by Gavin Larsen | May 31, 2016 | Training
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. Harper Ortlieb knew something needed to change. Her three-hour commute to daily classes at the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre was unsustainable, and her obsession with ballet was intensifying. The...
by Ashley Rivers | Jul 31, 2014 | Training
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2014 issue of Pointe. Boston Ballet soloist Dusty Button owes much of her success to the fast-paced world of dance competitions. In her early years, she competed in jazz and contemporary, and her first Youth...