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Eleven teenage male ballet students stand at the barre against a wall of windows in a dance studio. They all pose in fifth position with their left hand on the barre and their right arm en haut, their heads looking out towards their right. They all wear white T-shirts tucked into black tights, as well as black ballet slippers.

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Are You Prepared for Summer Intensive Auditions? Here Are Some Go-To Tips

Katie Slattery

In a sunny studio, Asahi Hagihara poses in an attitude derriere as Stacey Calvert stands behind him and holds raised his left leg. Hagihara wears a white T-shirt, black tights and black ballet slippers, while Calvert wears dark exercise pants, black shoes and light, V-neck shirt.

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Mastering Attitude Pirouettes En Dedans With Stacey Calvert

Julia McColligan

During an outdoor performance at dusk, Skylar Brandt does a giant saut de chat with her arms opening out of high fifth position. She holds a white lily in her upstage hand and looks toward the sky forlornly. She wears a long, white Romantic-style tutu, pink tights and pointe shoes. She dances on a dark marley stage floor, and in front of green evergreen trees.

Career

ABT’s Skylar Brandt Shares Her Typical Daily Routine

Linnea Swarting

Anna Rose O'Sullivan stands against a pillar in an outdoor square at nighttime. She wears a red raincoat and holds a black purse in her hands, which are resting in front of her. In the background are a row Christmas trees with white and red lights.

Career

Studio to Street: How Royal Ballet Principal Anna Rose O’Sullivan Gets Into the Holiday Spirit

Marissa DeSantis

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

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Breaking Down Grand Rond de Jambe

Lydia Murray

Sirui Liu and Joshua Stayton perform the grand pas de deux from The Nutcracker onstage. Liu poses in an attitude derriere on pointe, leaning off of her right leg and bending her upper body to the right as Stayton holds her waist with his right hand. She ewars a purple tutu, pink tights, pointe shoes and a tiara, while Stayton wears a white top with lacy collar, a red sash, red knee-length knickers and white tights.

Company Life

“Nutcracker” Tips for Surviving Double-Show Days

April Deocariza

Susan Jaffe, on stage right, and Kevin McKenzie, to her left, stand onstage in front of a black curtain holding speech notes and with microphones attached to an earpiece on their right ears. Jaffe wears a long black velvet dress with a pattern of blue, purple and gold flowers. McKenzie wears a black sport coat and pants and gray buttong down shirt.

Career

Passing ABT’s Torch: A Conversation With Susan Jaffe and Kevin McKenzie

Claudia Bauer

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