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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.

Dance History

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.

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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

Career

Inside Riho Sakamoto’s Dance Bag

Catie Robinson

A pile of variously colored pointe shoes.

Pointe+

Extend the Life of Your Summer Intensive Pointe Shoes

Hannah Maria Hayes

Career

How to Refresh Your Dance Wardrobe for Summer

Catie Robinson

Miriam Miller and Peter Walker dance a pas de deux onstage. Miller, wearing a black and white striped leotard with a red waistband and and white tights, does a penché on pointe facing stage left as Walker lunges next to her, holding her waist. Miller put her arm around Walker's shoulder and lefts her right arm up. Walker wears a gray and black unitard.

Cross-Training

Straight Knees in a Hyperextended World

Hannah Chang Foster

On a stage with a grey background, one male dancer appears in a black jacket, pants, and beige ballet slippers. He has his left leg elevated in an attitude with the foot flexed. His arms are elevated and curved.

Career

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Lucien Postlewaite Looks Back on His 23-Year Career

Rebecca Corey

A collage of three photos. The one on the lefet shows Diana Byer teaching a young woman as she executes a tendu derriere. The middle photos shows her helping a young girl in a red leotard at the barre in first position; the photo on the right shows her next to a young male dancer as they both do a tendu devant in croisé.

News

Diana Byer Is Bringing Back Ballet’s Long-Lost Steps With “Teaching Cecchetti”

Caedra Scott-Flaherty for Dance Teacher

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