Ib Andersen: 20 Years of Ballet Artistry
Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Ballet Arizona and Alexander Iziliaev wenty years ago, the future of Ballet Arizona—and ballet in Arizona—hung in the...
Finding Her Center
Writer Amanda ChristmannPhotograph Courtesy of Phoenix Youth Ballet Theatre n the art of ballet, it is not the lithe bodies, the graceful form or...
Paityn on Pointe
Back in January, Boulder Creek High School senior Paityn Lauzon was a finalist in the Youth America Grand Prix Phoenix Division, the world’s largest ballet competition. Yet she can’t remember the moment her dance career began — understandable, considering she was only 3 years old at the time.
The Dance of Love
Some couples fall in love holding hands at the movies. Some fall in love over candlelight dinners. Jillian Barrell and Nayon Iovino fell…