dancer

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That’s why during my reading last week, it was more peculiar than disruptive when a dancer hopped on a table to lay at a 90-degree angle and jet her feet in the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The current 17-member company, since 2005 under the artistic direction of former Graham dancer Janet Eilber, accompanied by the Mannes Orchestra, presented five Graham dances in April that spanned the 1930s and ’40s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Making a career as a classical dancer in Japan is difficult, the dancers say -- and, despite difficulties linked to the war, Kanazasi is determined to stay, saying:

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

A dancer for Jackie Gleason wanted to encourage it!

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Then she lowered it back to the floor as lightly as a ballet dancer.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda