by Linnea Swarting | Jun 2, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
In addition to cancelled shows, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted final performances for many retiring dancers. This week, Pointe is giving several retiring principals and soloists a chance to reflect on their careers and offer advice to the next generation. Eris...
by Dance Spirit | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Few people GET Instagram as well as Houston Ballet soloist Harper Watters—the only ballet dancer nominated in the Shorty Awards’ dance category this year. The social media maestro has built a large and dedicated following with a mix of gorgeous ballet...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 11, 2020 | Dance Spirit, News
Let’s start with an undisputed fact: Ballet dancers work hard. Very hard. And yet they’re often underpaid, overworked and misunderstood by a society that idolizes tutus, toe shoes and a dancer’s physique, without understanding what’s behind it....
by Nancy Wozny | Dec 20, 2019 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
Houston Ballet principal Yuriko Kajiya wowed audiences in her first go in Stanton Welch’s Giselle in 2016. But her performance at the company’s season opener this September revealed even deeper levels of meaning. All boundless joy and bounce as the smitten...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 2, 2019 | Everything Nutcracker, News
By this point in the year, Nutcracker has already taken over most parts of your life. So why not let it play a role in your Instagram stories too? Thanks to Boston Ballet digital design manager Lauren Pajer, now it can. Pajer has just created a series of Nutcracker...
by Cadence Neenan For Dance Spirit | Oct 17, 2019 | Profiles
It’s National Bullying Prevention Month—and Houston Ballet breakout star Harper Watters is exactly the advocate young dancers facing bullying need. Watters is no novice when it comes to slaying on social media, but his Bullying Prevention Month collaboration...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 29, 2019 | News, Profiles
Summer means promotions announcements, and dancers transitioning from one company to another. And while we’ve already shared some updates with you (see San Francisco Ballet here and here, American Ballet Theatre here), more news is being released each day....
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Some dancers call them “fake” ballerinas. Some resent their lack of serious stage credentials to back up their success. Some feel their accounts are deceitful, since regular people don’t know the difference between a great dancer and a great dance...