by Catie Robinson | Mar 10, 2026 | Audition Advice, Career, Pointe+
Caitlin Sloan. Photo by Krista Brinkmeier, courtesy Sloan. The internet makes it easier than ever for dancers to research companies, second companies, and trainee programs. All it takes is typing the name of a program into a search engine—or, more and more often, a...
by Linnea Swarting | Oct 10, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The character Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, appeared in 56 of the author’s short stories and four of his novels. Since then, the British detective has inspired over hundreds of TV and film adaptations, at least five major radio shows, a...
by Emma Love Suddarth | May 22, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Ballet Idaho soloist Jonathan Harris fell in love with cycling as a kid, when he would watch the Tour de France every July with his dad. “I loved the sport—it looked so fun and so hard,” he says. As Harris got older and eventually could fit on a real road-bike, rides...
by Claudia Bauer | Sep 25, 2024 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
The gold rush of 1863 put Boise, Idaho, on the map, but today the city is experiencing a boom of a different kind. As one of America’s fastest-growing cities—and ranked second on the 2024–25 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Places to Live” list—Boise enjoys a...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 6, 2024 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments San Francisco Ballet corps members Kamryn Baldwin,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jan 8, 2024 | News, The Latest
Happy New Year, readers! The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in the first ballet roster roundup of 2024. Promotions and Appointments On December 19, Queensland...
by Catja Christensen | Oct 12, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The autumn chill finally creeps in this October, along with three chilling new works from American companies. Last year, we saw an increase in Halloween-themed ballets, and the trend continues in 2023 with plenty of scary stories onstage. Several companies are...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 25, 2022 | Company Life
For almost two years, the pandemic forced ballet dancers to step off the stage—and onto the screen. As dance organizations adjusted to keep audiences and dancers safe, many choreographers turned their focus to creating dance for film. Now, as companies have...