Editors’ note: The following is an edited version of remarks delivered at a dance demonstration on May 11, 2023, at The New Criterion’s spring soirée. I have a theory that if ballet were done a little ...

Before there was freestyle skiing, there was ski ballet, a seemingly lost sport that is making a big comeback online during the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. The sport, formally known as acroski, combines ...

With new books and a podcast taking another look at the legacy of George Balanchine and the culture of ballet, where does a modern ballerina stand? By Gia Kourlas Ballet requires — no, demands — ...

Ballerinas stir in the early afternoon light that shines through a fountain and into the studio. A jeté flashes in silhouette, a pirouette vanishes like a whisper. The dance is not there yet, but ...

'Ballet Rehearsal on Stage' by Edgar Degas. CATHY WURZER: OK, this is going to be an interesting little turn here from hard rock to, what, ballet. [LAUGHS] We're going to talk about ballet growing in ...