Ask Amy: June/July 2009

Ask Amy: June/July 2009

I’ve been dancing for eight years and still have poor turnout. I’ve tried many techniques and stretches, but nothing helps. Any advice? — Allison, Kansas It’s so frustrating when our bodies refuse to bend to ballet’s will! Unfortunately, we’re born with a somewhat...
Ask Amy: June/July 2009

Technology at Your Toes

A dancer’s love affair with her pointe shoes, though it may seem silly to an outsider, is very real. Every dancer’s reputation depends on her shoes never letting her down. They must help her balance and allow her to roll up with ease and down with control....
Ask Amy: June/July 2009

Beginning Pointers

You’ve dreamed of the day when you put on your first pair of satin pointe shoes and glide across the dance floor, but it takes years to build up the strength to be able to make the transition from soft shoe to pointe shoe. Now that you’re about to take...