Amy Brandt

In a large dance studio, a class of teenage, female ballet students practe at portable barres. they wear leotards of various solid colors, tights, and ballet slippers, as well as numbers pinned to their midriffs. they stand with their right hand on the barre and extends their left legs in front of them, with their left arm held in second position.

Audition Advice

Audition Etiquette: 8 Reminders for the Big Day

Amy Brandt

Career

Anxious About Stamina During a Grueling Ballet? Here’s How to Cope

Amy Brandt

In a grand parlor room, a man in a 19th century brown suit sits cross-legged on an antique chair with blue velvet cushions. To his right is a male dancer in a toy soldier costume with white tights, holding his feather-plumed hat in his right hand. To the man's left is a female dancer in a multi-colored Harlequin doll costume. They look directly at the camera with small smiles. In the background is a fireplace and lit up Christmas tree.

News

Nutcracker at Wethersfield Documentary Chronicles BalletCollective’s Pandemic Triumph

Amy Brandt

Alexandra Hutchinson is shown from the thighs up, reaching her arms out energetically to the side and looking directly at the camera. She poses in front of an orange backdrop and wears an elaborate costume that includes a red and purple bodice, a jeweled tiara with feather plume, and a set of large, red-feathered wings attached to her back.

Dance History

Dance Theatre of Harlem Revives Its Signature Firebird

Amy Brandt

Four teenage female ballet students talk and laugh together in a ballet studio. Two of them sit on a windowsill, while the other two stand. They all wear black leotards and pink tights, and their hair in buns.

Pointe+

Now You’re the Role Models: How to Lead After Older Classmates Graduate

Amy Brandt

A ballerina in a white classical tutu with gold trimmings, pink tights, and pointe shoes performs a large sissonne with her arms in third position in front of a tan backdrop. She looks out and smiles.

Career

Milwaukee Ballet’s Jennifer Hackbarth Comes Home Again

Amy Brandt

Gonzalo Garcia, wearing a tan sport coat over a white button down shirt, crosses his arms and leans against a window, looking directly at the camera with a small smile.

News

Miami City Ballet Artistic Director Gonzalo Garcia Dives Into His New Role

Amy Brandt

A male and female dancer perform a pas de deux on a darkened stage. The man, in dark tights, sits on the ground as the woman, in a black leotard and pointe shoes, kneels close to him and pushes him down forcefully.

News

Joshua Beamish on His New Company, Ballet Vancouver

Amy Brandt