Training

A collage of two photos. The one on the left shows a black and white image of two dancers taking a bow alongside two men in suits. The one on the right shows a group of dance students pose in a studio wearing multicolored dance-wear.

News

The Royal Academy of Dance and the Frederick Ashton Foundation Partner Up for 2026 Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition

Reanne Rodrigues for Dance Teacher

Chisako Oga, wearing a black graduation cap and gown, sits on the brick wall outside of a university building and holds her diploma, smiling for the camera.

Career

Company Partnerships With Universities Give Dancers Flexible Degree Pathways

Amy Brandt

Career

Can Dancers Get the Yips?

Catie Robinson

Features

San Francisco Ballet School Student Crystal Huang Shares Her Daily Routine

Catie Robinson

A ballet teacher helps a student with her développé à la second at the barre. The dancer wears a purple leotard, pink tights and pointe shoes and holds her arm out to the side as the teacher holds her foot.

Pointe+

Irene Hogarth-Cimino Breaks Down Glissade Assemblé for Elementary to Advanced Levels

Hannah Chang Foster for Dance Teacher

A dancer in a brown tank leotard and black skirt holds the barre with her left hand and lifts her right arm in fifth. Other dancers stand behind her at various barres, doing the same pose in écchappé second.

Adult Ballet Students

Adult Ballet Students: These 2026 Summer Intensives Are Just for You

Lindsay Martell

A large group of ballet students wearing leotards, tights, and ballet slippers stand in a large cluster, posing in first position with large smiles.

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How Above Ballet Company Is Raising the Standard of Ballet Training in Nigeria

Julia Mary Register for Dance Teacher

Anderson Da Silva jumps in the air, extending his right leg in front of him and tucking his left leg underneath. He wears gray tights and curves his right arm up in front of him, stretching his left arm behind him.

Audition Advice

A College Ballet Dancer’s Guide to Professional Auditions

Kyra Laubacher for Dance Magazine