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Are You Gripping Your Quads? Here’s How to Beat the Habit

Kyra Laubacher

In a studio, a group of students pose in first arabesque.

When Your Summer Intensive Doubles as an Audition

Gavin Larsen

Taylor Naturkas sits on a dance studio floor with her left leg crossed over her right leg, knees touching. She holds on to her feet, which are in pointe shoes. She wears a green leotard with an aqua-blue shrug, and her brown hair is down. She smiles towards the camera.

Taylor Naturkas: Bringing Strength and Star Power to Miami City Ballet

Guillermo Perez

Close up of the shoulders and neck of a young woman sweating profusely. She wears a white leotard and her dark hair in a ponytail.

What Dancers Need to Know About Dehydration

Jennifer Heimlich

A collage of two images side-by-side. On the right, a black and white photo shows a group of men and women posing on the staircase of an ocean liner. On the right, a colorful vintage souvenir program with illustrations of four ballerinas and the words The American Ballet in black lettering along the top.

Looking Back on American Ballet Caravan’s Intrepid 1941 South American Tour

Meryl Cates

Dancers wearing black leotards and black skirts stand attentively in a studio.

How to Adjust From Your Small Studio to a Big Summer Intensive

Rebecca Corey

On red carpeted stairs, a ballet dancer sits with her legs crossed and leans on her hands behind her. She wears a warmup jacket and purple trashbag pants with red socks. Around her are the contents of her dance bag

Inside Riho Sakamoto’s Dance Bag

Catie Robinson

A pile of variously colored pointe shoes.

Extend the Life of Your Summer Intensive Pointe Shoes

Hannah Maria Hayes

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