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A review of Ballet Idaho by Dana Oland in The Idaho Statesman.

A gala in Cape Town celebrates the memory of Mignon Furman.

Nutcracker productions are altered to address concerns about ethnic stereotyping.

Canton Ballet presents its Nutcracker with an assist from Sterling Hyltin and Joseph Gordon.

An obituary for June Kerr.

Scottish Ballet revives Christopher Hampson's "Cinderella."

Notes on the current state of dance in opera by Alastair Macaulay in The New York Times.

Worthwhile Pittsburgh initiative: dance organizations seek to increase diversity in local ballet troupes.

A new Belgian movie, "Girl," is about a trans ballet student.

The team behind the Cincinnati Ballet's Nutcracker hippo.

More stories on the St. Louis ballet dancer who was found dead in a lake. CNN Fox News

A Forbes interview with Misty Copeland.

The body of a dancer with the St. Louis Ballet is found in a lake. Related.

We have discussions of “Center Stage” and “Black Swan” here and here. As you will note in both discussions, "Center Stage" was also disliked by many dancers. That was certainly true of the Eifman company when I last saw them a few years ago. The girls looked like swizzle sticks, to borrow a line from Paul Rudnick. I'd be interested to know if disorded eating is an issue in Russian troupes. I wouldn't be surprised if it is.

An interview with Mayara Magri of the Royal Ballet.