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The article discusses the small revolution at the English National Ballet that was the result of the patient work on capitalizing talent by the company's director Wayne Eagling. It mentions that Eagling has challenged the company to have full-length ballets wherein dancers should focus on the values resonant of his own training. It also states that the ballet masters of Eagling helped the ballet dancers of the company in achieving the illusion of breathing together.

An interview with Marie-Agnes Gillot, an opera ballet dancer, is presented.

An interview with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo's America first soloist Noelani Pantastico is presented.

This article presents an interview with Brigitte Lefèvre, artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet (POB). When asked about how does he go about casting each program, he says that casting is a group effort, and he works very closely with the chief ballet master Patrice Bart and the administrator Olivier Aldeano. Lefèvre says that during casting, he has to find out which dancer would be best for each type of choreography.

The article discusses several dancers and choreographers along with their achievements. Topics discussed include Micaela Taylor who has a vision to reflect on themes that range from information overload to community crisis, Maria Khoreva who has a certain number of Instagram followers, and Jasmine Harper who wants the audience to feel her performance.

The article profiles several dance artists who have been honored by the 2014 Dance Magazine Awards, including dancer Misty Copeland of American Ballet Theatre, choreographer Wayne McGregor, and Brenda Bufalino of American Tap Dance Foundation. Details are provided on Copeland's training, Bufalino's collaboration with dancer Tony Waag, and McGregor's work on a production of the ballet "Woolf Works."