking the football team. Then he thought about dancing ballet. His conclusion: It was going to be quite a leap from one to the other. An unprecedented leap. No ...
Documentary team David Barba and James Pellerito accompany Brazilian ballet star Marcelo Gomes as he crosses the career landmark of his 20th anniversary with American Ballet Theatre. By David Rooney ...