”Don’t make eye contact, he’s a terrible dancer.”   Man and woman did not circle the dance floor like bull and toreador.  They did not more »

It was one of the most elegant settings for classical music. Hong Kong’s jumbled skyline had, by evening, turned into a tapestry of lights. It more »

From the ground, it’s a test of neck and spinal flexibility to look up at the top of the International Commerce Center, known as the more »

I intended to hibernate for first weekend of my return, to unpack my luggage and spend quiet moments reminiscing about my trip. So it was more »

“David,” I said, “wrap your burrito.” David Hallberg chuckled modestly, a gentle smile spread across his elegant features. I recently took a class from Kee-Juan Han, more »

Principal Character Artist, The Mariinsky Ballet. St. Petersburg – November 2013. “St. Petersburg in the early nineties had a real atmosphere.” Islom Baimuradov’s glimmering eyes more »

Believe in the Lilac Fairy. The Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg – October 28, 2013. It’s one of the fairest of fairy tales. Sleeping Beauty first more »

“I’m not sure whether to put you in the male or female role.” I grew up in the western culture. I played sports alongside the more »

Hip Hop, comin’ at U from L.A… …L-A-N-G-L-E-Y, that is, a typical middle-class suburb where Hip Hop dancer Jen Oleksiuk grew up. She has never more »

“Venga, venga! Baile!” – Come, come! Dance! In a crowded café in Old Havana, I was jostled into the arms of a big black Cuban more »