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A teenage ballet dancer is shown sitting on the floor from the waist up. She pulls her knees up to her chest and wraps her arms around them, and bites her fingernail nervously as she looks out the dance studio window. Behind her, two female dancers in black leotards and pink tights sit on the floor and talk.

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A teenage female ballet student wearing a black leotard and pink tights is shown from the chest up, sitting on the ground with her knees tucked up and her arms wrapped around them. She looks down at the floor as two other teenage female dancers, blurred and sitting in the background, gossip and whisper to each other.

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Gavin Larsen

A class of female danners stand in the center of a dance studio in fifth position croisé, their arms en bas. They wear leotards in various colors, pink tights, and ballet slippers.

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Chava Pearl Lansky

A large group of adult ballet dancers wearing leotards in various colors and white practice tutus pose closely together with their left arm raised next to their ear, the elbow slightly bent and the palm facing out. Their right arms are bent at the waist, crossing in front of their bodies. Seven of the dancers kneel in the front row, while the others stand. An adult male dancer stands at the far left of the group, posing in a tendu with his left hand on his hip as he holds a foam roller on his right shoulder.

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Adult Students, Get Ready for These 2024 Summer Intensives

Lindsay Martell

A cute white piggy bank wearing a pink rhinestone tiara and tiny pink tutu rests on top of a pink table. Below its feet is a one dollar bill, and loose change is scattered off to its right side.

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Sophie Bress

A young woman in a blue shirt smiles and poses with a reusable water bottle, her brown hair pulled into a bun.

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Overcoming Feelings of Intimidation at Summer Intensive Auditions

Gavin Larsen

In a large dance studio, male a female ballet students stand at portable barres and balance in first position relevé. They face the barre and hold their arms in first position. The boys wear white t-shirts, black tights and black ballet slippers; the female students wear black leotards, pink tights, and pink ballet slippers with ribbons tied around the ankles. A grand piano can be seen in the far corner.

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Summer Intensive Audition Overload: How to Avoid Analysis Paralysis

Hannah Chang Foster