VIP
Each season, movmnt highlighted one VIP dancer. Here they are, issue by issue, from the magazine and the old movmnt.com.
Ashley Bouder
Principal, New York City Ballet
“Pressing Away Fears, Pushing into the Future”
Vivian Nixon
Performing artist, Los Angeles
“Leave Your Shadows at the Door”
Photo by Chris Voelker · See the page in issue 3 · movmnt.com post
Clifton Brown
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Performing David Parsons’ Shining Star
Photo by Andrew Eccles · See the page in issue 4 · movmnt.com post
Robbie Nicholson
Performing artist, Bad Boys of Dance
“There is a line between dreams and reality. Commitment is what breaks that line.”
Photo by Adrienne Canterna · See the page in issue 5 · movmnt.com post
Misty Copeland
Corps de ballet, American Ballet Theatre
“Dancing has always been my form of expression. I do it because I truly love it. If you believe in your dreams, they will come true.”
Photo © epatinophoto.com for Sansha · See the page in issue 6 · movmnt.com post
Ricky Marcelino Palomino
Dancer, musician and vocalist
“Gravity and time are just a state of mind”
Judith Jamison
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Photo by Jack Mitchell · See the page in issue 8
Also in the spotlight
Not part of the VIP column, but the two dancers most present in movmnt's pages.
