Dance Studio 360
Leanne Cope and Robert Fairchild as Lise and Jerry in the Broadway adaptation of An American in Paris.
Twyla Tharp is the most celebrated American choreographer working today, but that doesn’t mean she’s hoity-toity, and she talks with Kurt Andersen about choreographing to such accessible music at the Beach Boys, Billy Joel and Frank Sinatra.
Plus, how Yillah Natalia decided to become a belly dancer after seeing the video for U2’s “Mysterious Ways.” A reporter has an illuminating — and awkward — talk with her parents about how they became obsessed with the sexiest of dances, the tango. A scientist takes up ballet in his 40s — and applies scientific principles to get better at it. And Christopher Wheeldon shares how he helped bring “An American in Paris” to the stage.