Your July Ballet Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 7, 2023 | News, The Latest

The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest dancer farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Miami City Ballet’s Dawn Atkins has been promoted to principal,...

“The Options Became Endless”: BalletX’s Andrea Yorita on How College Opened Her Eyes to Contemporary Ballet

by Emma Love Suddarth | Feb 3, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles

BalletX’s Andrea Yorita is one of the company’s most captivating and powerful movers. Trained in the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus, she later attended the University of California, Irvine, which opened her eyes to the world of contemporary ballet. Now in her...

Andrea Yorita Cross-Trains to Prepare for the Demanding Variety of BalletX's Repertoire

by Madeline Schrock | Oct 12, 2016 | Cross-Training, Profiles

This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. Cross-training keeps Andrea Yorita prepared for the demanding variety in BalletX’s repertoire. Choreographic chameleon: At BalletX, Andrea Yorita performs a wide range of contemporary...