On Mondays, the day most ballet dancers spend soaking their aching feet, Skylar Brandt, a soloist at American Ballet Theater, takes a different route. First, she has ballet class, then Pilates; next, a two-hour private coaching session at a City Center studio and, finally, a visit to the chiropractor. “Sometimes my days off are harder than my days at A.B.T. “I just turned 27, and I feel like at this point I should be starting to experience more growth,” she said. At Ballet Theater, Ms. Brandt has found that her best opportunities have arisen from filling in for injured dancers in prominent parts like Medora in “Le Corsaire,” Princess Praline in “Whipped Cream” and Columbine in “Harlequinade.”

Source: New York Times February 06, 2020 15:00 UTC