books0977: Wand in Hand: Sara Mearns as the Sugarplum Fairy (2010). George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker,” performed by the New York City Ballet. Photo: Paul Kolnik. In her solo, to the otherworldly music of the celesta, Mearns traced the filigreed patterns of the choreography with delicate footwork, letting that ethereal quality permeate her body until she seemed to …

backonpointe: peopleofthebarre: Photo by Zachariah Epperson. Sarah Elizabeth Hartman, along with being this blog’s first-ever featured dancer (check out her interview with us here!), is a dancer, choreographer, visual artist, and the AD/founder of Moirai Ballet. Hartman did her primary ballet training at Academy of Ballet in San Francisco and Bayer Ballet. She also pursued …