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All in the Family: Jake and Ashton Roxander Wear Their Father’s Costume in Respective Puck Debuts

All in the Family: Jake and Ashton Roxander Wear Their Father’s Costume in Respective Puck Debuts

by Alex Marshall Hatch | Nov 9, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles

Ballet is in the very DNA of the Roxander brothers and so, it appears, is the role of Puck. Ashton, 25, and Jake, 21, are sons of ballet dancers David and Elyse Roxander. Trained by their parents at their ballet school, Studio Roxander, in Medford, Oregon, both are...
For ABT’s Cameron McCune, Weight Training Helps Keep His Dancing and Partnering Strong

For ABT’s Cameron McCune, Weight Training Helps Keep His Dancing and Partnering Strong

by April Deocariza | Oct 23, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+

If you follow American Ballet Theatre’s Cameron McCune on social media, you’ve probably noticed that his workout videos are somewhat of a phenomenon. The corps member’s weight-training routine is not only impressive, it’s translated to better physical and mental...
Inside Christine Shevchenko’s Dance Bag

Inside Christine Shevchenko’s Dance Bag

by Lydia Murray | Aug 1, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles

American Ballet Theatre principal Christine Shevchenko’s dance bag keeps her prepared on the go. “I’m obsessed with Tumi foldout bags,” she says. They’ve been a favorite of hers for years. “They zip up into a little pocket. We travel so much, so I use one of...
The Quiet Intensity of ABT’s SunMi Park

The Quiet Intensity of ABT’s SunMi Park

by Marina Harss | May 1, 2023 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+

In a rehearsal studio at American Ballet Theatre not long ago, SunMi Park, a newly minted soloist, and principal dancer Calvin Royal III rehearsed a pas de deux from Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet, Like Water for Chocolate. The passage depicted a tender moment...
ABT Debuts Like Water for Chocolate—And Cooks Up Some Magic

ABT Debuts Like Water for Chocolate—And Cooks Up Some Magic

by April Deocariza | Mar 24, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest

Christopher Wheeldon is no stranger to translating complex and imaginative narratives into full-length ballets, with classics like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale. He returns this month to American Ballet Theatre with the U.S. premiere of Like...
Meet ABT’s Claire Davison, Who Moonlights as a Clown

Meet ABT’s Claire Davison, Who Moonlights as a Clown

by Helen Hope | Mar 14, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles

Ballet dancers sometimes “enjoy” a reputation (undeserved) for being overly self-serious. Not Claire Davison, who, since 2013, has been a standout of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet—and also happens to be a trained clown. When she’s not rehearsing at 890...
ABT’s Skylar Brandt Shares Her Typical Daily Routine

ABT’s Skylar Brandt Shares Her Typical Daily Routine

by Linnea Swarting | Jan 4, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles

If you have seen Skylar Brandt perform, or taken a glance at her social media, you know that she is a force of nature—her technical power is only surpassed by her unyielding love of ballet. But many Brandt fans might be surprised to learn that the American Ballet...
Passing ABT’s Torch: A Conversation With Susan Jaffe and Kevin McKenzie

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

by Claudia Bauer | Dec 12, 2022 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+

American Ballet Theatre is starting the New Year with a new leader: Susan Jaffe, who last May was named as the successor to Kevin McKenzie after his 30-year tenure as artistic director. Jaffe isn’t new to ABT—she joined the corps at 18 and was a beloved principal...
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