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Pennsylvania Ballet's Amy Aldridge On Her Retirement, and What She Learned From Tough Love

Pennsylvania Ballet's Amy Aldridge On Her Retirement, and What She Learned From Tough Love

by Amy Brandt | Mar 28, 2017 | Company Life

For 23 seasons, Amy Aldridge has been a major force at Pennsylvania Ballet, where she’s been a principal dancer since 2001. This week, she announced she would be retiring from the company on May 14 in the pas de deux from one of her favorite ballets,...
Hindsight is 20/20: Five Leading Dancers' Honest Career Advice

Hindsight is 20/20: Five Leading Dancers' Honest Career Advice

by Nancy Wozny | May 31, 2015 | Career

This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. At the beginning of your professional career, everything feels like a mystery. If only our older, wiser selves could divulge what mistakes and mentalities to avoid. Here, five seasoned, leading...
Forsythe Fierce: Amy Aldridge on Owning the Raw Athleticism of "In the middle, somewhat elevated"

Forsythe Fierce: Amy Aldridge on Owning the Raw Athleticism of "In the middle, somewhat elevated"

by Julie Diana Hench | Sep 30, 2014 | Career, Profiles

This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of Pointe. Created for the Paris OpĂ©ra Ballet in 1987, William Forsythe’s In the middle, somewhat elevated combines fierce attitude and athleticism with an edgy electronic score. Here,...
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