

Spotlight: Carlotta Brianza
This week's Spotlight Saturday features Italian prima ballerina Carlotta Brianza. Born in 1867 in Milan, Italy, Brianza trained under...


Spotlight: Mathilde Froustey
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on French ballerina Mathilde Froustey. In 'La Bayadere' Born June 8 1985 in Bordeaux, France,...


Spotlight: Ulyana Lopatkina
Today's Spotlight Saturday focuses on the recently retired Russian ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina. In 'The Dying Swan' Lopatkina was born...


Spotlight: Zenaida Yanowsky
Today's Spotlight Saturday focuses on ballerina Zenaida Yanowsky, who will retire in July after 22 years at the Royal Ballet. In 'The...


Spotlight: Arthur Mitchell
Today's Spotlight Saturday focuses on influential dancer Arthur Mitchell. Born March 27, 1934 as one of four siblings, Mitchell grew up...


Spotlight: Misty Copeland
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on Misty Copeland. In a Degas inspired photoshoot for Harper's Bazaar Misty Copeland was born on...

Spotlight Saturday: Tanaquil Le Clercq
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on Tanaquil Le Clercq. Tanaquil Le Clercq was born October 2, 1929, to French intellectual Jacques...


Spotlight Saturday: Genevieve Gosselin
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on French ballerina Genevieve Gosselin. Genevieve-Adelaide Gosselin was born in 1791. Her father...


Spotlight Saturday: Charles Didelot
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on Charles Didelot. Charles Louis Didelot was born in Stockholm to French parents on March 28,...


Spotlight Saturday: Virginia Zucchi
Today's Spotlight Saturday focuses on Italian prima ballerina Virginia Zucchi. In 'Paquita', c. 1884 Virginia Zucchi was born on 10...