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Jennifer Jones, a middle-aged African American woman, smiles radiantly into the camera. Her arms are crossed, and she wears a white V-neck top.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Jones
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Blend In, Stand Out: The First African American Rockette Shares her Story

Megan Mizanty

“Becoming Spectacular” is an earnest memoir of illusion and perfection

The image depicts a striking moment in the first act of Maslow’s Peak. Set in a lush, jungle-like environment, long ropes adorned with hanging foliage and knots descend from above, creating the illusion of vines. A group of BalletX dancers dressed in black, military-fitting costumes with sheer panels stand in formation under dramatic lighting, evoking a sense of intensity and ritual. Each dancer stands behind a rope and synchronously lifts their arms in strong, angular gestures in front of their chest to surround the dropped ropes. The backdrop features dense tropical plants and misty green lighting, enhancing the immersive, nature-inspired atmosphere.
Photo: Vikki Sloviter
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A Ballet for Everyone

Ziying Cui

Jennifer Archibald’s world premiere at the BalletX Festival at the Mann

(Left to Right): Burr Johnson, Savannah Gaillard. A bald man with a beard sits on the floor, he wears what looks like a loose skirt or dress, and gazes at his right arm which is gently extended horizontally from his side. Nearby, a woman with dark hair wearing shorts stands in profile in front of a wall made out of tatami, a small doorway in front of her.
Photo: Maria Baranova
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Trisha Brown: The Joy of Looking Back

Brendan McCall

Reconstructions and a world-premiere continue Trisha Brown´s legacy

A woman holds a full-size human skeleton model in her arms, meeting its gaze with puckered lips in an expressive, playful gesture. She wears a black shirt and is framed against a solid black background. Her body and the skeleton mirror each other, suggesting a dialogue between life and anatomical structure. The image appears on both a tablet and a hardcover book placed on a wooden surface, emphasizing the book's physical and digital presence.
Photo: Todd Carroll
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Dancing Our Way to Meaning

Garamh Kim

A Review of Teaching and Learning Dance through Meaningful Gestures by Anabella Lenzu

Three dancers from the side in a black space, two in front and one behind them and centered. The dancers in front hold a basket between their right hands. They are all bent at the knees, arching over their left shoulders with the right shoulder sunken toward the floor. Their left arms fly out in long, clean lines.
Photo: Steven Pisano
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Why? And Where Are You?

Emilee Lord

Pain is not a flower

Three performers cluster towards the middle of the frame, in various blurred states of movement: arms reaching, legs akimbo, gaze down. Towards the bottom left hand corner is a small yoga block. The picture is brightly lit from sun-spotted lights in the back.
Photo: Julie Mayo
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2.0 The horse is blonde, and other mutterings

Madeline Shuron

Julie Mayo and Christy Funsch present ”A Wife in Dance,” a split bill performance prioritizing space, distance, and relations

On the Avenue in front of the red sign above Radio City Music Hall, a group of Highland dancers are pictured landing out of a leap onto their right toes, the left leg bent at the knee out to the side, with the left foot touching the opposite leg just below the knee. They have their hands on their hips and broad, bright smiles. The brightly colored white and red, dark blue, light blue, purple, and green plaids of their Tartans and knee socks stand out on the cloudy day.
Photo: Josef Pinlac
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Flinging in the Rain

Emilee Lord

A Glimpse into Scottish Highland Dance

three dancers with large white blankets of tulle fabric pull them across each other, the camera catches them in a blurry flurry of motion. each dancer looks toward a different direction, arms to the sky. the photograph is a wash of the transparent tulle.
Photo: Rob Li Photography
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the wave of ending and beginning

desire amaiya

with the world so uncertain and art requiring more cherishing than ever, Lin cherishes the dancers and the giving act of perf

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Elastic Lineage

Miryam Coppersmith
Two people dressed in blue sit on top of an overturned recycling bin, with their arms extended overhead as if riding a rollercoaster. They have nervous looking facial expressions, and are in front of a curtain backdrop which is painted like a bedroom. There is a hand coming from behind the backdrop, grasping it, as if preparing to enter the stage.
Photo: Dylan Smythe
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Has Sadness Ever Taken You Down to the Dump?

Caitlin Green

“THIS IS THE WORST DAY EVER!”