October 13, 2023

How Ellie the Elephant, NY Liberty’s Twerking Mascot, Electrifies Barclays Center

Ellie the Elephant, the mascot for the New York Liberty, has become a star as the team has played its way into the W.N.B.A. finals. Every […]
September 10, 2023

See New York City Ballet Costumes by Top Fashion Designers

More than 100 designer costumes from the New York City Ballet are featured in a new book photographed by Pari Dukovic. As a boy of 8, […]
August 2, 2023

Dancers Accuse Lizzo of Harassment and Hostile Work Environment in Lawsuit

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, three dancers claim that touring with the Grammy winner meant working in an “overtly sexual atmosphere” that subjected them to harassment. […]
August 2, 2023

Dancers Accuse Lizzo of Harassment and Hostile Work Environment in Lawsuit

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, three dancers claim that touring with the Grammy winner meant working in an “overtly sexual atmosphere” where they were subjected to […]
July 4, 2023

Tiny Love Stories: ‘My Entire Body Shook With Passionate Interest’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The Third ‘Fourth’ Is the Charm While I was dancing, another grad student […]
June 15, 2023

For Black Debutantes in Detroit, Cotillion Is More Than a Ball

In a heady swirl of bright white silk and lace, the young ladies of the Cotillion Society of Detroit Educational Foundation are presented as debutantes. The […]
May 8, 2023

Flamenco and Fervor: Inside Spain’s El Rocío Pilgrimage

“You can’t wear that flamenco dress for the El Rocío pilgrimage, Bonita,” Maria Cárdenas, our Airbnb host, said with a laugh. “You’ll die in the heat.” […]
May 7, 2023

Preserving Hula, the Heartbeat of Hawaii at the Merrie Monarch Festival

HILO, Hawaii — The airy Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium in Hilo, Hawaii, was silent except for bird song and the low, steady chanting of Mapuana de Silva […]
May 7, 2023

Preserving Hula, the Heartbeat of Hawaii at the Merrie Monarch Festival

HILO, Hawaii — The airy Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium in Hilo, Hawaii, was silent except for bird song and the low, steady chanting of Mapuana de Silva […]
April 29, 2023

Stud Country, a Queer Line Dancing and Two-Step Class, Makes a Return to New York

On the night of April 17, a crowd of 20- and 30-somethings, many of them queer, packed into Georgia Room, a Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired nightclub at the […]