Why Dance Needs Older Dancers

Our Director of Contemporary Dance, Tina Covlin-Dewart wanted to share this interested article with you!  It is posted on the Out.com online magazine.

Why Dance Needs Older Dancers

Wendy Whelan’s post-retirement performance in Restless Creature celebrates maturity in an art form dominated by, and obsessed with, youth.

BY BRIAN SCHAEFER

FRI, 2015-05-29 10:38

Photography by Yi-Chun Wu

To be clear, Wendy Whelan is not old. She’s 48, and on stage looks a decade younger. She also moves freely and fluidly and can easily send her leg over her head, which is generally not what we expect from someone nearing the half-century mark. Last fall, Whelan retired from the New York City Ballet, where she had danced for over 30 years and earned her place as one of the great contemporary American ballerinas.

To read more and see more photos and a great video - go to http://www.out.com/theater-dance/2015/5/29/why-dance-needs-older-dancers