Candice Thompson

Candice Thompson is a former Milwaukee Ballet dancer and a frequent contributor to Pointe.

Ashley Simpson faces stage right and poses on pointe in a high parallel attitude devant with her left leg. She wears her hair in a high bun and raises both arms above her head, wrists flexed, and looks toward the camera with a small but confident smile. She wears brown pointe shoes and a blue, gray, and green patterned leotard and poses in front of a dark gray backdrop.

Digital Cover Star

BalletX’s Ashley Simpson Brings Strength, Vulnerability, and Endless Curiosity to Her Roles

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James Streeter lifts Tamara Rojo with his left arm wrapped around her back and his right arm lifting her back leg. She arches back in a dramatic arabesque with her stomach on his chest and long dark hair flying back. In the background, a female dancer stands and watches, illuminated against a dark backdrop.

Onstage

English National Ballet Brings Akram Khan’s “Giselle” to Brooklyn

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Training

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Career

Standout Performances of 2019: Atlanta Ballet in Claudia Schreier's "First Impulse"

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Career

So You’re an Understudy… How to Cover Someone Else’s Role Effectively—and Why it Matters

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Career

Three Smaller Summer Dance Festivals to Keep on Your Radar

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Health & Body

Delayed Puberty: Why Not Getting Your Period is a Problem

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Dancer Spotlight

Ashley Mayeux: How the Versatile LINES Dancer Went From Ballet to Modern and Back Again

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