If anyone knows their positions, it's a ballerina. Melanie Hamrick, former choreographer and dancer with American Ballet Theatre, is putting that knowledge to good use with her debut novel, First ...

First Position takes a look behind the scenes as six young dancers prepare to compete in the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City, the world’s largest student ballet scholarship competition.

In 2019, after 15 years in the American Ballet Theatre, Melanie Hamrick — an accomplished dancer, and the partner of Mick Jagger — hung up her pointe shoes. Now, she’s publishing her debut novel, ...