by Garth Grimball | Aug 28, 2026 | News, The Latest
In 2011, Tiit Helimets organized a tour to his native Estonia. Calling the troupe “Tiit Helimets and Co.,” he planned the international tour from California, where he was a principal dancer at San Francisco Ballet. The experience of delegation, decision-making, and...
by Kathleen McGuire | Jun 8, 2017 | Health & Body, Wellness
This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. Lying awake in her hotel bed in Washington, DC, the night before her audition, Richmond Ballet dancer Valerie Tellmann-Henning was tormented with anxiety. At 31 years old, she was...