Black & White Swan

Marta C. González performing with the New York City Ballet in 1967. © YouTube.

Back to the Lake

Marta C. González, a former New York City Ballet prima ballerina, by now old and suffering with Alzheimer’s, recognises the sound of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake — which she had danced to in her youth.

Apotropaic magic

If your marriage proposal doesn’t include at least one flashmob, you will be divorced within four years. Photo: Imaginechina/Rex/Shutterstock.

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