by Cynthia Bond Perry | Dec 19, 2022 | News, The Latest
Ask any dancer what it’s like to transition from school to a full-time paid position in an upper-tier ballet company, and they’ll likely say that crossing the gap between student and professional can be precarious. This is especially true in the U.S., where companies...
by Candice Thompson | Mar 31, 2016 | Career
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. After two years as a trainee and then one as a second company member at Orlando Ballet, 22-year-old Aurélio Guimarães wasn’t able to audition much due to an injury. When The...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Looking for a job in a ballet company is likely the most daunting task of your career. It’s not enough to just hope you’ll get noticed at open auditions, or that your resumé will be plucked out of a pile of thousands. Landing that contract is rarely...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Good news for all aspiring ABT dancers: The company just annouced a new apprentice program. Each year, it will prepare six talented dancers to become apprentices with the corps de ballet under the guidance of ABT Studio Company artistic associate (and Pointe editor at...