by Amy Brandt | May 3, 2018 | News
As dancers, we know why we love ballet—but for a new audience member, our beautiful, silent art form may seem like a mystery. Enter Celestial Bodies: How to Look at Ballet. Written by celebrated dance critic Laura Jacobs, this new book (available May 8 from...
by Lynda Van Kuren | Aug 24, 2017 | Training
When Sara Havener was asked to learn a variation from Giselle without following an instructor or DVD, she was taken aback. Nina Danilova, Havener’s teacher at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, wanted her to learn it from written text and...
by Suzannah Friscia | Dec 22, 2016 | Company Life
Holiday shopping is fun (and a good way to boost your mood), but when you’re in the middle of a Nutcracker run, it can be hard to get anything else done. If you’re still scrambling to find something for everyone on your list, we have a few ballet-inspired...
by Hannah Foster | Dec 20, 2015 | Company Life
Photo by Jordan Matter of Dancers Among Us. If you’re strapped for last-minute gift ideas for the bunhead book-nerd in your life, or if you are one yourself (guilty!), take a look at some of the new ballet books published this year. For the Photography Lover: Misty...
by Misty Copeland | Jan 26, 2014 | Company Life
Misty Copeland’s eagerly anticipated memoir, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster), comes out this March. In these excerpts, the American Ballet Theatre soloist describes her struggles with her body, learning how to ask for what...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
For everyone getting ready to head off to summer intensives, here’s another thing to add to your packing list: some good books! Reading can be a great way to give your exhausted body a much-needed rest. Books in print, e-reader editions, books online, whatever...