by Kathryn Holmes | Feb 1, 2015 | Training
This story originally appeared in the February/March 2015 issue of Pointe. As a pre-professional dancer, you need training that will help you transition as smoothly as possible into the rigorous environment of a professional ballet company. Among other considerations,...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 19, 2013 | Company Life
To watch Irina Kolpakova coach Swan Lake is to witness a true artist at work. Although long retired from the stage, the American Ballet Theatre ballet mistress still possesses a commanding presence and an instinctive artistic spirit. “Don’t think about...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Yesterday Pointe had a photo shoot with a handful of super-talented dancers from Ballet Academy East. They were each fantastic: technically brilliant with strong, fit bodies and completely game for all of the crazy things we threw at them. (Be sure to check out the...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Though she is winding down her career performing with New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan isn’t retiring from the ballet world. This fall, she will join the faculty at Ballet Academy East, and will continue to share her vast experience with the students in the...