NEW YORK (AP) — Rehearsing “Swan Lake” a few weeks ago in a sweaty studio, trying to iron out some last-minute kinks, ballerina Unity Phelan stopped just before launching into the famed 32 ...

Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest Unity Phelan rehearses for her role as Swan Queen in New York City Ballet's Swan Lake, Tuesday, Feb. 25 ...

Unity Phelan and dog Pippin leave after a rehearsal for Phelan's role as Swan Queen in New York City Ballet's "Swan Lake," Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson ...

Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest Much of the world knows the story of “Swan Lake,” the most iconic of all ballets ...