Ken Browar and Deborah Ory – the husband-and-wife team behind the NYCDance Project – have their second dance photography book coming out next week: The Style of Movement: Fashion and Dance. Their first, which went on to be a best-seller, was The Art of Movement, which came out three years ago. While their particular style remains their signature, the approach is a little … [Read more...] about The Style of Movement: Fashion and Dance – a new book of dance photography from NYC Dance Project
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Julian MacKay – the teenage American ballet dancer making waves in Russia
Julian MacKay at 16 was winning medals at the Sochi and Istanbul competitions when he represented his school, the Bolshoi Academy. At 17 he won the Prix de Lausanne and his Harlequin Floors Scholarship let him spend a year with The Royal Ballet. At 18 he was snapped up as soloist with the Mikhailovsky Ballet and after six months with the company was given his first principal … [Read more...] about Julian MacKay – the teenage American ballet dancer making waves in Russia
Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… dancers’ edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I began dancing when I was in the womb, taught informally by my mother through the blood memory of her ancestors. My mom is Ivorian - from Côte d'Ivoire - and when we were little kids she would push aside the coffee table in the living room to teach my two older sisters and I West African dances from the Ivory Coast. We started a dance … [Read more...] about Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… dancers’ edition
The Art of Movement – a glorious new book from NYC Dance Project
NYC Dance Project – husband and wife team, Ken Browar and Deborah Ory – have produced some of the most widely circulated images of dance on the internet. Leaps and other gymnastic feats will always be shared and liked more than most, but what makes Browar and Ory’s photos stand out is that they communicate not just movement, but interact with the viewer on a personal and … [Read more...] about The Art of Movement – a glorious new book from NYC Dance Project
18-year-old Julian MacKay becomes a soloist with the Mikhailovsky Ballet
After being introduced to Julian Mackay, and his whole dancing family, three years ago by his sister Maria Sascha Khan - now First Soloist with the Ekaterinburg State Ballet - I have been following the activities of the four siblings with interest. Nadia Khan was recently with the Compañía Nacional de Danza de España but now with the Rome Opera Ballet, and the youngest, … [Read more...] about 18-year-old Julian MacKay becomes a soloist with the Mikhailovsky Ballet
Dance injuries from the ballet dancer’s point of view: top stars share their experiences
To get an insider's view of dance-related injuries, some leading dancers talked to Gramilano about their experiences – how they coped both physically and mentally – and gave advice to help keep a dancer injury-free. Principal dancers from the world’s top companies took time out to share some unpleasant memories in the hope that their misfortunes may serve as … [Read more...] about Dance injuries from the ballet dancer’s point of view: top stars share their experiences
New York City Dance Project “capturing emotion through movement”
You’ve heard of the NYC Dance Project and seen its beautiful series of dance photos: carefully lit and glamorously shot. Its images, featuring some of the world’s best dancers, adorn thousands of blogs and Facebook timelines. There are so many NYCDP images out there that it a surprise to learn that the first post on the NYC Dance Project blog – with American Ballet Theatre’s … [Read more...] about New York City Dance Project “capturing emotion through movement”
James Whiteside answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing when I was 9 years old. Why did you start dancing? I started dancing because I was driving my mom crazy. She wanted to get me out of the house and into an after-school activity. I had an appalling amount of energy and I absolutely hated every “normal” sport. My mom chucked the phonebook at me one day and said, … [Read more...] about James Whiteside answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition