by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 8, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Ballet season is back, and this month, companies around the world welcome autumn with exciting world premieres. Check out some of the new works hitting the stage, from contemporary takes on classic stories, spooky supernatural tales, and tributes to musical and...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Sep 3, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
“Fitness is my passion,” says Felecia Baker. The Washington Ballet dancer, who plans to continue fitness training as her career after ballet, has achieved multiple certifications and works as an instructor in numerous forms of cross-training, including Gyrotonic....
by Emma Love Suddarth | Mar 11, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Some ballet dancers fear weight lifting, bodyweight squats, and high protein, as they assume they will only lead to over-defined muscles and a bulkier frame. Angelina Broad, a Ballet Memphis company dancer and a certified personal trainer, has learned that, for her,...
by Steve Sucato | Aug 8, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
When Dorothy Gunther Pugh founded Ballet Memphis in 1986 (then known as Memphis Concert Ballet), it was with two dancers and a budget of $75,000. A lot has changed since then. The company now employs 18 dancers with an annual operating budget of $4.2 million. And in...
by April Deocariza | Oct 25, 2022 | News, The Latest
Ballet is no stranger to the supernatural. Whether it’s the wilis of Giselle or the sylphs in La Sylphide, ballet productions have dabbled in the world of spirits for centuries. Now, ballet companies are leveraging the excitement of Halloween to drive today’s...
by Zoe Phillips and Kyra Laubacher | Dec 23, 2021 | News, The Latest
The end of the year brings an exciting new batch of promotions and career changes from San Francisco to Denmark! Catch up on the ballet world’s latest news before we head into 2022. A New Soloist for San Francisco Ballet View this post on Instagram A post shared...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 21, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Instagram, Just for fun, News
On August 20, pop goddess Lizzo tweeted, “Someone do a ballet routine to truth hurts pls,” referring to the anthem that’s been top on everyone’s playlists this summer. Lizzo might not know it yet, but ballet dancers are not known for shying...
by Amy Brandt | May 7, 2019 | Career, News
Ballet Memphis announced some major news yesterday: Steven McMahon, a former company dancer, will become its next artistic director on July 1, 2019. Current artistic director Dorothy Gunther Pugh, who founded the company in 1986, will remain as Ballet Memphis’...