by Gavin Larsen | Jan 4, 2018 | Summer Study, Training
Growing up in Michigan, Jessy Dick was used to her daily hour-long drives to the Grand Rapids Ballet School, where she trained. But when she started to think about summer intensives, a new problem emerged: Auditions for the schools she was interested in were even...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 21, 2017 | Training
“What if you could learn from the world’s best dance teachers in your living room?” This is the question that Dancio poses on their website. Dancio is a new startup that offers full length videos of ballet classes taught by master teachers. As...
by Catherine Conley As Told To Suzannah Friscia | Oct 15, 2017 | Training
When I was 4 or 5, I told my mom, “I want to go to a real dance school with barres and a mirror.” My preschool recommended Chicago’s Ruth Page Center for the Arts. That’s where I trained until I left for Cuba a year ago. I went to regular...
by Madeline Schrock | Aug 30, 2017 | Health & Body, Technique
A beautifully winged foot is the perfect complement to an arabesque line. But according to Marika Molnar, president and founder of Westside Dance Physical Therapy, learning how—and when—to wing requires subtle work and an understanding of the leg’s alignment....
by Natalia Boesch | Jun 29, 2017 | Technique, Training
Updated on 1/26/2022 Few turns make dancers more tempted to cheat than pirouettes from fifth, especially doubles. Former New York City Ballet principal Jenifer Ringer, who is now on faculty at the Dance Conservatory of Charleston, gives her tips for nailing them...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 19, 2017 | Career, Company Life
Being in the corps can be pretty unforgiving. You dance in nearly every performance, it sometimes feels like you’re only onstage to add to the scenery, and you’re expected to fit in—while still vying for soloist roles. It’s enough to make even...
by Ashley Rivers | Nov 20, 2013 | Company Life
This story originally appeared in the December 2013/January 2014 issue of Pointe. When Pacific Northwest Ballet School student Madison Abeo was accepted into San Francisco Ballet School’s summer session on a partial scholarship, she was thrilled. But then she...