Changing of the Guard: Five Prima Ballerinas Reflect on the Biggest Change in the Dance World

Wendy Whelan. Photo: Nisian Hughes This is an extraordinary time in the dance world, when five of the greatest ballerinas of our time, from leading American ballet companies, have, coincidentally, all announced their retirement within months of each other. Ballet to the People caught up with Wendy Whelan, Carla Körbes, Paloma Herrera, Xiomara Reyes, and Julie Kent to ask: What in your view has been the most significant change in the dance world since you started out as a young dancer. How would...