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Happy ! Of course, for the past 90 years, every day has been a celebration of dance here at SAB! Sharing a snapshot from our 90th Anniversary Ball performance earlier this year that we think captures the joy dance brings all of us!

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🌟 Next up in our introduction of the 2023 Dance Magazine Awardees is Alicia Graf Mack. A review of Graf Mack’s first five years at the helm of The Juilliard School’s dance division—she is its youngest and first African American head—reveals that her 2018 appointment was an undeniably historic event.

Learn more about Graf Mack and her transformative vision in her Dance Magazine Award profile: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dance-magazine-awards-alicia-graf-mack/ 🧡

For tickets to the awards ceremony on December 4, visit dancemediafoundation.org.


Photo by Gregory Costanzo, courtesy Graf Mack

Our lovely Artistic Director Robyn Gardenhire was listed on !

Read the article here: https://www.forbes.com/profile/robyn-gardenhire/?list=50over50-lifestyle/&sh=4ed280527048

Video Meet Juilliard’s first Black dance director Alicia Graf Mack was hired in 2018 to head up its dance division, making her the youngest person, and the first woman of color, to lead the dance department in the division’s 70-year history.

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So looking forward to this won’t you join me in seeing this award winning documentary

Next week join Steven Melendez, Artistic Director of New York Theatre Ballet and star of LIFT, for a special outreach screening and discussion with Robyn Gardenhire, Founder and Artistic Director of City Ballet of Los Angeles, and Mary Recine, producer of this award-winning documentary about ballet and homelessness: LFLA.org/LIFT

Please join City Ballet of Los Angeles March 19,2023 at The Ebell Club 4:00-7:30 for the celebration of this amazing artist we will have music, dance, and history to share with all. For tickets go to

www.cityballetof la.org under events

The late Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt, Minister of Defense for the Black Panther Party, said: “Marlon Brando was the best friend the BPP ever had.” He joined their struggles, paid their legal fees, visited Panthers in prison, and did it all quietly, without fanfare.

In A Landscape ❤️💔 Australian choreographer Tim Harbour's pas de deux follows a man and woman at a critical point in their relationship, taking audiences from the soft edges of the couple’s carefree relationship, to things becoming harder-edged in style and movement when critical decisions must be made.

Book tickets to our Regional Tour: https://bit.ly/TABReg2022

Lilly Maskery and Nathan Brook
Photo: Daniel Boud

The "Balanchine Head," and How to Master It—Including Spotting Front As a teacher and choreographer, George Balanchine—founder of the School of American Ballet and New York City Ballet—finessed even the smallest details. And in his technique, extra-special attention is paid to the carriage of the head, which is both unique and transformational. Whether held forwa...

We're proud to announce the latest bombshell speaker to join the December 1 Massachusetts Conference for Women lineup: dancer Misty Copeland, the first African American female principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.

Copeland has so much to offer attendees as we build back after the setbacks of recent years. Her experience overcoming obstacles, being the "first" and "only," and effectively leveraging her network of friends and mentors to succeed is an inspiration for us all.

Join Misty and the rest of our all-star lineup: https://bit.ly/3A4xoNl

It’s always when you’re a Rockette 👯‍♀️

Marking the first collaboration between Bangarra Dance Theatre and The Australian Ballet, Rites was part of a changing political landscape that had an impact far beyond what was presented on stage. 25 years after the debut, Stephen Page, Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre and choreographer of Rites, comes to Arts Centre Melbourne to discuss the piece.

Hosted by Wesley Enoch, the conversation will give insight into how the work was created, what it meant for performers and audiences alike, and the significance of Rites within the political landscape of the time. Book tickets: https://bit.ly/3JK1gmw

Miranda Coney and Albert David in Rites 1997
Photograph by Jim McFarlane

Taylor Stanley Takes the Reins With His Own Program at Jacob's Pillow At New York City Ballet, Taylor Stanley is the resident shape-shifter, with an uncanny ability to mold himself to any mood or music. He attracts choreographers like a magnet. They tend to create solos for him that stand apart from anything else in the repertory, like the silken, rippling centerpiece...

Auditions for 11-18 years olds for SAB's Winter Term are about a month away on September 6 at our Lincoln Center headquarters. Get the full details and register now: https://sab.org/winter-term-auditions-for-11-18-year-olds/

We just added recordings of our six most recent Ballet Connoisseurship seminars to our On-Demand Vimeo library. With this addition, we now offer streaming access to 26 previously recorded sessions of Ballet Connoisseurship! These new courses take a close look at Balanchine's JEWELS and the composer-choreographer connections in ballets such as MOZARTIANA. Speakers include SAB faculty members, alumni, and music historians, and select sessions also include in-studio demonstrations from our SAB students - providing an even more dynamic breakdown of the choreography. View the full library and pick a few to stream at the beach this summer!

Start streaming: https://sab.org/ballet-connoisseurship-on-demand/

Photo: Students from SAB demonstrating an excerpt of their roles in MOZARTIANA, choreography by George Balanchine ©️The George Balanchine Trust.

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