by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 19, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Stars of American Ballet Closes Jacob’s Pillow Season with an All-Robbins Program Summer’s winding down, and with it some of the dance world’s most beloved...
by Marissa DeSantis | Nov 23, 2017 | Profiles
Dancewear and leotards designed by ballerinas is nothing new. But Dusty Button isn’t your average ballerina. The former Boston Ballet principal has made her own rules in the dance world, keeping an Instagram following of over 200,000 mesmerized with a mix of...
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...
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...
by Ashley Rivers | Jul 30, 2014 | Profiles
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 America Grand Prix win landed her a spot at American Ballet Theatre’s...
by Laura Cappelle | May 31, 2010 | Company Life
Onstage, Dusty Button defies categorization. The Birmingham Royal Ballet corps member from South Carolina uses her long, swan-like lines with typical English softness but bursts with energy in spiky contemporary work. Once told by a teacher at American Ballet...