#americanballet

[christabelq]

A couple of pics of Maria Tallchief, a true trailblazer in the ballet world. She was the first Native American prima ballerina in the U.S. and would dazzle "audiences with her speed, energy and fire." A unique and influential performer who I very much admire.

[johnmichaelantonio]

Reposted from @mistyonpointe - @henryleutwyler 📸 #Repost @tmenews ・・・ Beauty at its BEST!! #Ballet #dancer Misty Copeland has published her memoir, “Life In Motion,” a children’s book, “Firebird,” and has starred in a popular video for Under Armour about rising above adversity. Ms. Copeland, who started #balletlessons at a local Boys and Girls Club at 13, considerably late for a professional dancer, joined the #AmericanBallet Theater’s main company five years later, becoming a soloist in 2007. @mistyonpointe #mistyonpointe #MistyCopeland #ballerina #beautiful #Beauty #hotbod #athletic #nowords #beauty #inspiration https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZTj40Agng/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wgg2zwbwb5xw

[witchery-and-wonder]

Happy 4th of July! Here's Sarah Lane and Daniil Simkin dancing Balanchine's "Stars and Stripes" in a photo by Gene Schivone. What ballet could be more perfect for today? . . . #ballet #abt #sarahlane #daniilsimkin #balanchine #starsandstripes #americanballettheatre #dance #dancers #pasdedeux #balletdancers #ballerina #pointe #pointeshoes #danseur #dailyballet #4thofjuly #instaballet #balletstagram #instadance #dancestagram #worldwideballet #americanballet #балет #балерина #танец #танцоры

[lasportsacupuncture]

In 2015 (!), Misty Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in the 75 year history of the American Ballet Theater. Copeland was considered a prodigy, rising to stardom at age 15, despite not starting in ballet until age 13, while many professional ballet dancers begin training as young as 3 or 4 years old. Taking immediately to the art, she was dancing en pointe within 3 months of taking her fist class and dancing professionally in just over a year; a feat unheard of for any classical dancer. In 1997, Copeland won the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Award as the best dancer in Southern California. After two summer workshops with ABT, she became a member of ABT's Studio Company in 2000 and its corps de ballet in 2001, and became an ABT soloist in 2007. . . . #blackhistorymonth #africanamericanhistorymonth #makehistory #blackathletes #ballet #mistycopeland #blackdancers #dance #gottadance #iliketomoveitmoveit @mistyonpointe @abtofficial #americanballet (at L.A. Sports Acupuncture)

[maliadaisychild]

Decided I'm staying in NYC. 🗽💖🏢🔥👏 #soexcited #newyork #heartofthecity #nyc #americanballet #city #skyscraper #instamood #blackandwhite #dreamscometrue #love #lit #newyorkcity #pizza #starbucks (at New York, New York)

[quinnerwin]

Presenting Lavender Erwin accompanied by @quinnerwin. #principaldancer #americanballet #ballet #sheisonlythree

[hallicasserjayne]

Listen to The Halli Casser-Jayne Show 24/ podcast with prima ‪#‎ballerina‬ Isabella Boylston & ‪#‎filmmaker‬ Ric Burns ‪#‎theatre‬ right here goo.gl/pEFfHG And watch the trailor to all! Happy Thursday!