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Misty Copeland sets the record straight on her ‘retirement’ from ballet

Misty Copeland sets the record straight on her ‘retirement’ from ballet Exclusive: Copeland spoke to ‘The Independent’ moments before receiving the inaugural Luminary Award at Lincoln Center’s Summer Gala and provided new insight into her time away from the stage

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/show-must-ballerinas-crisis-hit-014007825.html

Show must go on for ballerinas in crisis-hit Cuba Cuban ballerina Laura Kamila Rojas is dancing her way through the transport woes, lengthy power cuts and economic hardship that now define daily life on the Caribbean island.Born in Jesus Maria, a wor...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/arts/dance/school-of-american-ballet-kiyon-ross.html

https://www.danceinforma.com/2026/05/07/book-review-gavin-larsen-and-gene-schiavones-infinite-steps-thirty-three-dancers-and-their-lives-in-ballet/

Gavin Larsen and Gene Schiavone’s ‘Infinite Steps’ - Dance Informa Magazine Dance Informa reviews Gavin Larsen and Gene Schiavone's book, 'Infinite Steps: Thirty-Three Dancers and Their Lives in Ballet.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/arts/dance/ballet-tech-kids-dance-alumni.html

Ballet Tech Gave Them Dance. Now They Give Back. Kids Dance, from the New York Public School for Dance, is debuting a work featuring alumni. That’s not the only way former students are involved with the school.

https://wwd.com/accessories-news/jewelry/van-cleef-arpels-dance-balanchine-comite-colbert-1238971353/

How Van Cleef & Arpels Got Its Ballet Slippers Dance is a leitmotif for Van Cleef & Arpels, appearing in its jewels such as the sought-after Ballerina clips but also in initiatives supporting dance.

The latest minisode is up on my channel.

Stop smelly pointe shoes
https://youtube.com/shorts/bfc47EXc2ag?feature=share

Summer is here! These are my top tips for eliminating odors in youtube.com pointe shoes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/arts/dance/olivia-book-ballet-west-limb-difference.html

This Dancer Is Helping to Expand What a Ballet Body Can Be Olivia Book of Ballet West is one of the first professional ballet dancers to have a limb difference.

New minisode drops tomorrow just in time for summer.

Smelly pointe shoe fix.

https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/flying-dancers-at-houston-ballets-mixed-rep/

Flying Dancers at Houston Ballet's Mixed Rep - Houston Press “There’s a moment when we’re in a line and there’s a guy in the middle who’s just throwing the girl into the other guy. It’s just really exhilarating