Not gonna lie - I'm horrible at dancing. Amid a frenzy of gyrating dancers, my best move lies somewhere between the Robot and the Running Man. That doesn't mean I can't appreciate great dancing. A minor obsession with ballet was stoked this summer when I saw the NYC Ballet perform a series of Balanchine and Wheeldon pieces in Saratoga Springs, including an insanely graceful one called "After The Rain" featuring principal dancer Wendy Whelan.And balletophiles like myself will rejoice after watching the trailer for Black Swan, a ballet-themed psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman as a talented NYC dancer with a seriously derailing mental state. Directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler), the film looks like the perfect combination of beautiful and creepy. Black Swan premieres in December, and I'll be dutifully practicing my arabesques until then.
Text Molly O'Brien
