by April Deocariza | Aug 22, 2022 | Training
On August 1, young, aspiring dancers from all over Mexico gathered in Monterrey, Nuevo León, to have their chance to earn a spot at London’s prestigious Royal Ballet School. It was the first time the school has ever held auditions in Mexico. The event was part of...
by Lucy Van Cleef | May 31, 2022 | Training
While most ballet schools in the U.S. experience a lull between Nutcracker and preparation for spring showcases, students at London’s Royal Ballet School have been busy. That’s because assessments—mid-semester evaluations for every student at the school—have just...
by Claudia Bauer | Aug 27, 2017 | Career, Profiles
Wearing leggings and a puffy vest as she works in one of The Royal Ballet’s light-filled studios, Charlotte Edmonds could pass for a corps de ballet member. Instead, she is choreographing on them, creating dynamic, ballet-based contemporary dance in her role as...
by Nancy Wozny | Nov 23, 2015 | Training
This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. When the San Francisco Ballet School trainees flew to Texas for a week of classes and performances with Houston Ballet II last year, HBII dancer Mackenzie Richter felt the need to step...
by Candice Thompson | Feb 1, 2015 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
This is Pointe’s February/March 2015 Cover Story. On a rainy October morning, Boston Ballet’s Dusty Button sails through a pas de cinq rehearsal for Swan Lake. The variation is long and thankless, full of uncomfortable jump sequences and tricky...