by Hannah Foster | Dec 22, 2023 | Pointe+, Summer Study, Training
At this time of year, your computer screen might be open to a million tabs as you research summer intensives. Nowadays there are more choices than ever: six-week sessions, two-week sessions, intensives with performance elements, training-only intensives,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 5, 2023 | News, The Latest
This month, the USA International Ballet Competition gears up for its 12th edition of festivities. Founded by renowned dancer and educator Thalia Mara, the USA IBC kicked off in 1979 and has taken place every four years since. Dancers from around the world will once...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 18, 2019 | Dance Teacher, News, Training
Over the years, one thing kept Boston Ballet School director Margaret Tracey up at night. While she feels enormous pride in the training the school’s pre-professional division provides, she often worries about how her students are doing outside of dance: namely,...
by Natalia Boesch | Apr 5, 2018 | Technique, Training
Updated 10/5/22. Gargouillade was a trademark step for Margaret Tracey. Now, the lauded dance educator helps the next generation of dancers acquire this “magical little movement.” Here’s how. Technical prerequisites: To prepare for gargouillade,...
by Joseph Carman | Jun 22, 2017 | Training
As a teenager, Adrian Durham studied at his local ballet school in Lake Charles, Louisiana. “I was one of three or four guys training there, and there were no male teachers,” says Durham. “Most of my partnering experience came from rehearsals for...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jul 28, 2016 | Company Life
Every year, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA recognizes a group of exceptional dancers and choreographers with scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships—and gets us excited about emerging talent to watch. The 2016 Princess Grace Award winners, announced...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Royal Ballet principal Sarah Lamb arrives at the Pointe cover shoot straight from the train station. She’s come directly from Philadelphia, where the night before the company ended its summer tour. She’s tired, but one can see that she also thrives on such...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
It’s spring showcase season, and every student has the same fantasy: Being seen by a director, and promptly offered a contract. For Hannah Keene, that fantasy came true after she performed as a Boston Ballet trainee in the school’s Next Generation concert...