At the Mariinsky, dreams do come true. The Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg – November 2013. Dancers of the Mariinsky Ballet narrate the most touching moments more »

First Soloist, The Bolshoi Ballet.   Moscow – October 2013. Dressed in a black lace bodysuit and pointe shoes undone, Anastasia Meskova heats up the more »

Her twirling scarf emulates the strum of the guitar. Heavy stomps, precise and defined, sound in response to each clap. Her gaze pierces me and more »

When you applaud the dancers, it’s not only for tonight’s performance.  It is for the years of blind tenacity and incidental luck, of classes, rehearsals more »

Vienna, Austria – July 2014 My first experience at Impulstanz was by chance, while visiting Vienna on that requisite Euro-backpacking trip some years ago.  A more »

Corphyée dancer, Dresden Semperoper Ballet Gina Scott’s large eyes sparkled with innocence and curiosity, fringed by a thick swath of reddish-brown bangs that sat heavily more »

A classical company with contemporary impulses. The Dresden Semperoper Ballet resides in the beautiful Semperoper opera house, the centerpiece of Dresden’s historical town center and more »

Principal Dancer, Dresden Semperoper Ballet About 20 dancers rambled disjointedly around a wide wooden panel set upright in the center of the Semperoper stage.  They more »

Russia fascinates me.  A country with a long, colourful history.  Though it has steep traditions and its people have even deeper superstitions, things can change more »

Salsa, Hip-Hop, Bellydance or Bollywood? There are so many dance styles, take this quiz to find yours! When it comes to movement and physicality, your more »