by Amy Brandt | Dec 1, 2016 | Company Life
(Photo by Nathan Sayers) Injuries always come at the most inconvenient time. Our cover guy, Derek Dunn, was on the fast track towards a promotion when he faced a double whammy: two back-to-back foot injuries that kept him out of commission for six months. Being unable...
by Amy Brandt | May 31, 2016 | Company Life
(Photo by Nathan Sayers) At our cover shoot, American Ballet Theatre soloist Cassandra Trenary was so easygoing that it was hard to believe she was just a few weeks away from her big debut as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. It’s also hard to believe that...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 6, 2016 | Company Life
(Photo by Nathan Sayers) A dancer’s road will never be easy. That’s why it’s helpful to look to someone like Mayara Pineiro, whose success is steeped in gutsiness and perseverance. Although the Pennsylvania Ballet soloist had received some of the...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 2, 2016 | Company Life
(Photo by Nathan Sayers for Pointe magazine) What makes someone a standout? Onstage, it’s a dancer’s consummate artistry, as well as strong technique to back it up. But in the studio, other qualities come into play. Take our cover girl, Royal Ballet first...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 27, 2015 | Company Life
Dance Theatre of Harlem member Lindsey Croop (photo by Nathan Sayers) When it feels like the world is against you, it’s easy to consider giving up. But successful dancers know how to persevere and weigh their options when life doesn’t go their way. Our...
by Hanna Rubin | Mar 31, 2010 | Company Life
You have something unique that can make a big difference in the quality of your dancing: your body. That may sound obvious, but if you tap your potential fully you can achieve more than you ever imagined. A few changes in how you train and eat can help you articulate...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
It was a hot, muggy afternoon in a high school auditorium near New York’s Lincoln Center. But to the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive students under the spotlights, the outside world had vanished. Performing the Wilis scene from Giselle, they danced as...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Ten! How amazing to realize that 2009 begins Pointe’s 10th year of publication. It has been a wonderful, enriching experience to be the editor of this magazine. I’ve learned so much and, in the process, come to love the world of ballet even more than in my...