• Melendez teaches port de bras to kids outside.

    A Balm for Kids Experiencing the Pain of Homelessness

    LIFT, a recently released documentary, chronicles New York Theatre Ballet director Steven Melendez' journey from homelessness to the ballet stage.

  • Felicitas stands outdoors and smiles wearing a green shirt. Behind her are columns and trees.

    Felicitas: The Multiplicity of Movement

    Felicitas has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 11 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she developed an improvisational practice while…

  • Sydney wearing a black dress and holding a plate at a party. She jokingly makes a funny pose holding a chip.

    Alexandra: Let’s All Keep Moving

    Alexandra has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 11 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she continued to teach Jazzercise as well as…

  • Erin: A Blank Canvas

    Erin has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 11 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she produced a weekend of dance performances and…

    Sydney in a dramatic arabesque wearing a white swan tutu against a pink backdrop.

    Sydney: I Am Enough

    Sydney has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 11 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she got promoted to full company member with Avant Chamber Ballet, as well as explored her passion for teaching and choreography.