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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

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

Audition Advice

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.

Digital Cover Star

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.

Health & Body

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.

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.

Pointe+

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

Rebecca Corey