Julia Guiheen

Julia Guiheen discovered her love of dance at Studio Allegro School of Ballet in Madison, NJ. She went on to earn her BFA from Butler University and danced professionally with Festival Ballet Providence in Rhode Island. Julia is a regular contributor to Pointe and works in communications in New York City.

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The History of Pointe Shoes: The Landmark Moments That Made Ballet's Signature Shoe What It Is Today

#TBT: Carmen de Lavallade and Desmond Richardson in "Precious Blood" (2007)

#TBT: Darcey Bussell in "Sylvia" (2005)

#TBT: Carla Fracci and Stephen Jefferies in "La Esmeralda" (1987)

#TBT: Merle Park in "Les Sylphides" (1963)

#TBT: Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes in “The Nutcracker” (1958)

#TBT: Patricia McBride and Edward Villella in “The Nutcracker” (1964)

#TBT: Natalia Osipova in "Don Quixote" (2008)

#TBT: Polina Semionova and Vladimir Shklyarov in “Giselle” (2008)

#TBT: Lucia Lacarra and Cyril Pierre in "Thaïs Pas De Deux" (2008)

#TBT: Jennifer Penney and Sir Anthony Dowell in "Manon" (1982)

#TBT: Gelsey Kirkland and Mikhail Baryshnikov in "Coppélia" (1976)

Festival Ballet Providence's New Leap Year Program Gives Dancers Facing a Gap Year a Place to Grow

#TBT: Alessandra Ferri and Angel Corella in "Romeo and Juliet" (2000)

#TBT: Maya Plisetskaya in "The Sleeping Beauty" (1963)

#TBT: Sylvie Guillem and Éric Vu-An in "Mouvement, Rythme, Étude" (1985)

The History of Pointe Shoes: The Landmark Moments That Made Ballet's Signature Shoe What It Is Today

#TBT: Nina Ananiashvili in "Don Quixote"

#TBT: Royal Ballet Principals in a Gala Tribute to Tchaikovsky (1993)