Pointe+

In a brightly lit studio, a class of adult ballet dancers balance in sous-sus with their arms in high fifth. They wear both tight- and loose-fitting practice clothes and flat shoes or socks.

Company Life

Why Kade Pyle Turned Off the Camera as the Dance World Debates Filming in Class

Stav Ziv

A drawn image of E.T.A. Hoffmann in the center, surrounded by a background of cursive writing.

Dance History

The 250-Year Legacy of E.T.A. Hoffmann and His Influence on Dance

Stephanie Kramer for Dance Teacher

Six female dancers in peasant costumes with white blouses, green skirts, and white aprons, pose in a line facing the audience, their feet in sous-sus. They hold the waist of the woman next to them with their left hand and lift their right arm up. Other dancers mill about behind them onstage.

Career

Brandon Ragland Solidifies His Vision at Dayton Ballet

Steve Sucato

Onstage, two dancers in purple, white, and gold costumes perform a pas de deux. One dancer does a penché on pointe, holding her partner's hands in front of her, as he lunges in toward her.

Cross-Training

Pool Adagio and Strength Training Are Game Changers for Oklahoma City Ballet’s James Klump

April Deocariza

A woman poses in first arabesque outside in a pool.

Cross-Training

How Ballet Exercises in the Water Can Benefit Your Technique

Julia Mary Register

A large group of young dancers pose together together smiling.

Career

Life as a Summer Intensive RA

Sierra Hitchcock

Olivia Rodrigo, a young woman wearing a large, blue, long-sleeved shirt, whort white skirt, and black knee-length boots, poses with her arms crossed with eight ballerinas. The dancers are all costumed in pink tutus. They pose outside on a New York City sidewalk.

Career

What’s Powering the Recent Ballet and Pop Music Crossover?

Sarah McKenna Barry

In a large indoor ballet studio with a high ceiling and wooden beams, Juan Carlos Penuela teaches a ballet class. He faces the dancers with his back to the mirror as they pose in retiré.

Pointe+

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

Kyra Laubacher