The Power of Fat Girls Dancing

Cathleen Meredith, founder of FATGIRLSDANCE in New York City, describes how she created a viral dance movement that promotes the visibility of fat dancers everywhere, as well as how negative stereotypes about fat people are untrue and cause physical and emotional harm.

November 15, 2021  |  Read Article

Keeping Ballet Relevant through Words

The Ballet Bag was founded in 2009 by two ballet enthusiasts, Linda and Emilia, who were both living in the United Kingdom at the time. Their goal has been to demonstrate that ballet is not stuffy, old-fashioned or inaccessible by creating relevant, fresh and topical coverage. Linda and Emilia share […]

April 1, 2017  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Romeo and Juliet…or Ned and Juliet

By Emmaly Wiederholt and Maggie Stack Ah, there’s nothing quite like star-crossed love, though let’s be honest ladies, Romeo is nowhere to be found these days. In an effort to be more realistic and contemporary, ballet companies are ditching the old tragedy for a more modern version: Ned and Juliet. […]

February 6, 2014  |  Read Article