Social Distancing for Dance Lovers – How to Get Your Dance Fix

Social distancing means no live dance performances for a while, but that doesn’t mean the dancing has to stop! With online performances, digital classes, books and movies, MOT’s got you covered until we meet again!

In lieu of being able to offer live performances, numerous ballet companies throughout the world have made videos of their ballets available online.  

• Alvin Ailey All Access 

• Paris Opera Ballet (opera too!) 

• • Swan Lake, March 30- April 5 
  • Tribute to Jerome Robbins, April 13-19 
  • Cinderella, April 18-June 19 

• The Bolshoi Ballet 

• • The Tsar’s Bride, April 1 
  • Marco Spada, April 4 
  • Boris Godunov, April 7 
  • The Nutcracker, April 10 

• The Stuttgart Ballet 

• • Creations 1-111, April 1-7  

• Dutch National Ballet 

• • Don Quixote, April 4 

• The Royal Ballet (opera too!) 

• • The Metamorphosis, April 17 

• • The Winter’s Tale, May 1 

• Find more here! 

Do you dream of the stage? Now is your time to practice! Dance companies and dancers all over the world are offering free online dance classes for all ranges of skills! Learn from the experts! 

• Ailey Extension 
• Dutch National Ballet 
• Youth America Grand Prix 
• Eisenhower Dance Detroit 
• #thecindiesballetclass (American Ballet Theatre’s Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside) 
• #turnitoutwithtiler (New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck) 
• Find more, and different types of dance, here!

Don’t let isolation make you go full on Natalie Portman in Black Swan. Get your popcorn and pajamas and enjoy one (or all) of these popular dance films! 

• Black Swan 
• Center Stage 
• The Turning Point 
• The Red Shoes 
• White Nights 
• An American in Paris 
• Billy Elliot 
• Singing in the Rain 
• Dirty Dancing 
• Happy Feet 
• Save the Last Dance 
• See more here! 
• BONUS: Check out Australia’s TV dance drama Dance Academy!