by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Still undecided whether to get a tablet subscription to Pointe? Our app was just spotlighted on magplus.com in a write-up that highlights how we’ve used digital features to bring the world of ballet to your fingertips. Whether it’s on your iPad, Nook or...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Exciting things are happening down under: To commemorate Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 60th anniversary, the company is teaming up with local fashion designer Tamsin Cooper to create a new ballet-inspired fashion line. Cooper’s collection, based on “Swan Lake” (which the...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
How come there are still so few black women in ballet? As Dance Theatre of Harlem makes its comeback this year, many dance fans are looking at the rosters of other major American ballet companies, and wondering why, in 2013, there is still so little diversity. Some...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Ballet dancers are no strangers to aches and pains. Because we know our bodies so well, we sometimes fall into the dangerous habit of self-diagnosing. A new free app, HealthTap, lets us refer our health questions to knowledgeable physicians. Over 32,000 licensed...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Have you entered Dance Magazine’s Joffrey Ballet School scholarship contest yet? Five dancers won full rides to Joffrey summer intensives through dancemedia.com in January, and ten won in February. This month is your last chance—and with 15 scholarships up for...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
When Carrie Lee Riggins joined New York City Ballet at 16, she had no clue how to cook. And living in New York City, she never had to—delivery was just at the other end of a phone call. Jump ahead sixteen years to the present day, and she found herself still...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Ever since leaping over to the Bolshoi, David Hallberg has become bigger than ballet. First, it was Stephen Colbert dancing with him for late-night comedy. Now, the fashion world has fallen for Hallberg’s compelling mix of classical elegance and peculiar...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
You’re jealous of her extensions. You compete with her for the same roles. You wish you didn’t resent her as much as you do, but when she gets that smug look on her face after your director gives her a compliment, you can’t help it. Don’t...