"Obviously, there's been a huge turnaround in popularity and success (in U.S. ice dancing)," says White, a former hockey player with a head full of blond curls."
"The study also revealed that women would be more likely to continue dating a bad kisser who could dance, than a bad dancer who could kiss and that more women rated being able to dance well above being able to kiss well when asked about the skills they most rated in a prospective partner."
"The festival, which will run from July 27 to Aug. 10 under the direction of Damian Woetzel, will present 3 premieres and 11 performances. In addition there will be an artist in residence and a company residency."
"From ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ to ‘Dancing With The Stars’, America is in a love affair with dancing,” White said. “Hopefully that will lead to more American viewers getting into ice dance."
“Swan Lake,” at least the New York City Ballet way, is not a tale for those who relish happy endings, or even ambiguously happy endings. You won’t find such nonsense at this lakeside view."
"Very few ballet makers today create movement that is as completely dancy as Christopher Wheeldon does. “Ghosts,” his new creation for San Francisco Ballet, abounds in the felicities that for nine years have placed this still young choreographer in high national and international demand."