by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 21, 2017 | Training
“What if you could learn from the world’s best dance teachers in your living room?” This is the question that Dancio poses on their website. Dancio is a new startup that offers full length videos of ballet classes taught by master teachers. As...
by Natalia Boesch | Jun 29, 2017 | Technique, Training
Updated on 1/26/2022 Few turns make dancers more tempted to cheat than pirouettes from fifth, especially doubles. Former New York City Ballet principal Jenifer Ringer, who is now on faculty at the Dance Conservatory of Charleston, gives her tips for nailing them...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 12, 2017 | Ask Amy, Training
There’s a dancer in my class who is phenomenal, but instead of feeling inspired I just feel jealous. It’s hurting my dancing, and I hate feeling this way. Help! —Rachel We’ve all been there—it’s easy to feel jealous of others,...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Mar 31, 2016 | Training, Wellness
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. Suddenly, all I could see in the mirror was a fuzzy, dancer-shaped outline. I had accidentally rubbed out my contacts right before pliés and, frustrated, resigned myself to an unproductive two...
