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Friday, June 13, 2025

Lexee Smith, Dancer and Addison Rae’s Creative Director, Finds Her Way by Gia Kourlas and Erik Tanner

Lexee Smith, who works closely with Addison Rae, is an outlier: a commercial dance artist with an experimental bent.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

The Ballet Kids of ‘Midsummer’ Bring Magic to the Bugs by Gia Kourlas and Erik Tanner

It could be that the youngest dancers are the real stars of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at New York City Ballet.

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

The Tiny Dancers Who Make ‘The Nutcracker’ Sparkle by Gia Kourlas and Erik Tanner

In New York City Ballet’s production this year, the children, most of them new to the show, are back to normal. Pint-size, that is.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Behind the 'Boo!': How Haunted House Actors Scare Guests by Alexis Soloski and Erik Tanner

What does it take to scare the candy corn out of someone? Performers at two of New York’s hallowed haunted attractions explain the secrets behind the shocks.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

They Finally Get to Dance on Broadway by Laura Collins-Hughes and Erik Tanner

These young dancers have Broadway debuts in store when the industry reopens. Some of them have been waiting more than a year to show their stuff.

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