Meet the Editors

Amy Brandt
Editor in Chief

Raymond Mingst
Vice President/Creative Director

Madeline Schrock
Senior Managing Editor
A native of Floyds Knobs, Indiana, Madeline is the senior managing editor of Dance Media, where she oversees the production of Dance Magazine, edits health coverage for Pointe and is the project manager of DanceTeacher+. She studied ballet at Southern Indiana School for the Arts and was later introduced to modern dance by Bill Evans. While completing her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography at Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College, she was cast in a historical reconstruction of Alwin Nikolais’ Noumenon celebrating his centennial. Prior to joining Dance Media in 2011, she worked on dance videography projects for Bates Dance Festival and served as marketing and education manager for Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. Contact her at: [email protected]

Lydia Murray
Managing Editor
Lydia is a graduate of the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory and attended summer intensives at Dance Theatre of Harlem and Ballet Hispanico. Contact her at: [email protected]

Kyra Laubacher
Assistant Editor
Originally from Wexford, Pennsylvania, Kyra began dancing before she could speak. In 2020, she was inducted to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude from Butler University with a BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in English Literature, blending her passions for dance and writing academically. She also danced professionally at Eugene Ballet and performed a diverse repertoire throughout her time with the company. Kyra began working for Dance Media as Pointe‘s 2020 summer editorial intern, continuing as a contributing writer prior to her appointment as assistant editor in 2022. Contact her at: [email protected]
Advisory Board
Stella Abrera
Artistic director, American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Frank Andersen
Bournonville producer
Aesha Ash
Associate chair of faculty, School of American Ballet
Erika Davis
CEO, Regional Dance America
Sasha De Sola
Principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Chyrstyn Fentroy
Principal dancer, Boston Ballet
Terry Hyde
MA, MBACP, psychotherapist, Counselling for Dancers
Julie Kent
Artistic director, The Washington Ballet
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Choreographer
Noelani Pantastico
Artistic director, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Tiler Peck
Principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Cathy Radovan
COO, Bloch Inc.
Raymond Rodriguez
Academy director, Joffrey Academy of Dance
Calvin Royal III
Principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Larissa Saveliev
Founder and artistic director, Youth America Grand Prix
Marie Scioscia
MS, RD, CDN, founder Cinch Nutrition
Mavis Staines
Artistic director and CEO, Canada’s National Ballet School
Michael Vernon
Professor of ballet, Indiana University
Connor Walsh
Principal dancer, Houston Ballet
Iain Webb
Artistic director, The Sarasota Ballet