by Stephanie Kramer | Sep 21, 2023 | Health & Body, Pointe+, Technique
Most dancers with hyperextended knees consider them a blessing—until something goes wrong. While hyperextension can create elegant lines, excessively mobile joints can be prone to injury. “They have to be handled with care,” says Adriana Wagenveld, a dancer with Grand...
by Katie Slattery | Aug 28, 2023 | Pointe+, Technique, Training
No ballet class is complete without a healthy dose of corrections. As dancers, we mostly crave them. Other times, they can make us feel put on the spot. Whether receiving the notes as a group or individually, it’s important to learn how to absorb them. What makes a...
by Pointe Magazine | Aug 23, 2023 | Career, Higher Ed, Pointe+, Training
Last month, we hosted our first Pointe Live! Classes and Conversations event in New York City. International guest artist and former American Ballet Theatre principal Sarah Lane and Alonzo King LINES Ballet dancer Adji Cissoko taught a series of inspiring master...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Aug 10, 2023 | Pointe+, Summer Study, Training
You’ve just had the best summer ever at your ballet intensive. You got to explore a new city, form new friendships, and make technical breakthroughs without any pesky homework assignments distracting from your 24/7 dance immersion. For five weeks, it felt like what...
by Haley Hilton | May 10, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Training
New York City Ballet principal Indiana Woodward remembers feeling equal parts nervous and excited during her dress rehearsal as Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty this past winter season. It’s a challenging role, and when she began the sequence of attitude promenades and...
by Gavin Larsen | Apr 28, 2023 | Pointe+, Training
In her early teens, Claire Solis was a top student in her small school in upstate New York, and she had big ambitions. “There was never a doubt in my mind that I was going to be a principal dancer,” she remembers. Confident in how her future would play out, she...
by Katie Slattery | Mar 1, 2023 | Pointe+, Training
Let me open by saying that I admire you—choosing to enter a ballet competition must be daunting. I never had the opportunity myself, and in some ways, I am really relieved by that. My self-confidence was an issue when I was young, and I think I would have gone in with...
by Gavin Larsen | Aug 17, 2022 | Training
As summer intensives wind down, excitement about the new school year starts building. But that anticipation can come with worry, particularly if you’re entering a new studio and need to take a placement class. Many may wonder, “What level will I be put in?” A...