Tevfik Vatansever

Here's to keeping this thing alive.

Keep dancing.

Sicilian Servant for Christopher Wheeldon's, "The Winter's Tale," with
February, 2026.

It has always been a dream of mine, like many, to share the stage with this legendary company since the time I began ballet with my teacher, former ABT principal, Karena Brock.

I feel incredibly fortunate, and am so thankful, to have worked and participated in this show as I felt it was incredibly important in anticipation of the upcoming temporary closure to the Kennedy Center.

It was a privilege to see some of my favorite dancers in action, and experience the wonderful lessons that come from training at the Kennedy Center studios.

A lifetime of stories I'll never be able to share, but shared in my dancing.

❄️ Snow Cavalier and Snow Princess
With ❄️

(-10°F on double show day means triple the warm up)

Director: Kirill Bak-Stepanoff

Photography 📸: Phil Zumsteg
(Thank you Phil for capturing these moments)

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