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NEW YORK - At the beginning of the pandemic, one of Megan Fairchild's former dance teachers gave her some advice: Now would be a really great time to get pregnant. Fairchild, a principal at New York City Ballet, was aghast. "I was like, that's a ridiculous idea and the last thing on my mind right now," she said. "This is going to last a couple of months, and I don't want to not be there when we get back." But as days turned into weeks and months, she began to experience another emotion: anger. It was clear that her kind of live performance, dancing for thousands at Lincoln Centre, would not b...
>> Gia Kourlas, The New York Times Published: 23 Apr 2021 04:25 PM BdST Updated: 23 Apr 2021 04:25 PM BdST Zhongjing Fang stretches with her daughter at their home in New York, Mar 27, 2021. Many dancers have taken advantage of a byproduct of the pandemic — time away from performing — to try out a new role: motherhood. Maridelis Morales Rosado/The New York Times Wayne and Khori Petinaud hold their son, Carver, in New York, Mar 27, 2021. Many dancers have taken advantage of a byproduct of the pandemic — time away from performing — ...
Melissa Verdecia always knew she wanted a baby, but as a dancer with Ballet Hispanico, she also knew getting pregnant would mean significant time off from a career that depends entirely on her body. It was easy to postponeâafter the next tour, she told herself, or when she got a coveted role. Then in March 2020, Ballet Hispanico stopped all in-person operations when New York City entered its COVID-19 lockdown. Verdecia and her husbandâBallet Hispanico dancer Lyvan Verdeciaâwere laid off along with the rest of the companyâs dancers. It was a full-blown crisisâwith one ...