Coming soon, to a newsstand near you (do they still exist?): my profile of New York City Ballet’s Amar Ramasar, for Dance Magazine.

The choreographer Jack Cole, the man responsible for the moves in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” “Gilda,” and “Les Girls,” is being celebrated a MOMA this week, with a retrospective of 18 films as well as talks and interviews, ably led by the LA-based dance critic Debra Levine. You can red my preview of the festival here.

The new year is well underway. So far it has brought mainly loss, with the death of David Bowie and Alan Rickman. Let’s hope things improve from here…

My first piece of the year is a meditation on dance accompanists and all that they do.

I spoke especially with Cameron Grant, of New York City Ballet, and Michael Scales, of New York Theater Ballet.