by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 31, 2019 | Profiles
We might be biased, but we think that ballet dancers are unusually good at Halloween. After all, they wear costumes for a living, are familiar with elaborate hair and makeup techniques and own leotards in most colors of the rainbow (the perfect base for any costume)....
by Lyndsey Winship | Sep 26, 2019 | Profiles
Precious Adams is sitting in a deck chair in the sunshine of London’s Olympic Park. She’s on a break from rehearsing Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella with English National Ballet, where she’s been polishing up her comic timing for the role of...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 11, 2018 | News, Profiles, Viral Videos
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Award has become a highly anticipated annual event, especially since the company started live-streaming the performance around the world. The competition, which is between six up-and-coming dancers from ENB’s...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 7, 2017 | Profiles
Dancewear brand Cloud & Victory is so much more than just clever t-shirts; founder Min is set on finding all kinds of ways to connect to the greater community. Earlier this fall she organized a master class led by American Ballet Theatre stars Gillian Murphy and...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 20, 2017 | News
Are you a dancer between the ages of 15 and 18, or in high school grades 10–12? Are you interested in receiving scholarships (up to $10,000), working with mentors like Mikhail Baryshnikov and having a chance to be named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts?...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The prestigious Prix de Lausanne competition wrapped up this weekend, and scholarship winners have been announced—including Precious Adams, an American dancer who’s been studying at the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow. Here’s the full list: Haruo Niyama, Japan...