When energy bars hit the market 15 years ago, they quickly became a go-to snack for dancers. But soon they gained a bad reputation—with up to 300 calories per bar and high-fructose corn syrup as a main ingredient, many brands were basically candy bars in disguise. Recently, however, manufacturers have started producing healthier bars […]
Whitney Jensen had her eye on the prize last July at the Varna International Ballet Competition. A student at Valentina Kozlova’s Conservatory of Dance in New York City, she became the first female and first American in the competition’s history to win the junior division’s Special Distinction Grand Prix award. She also took home the […]
youngARTS Week What do soloists Sarah Lane, Kelly Myernick and Callie Manning have in common? Before rising through the ranks of American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet and Miami City Ballet, respectively, these dancers were finalists at youngARTS Week. Sponsored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, youngARTS offers more than $500,000 in prizes […]
Every dancer works hard to master ballet’s most eye-catching feats: the fouetté turns, the saut de chats and the double tour en l’airs. But what about the little steps that come in between? Tempting as it might be to gloss over transitions, they’re key to making your technique look polished and dynamic. “Attention to transition […]
–The 2008 Choo-San Goh Awards for Choreography were given to Mikelle Bruzina to create a new piece for Louisville Ballet and Edwaard Liang to choreograph on The Washington Ballet. –Diana Vishneva was nominated for Russia’s prestigious Golden Mask Award as “Best Ballerina.” Her touring performance, Diana Vishneva: Beauty in Motion, was also nominated as […]
When Deanna Doyle was cast in Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, the Kansas City Ballet dancer couldn’t find her usual confidence. Her part in “Strangers in the Night” called for an elegant and dramatic persona that just wasn’t her. “I always get the silly, comedienne or ingénue roles,” she explains. “I don’t know if I […]
Royal Ballet principal Sarah Lamb arrives at the Pointe cover shoot straight from the train station. She’s come directly from Philadelphia, where the night before the company ended its summer tour. She’s tired, but one can see that she also thrives on such a demanding schedule. “It’s all-consuming,” Lamb says of her chosen path. “For […]
In 2002 four young dancers chronicled their experiences competing at Youth America Grand Prix with diary entries for Pointe (see “Dear Diary,” October/November 2002). All four made it to the finals—some earning medals that year and in later years—and since then, they have also landed spots in companies. We caught up with these four talented […]