Performer: Victor Barbee

One of America's greatest ballerinas, turned artistic director, has passed on the tradition of true classical ballet to today's dancers in Washington DC.

Washington Ballet's Giselle under the new directorship of Julie Kent

Isabella Boylston made an impressive debut in MacMillan's treasured classic amid some fine performances from the supporting cast.

After 50 years, MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet remains the standard by which all others are judged.

American Ballet Theater’s La Bayadère transports viewers to another world, not just back in time, but to a place that rarely exists outside one’s own imagination. This fantastic, limitless quality characterizes La Bayadère, from the sets to the costumes, the music, and of course the dancing.This three-act ballet is a classic love story of star-crossed lovers destined to break the audience’s heart.