April Deocariza

Fifteen members of The Washington Ballet, a mix of male and female dancers, pose together in one long block of bodies; some dancers stand in penché, others in a lunge tendu derriere, and others sitting with their left leg extended behind. They all wear red unitards.

News

10,000 Dreams Recognizes Asian Choreographers, Past and Present

April Deocariza

Jun Masuda takes ballet class in a large dance studio with his fellow company members. They wear various dancewear and work at portable barres in the middle of the room. Masuda is shown with his arms in second position as he balances at the barre. the other daners are in the same pose, with their left leg held 45 degrees in front of them in a degagé relevé.

Career

Tulsa Ballet’s Jun Masuda Shares His Typical Daily Routine

April Deocariza

Minori Sakita jumps straight up into the air, her ihps and legs facing her left as she twists her upper body to the right. Her legs are in parallel with pointed feet, and the dancer raises her arms up in a V shape as she looks down towards her right. She wears a tan bandeau top and a long burgundy skirt, which billows up around her as she jumps.

Cross-Training

Cross-Training With Cincinnati Ballet’s Minori Sakita

April Deocariza

Five pairs of partners perform onstage together, the men lifting the women up to the side in a tilt, their legs split.

News

BalletMet’s “Asian Voices” Program Celebrates Leading Choreographers

April Deocariza

Yoshiko Kamikusa does a piqué attitude derriere croisé on her left leg during a performance of Swan Lake. She lifts her right arm high and stretches her left arm out to the side. She wears a white classical tutu , pink tights and pointe shoes, and a white feathered headpiece. A line of corps de ballet dancers stdn in a line on stage right, facing upstage with their right foot in B plus and holding their arms low, wrists crossed. Three other dancers stand upstage in tendu derrierre in effacé, their arms also low and crossed. They all wear knee-length white tutus, pink tights and pointe shoes and white feathered headpieces.

Cross-Training

Indianapolis Ballet’s Yoshiko Kamikusa Shares Her Stretching and Strengthening Routine

April Deocariza

A young blonde woman is shown in a steel cryotherapy chamber. Only her neck and head are visible, and liquid nitrogen swirls around her. She looks towards the camera and smiles.

Health & Body

Cryotherapy 101: The Benefits and Risks of This Subzero Recovery Treatment

April Deocariza

During a performance, Cameron McCune stands onstage with his pointed right foot crossed over his left and his arms held down, palms open towards the audience. He wears white tights and ballet slippers and a white toga-like shirt with one sleeve. McCune looks straight ahead towards the audience.

Cross-Training

For ABT’s Cameron McCune, Weight Training Helps Keep His Dancing and Partnering Strong

April Deocariza

Cross-Training

Peak Performance Through Personal Training

April Deocariza