by Haley Hilton | Apr 8, 2020 | Career, Profiles
Check out Fry’s famous Beehive Cake recipe here. Ballet West corps dancer Jordan Richardson Fry has always had an affinity for baking. But it wasn’t until joining Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in 2009 that she turned to the kitchen as a way to alleviate the...
by Marissa DeSantis | Jan 21, 2020 | Instagram, Profiles, Trending
Ballet West principal dancer Beckanne Sisk may not subscribe to a specific style, but there are a few key elements to her off-duty look no matter what the season. “Comfort is number one for me,” she says. “I also like to buy things that are a little...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 20, 2019 | News
Ballet West opens its season October 25–November 2 with a triptych of works from George Balanchine’s early choreographic career with Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Highlighting the program is Balanchine’s 1925 The Song of the Nightingale (Le...
by Josephine Lee | Sep 13, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop chats with Ballet West soloist Chelsea Keefer to hear about how she prepares her pointe shoes. Keefer offers lots of darning tips, and shares all of the unusual ways that she uses...
by Haley Hilton | May 29, 2019 | Profiles, Trending
This is Pointe’s Summer 2019 cover story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. In Ballet West’s company class at Salt Lake City’s historic Capitol Theatre, demi-soloist Emily Neale stands poised in first...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 4, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dives Into the Roaring ’20s With the World Premiere of “The Great Gatsby” February 8–17 , Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre...
by Josephine Lee | Jan 31, 2019 | Dance Spirit, Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop touches base with Ballet West principal Beckanne Sisk to hear all about her pointe shoe hacks, from Jet Glue to her preference for extra tight elastics. Plus, what she wears instead of toe...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Dec 14, 2018 | Career, Everything "Nutcracker"
Few people who are busier during the holidays than corps members of American ballet companies. December is officially Nutcracker season—a company’s chance to earn a huge chunk of their revenue for the year, and a dancer’s chance to go a little, ahem, nuts,...