Gavin Larsen

Marja Miller, who wears a white tutu with pink and floral trim on the bodice, brown tights and pointe shoes, and a red rose on the right side of her low bun, dances on stage in front of a dark backdrop. She pliés on her right leg and brushes her left leg into degagé devant in effacé. She extends her right arm to the side, flexing her wrist, puts her left hand on her hip, and looks down at her pointed foot with a smile.

Pointe+

How to Work Through a Plateau

Gavin Larsen

Miko Fogarty does a large saut de chat onstage during a ballet competition. She lifts her arms in high fifth and holds a tambourine in her right hand, and looks up with a triumphant smile. She wears a classical tutu with a blue bodice and blue and white ombre tutu with pastel yellow, green and dark blue trim. She also wears pink tights and pink pointe shoes.

Pointe+

Trendy Variations: Should You Base Your Competition Selections on What’s Popular?

Gavin Larsen

Shot of a young female ballet dancer sitting on the ground rubbing her injured foot. Her face is not shown. She wears a brown leotard and black tights and has athletic tape on several toes to protect them from blisters.

Health & Body

Minor Ache or Injury? Why You Shouldn’t Keep Summer Intensive Pain to Yourself

Gavin Larsen

A ballet dancer works at the barre in the studio. She stands in first position with her left arm on the barre and her left arm raised slightly in second, as if about to plié. Her reflection can be seen in the studio mirror.

Pointe+

How to Find Motivation When You Realize You Need More Advanced Training

Gavin Larsen

Close up side view of a pensive young woman sitting near window holding her smartphone and awaiting audition news.

Audition Advice

Audition Advice: How to Deal When a Company Isn’t Getting Back to You

Gavin Larsen

Xuan Cheng and Taras Domitro rehearse a passionate pas de deux in a large dance studio. Cheng kneels on her right knee and arches back, her left leg extended, and wraps her right arm around the kneeling Domitro's shoulder as he holds her by the waist and presses his head to her chest.

Onstage

Xuan Cheng, Splitting Her Season Between OBT and Hong Kong Ballet, on the Joys and Challenges of Multi-Tasking

Gavin Larsen

In this black and white photo, Deborah Wingert stands at the front of a ballet class and demonstrates a step moving through fifth position with her arms en bas. Behind her, a large class of students wearing dance clothing, ballet slippers and face masks copy her movements.

Audition Advice

How to Deal With Crowded, Stressful Class Scenarios

Gavin Larsen

A group of 10 female students in black leotards, pink tights, and pink pointe shoes stand in two staggered lines of five in a sunny dance studio. They all pose in fifth position with their right foot in front and their arms in high fifth position, looking slightly to the right.

Training

How to Deal With Placement Class Jitters at a New Studio

Gavin Larsen

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