by Cory Stieg | Oct 16, 2026 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
For Birmingham Royal Ballet artist Hannah Martin, stepping away from elite rhythmic gymnastics at age 16 to focus on classical ballet full-time was a lesson in relearning strength. While hyper-flexibility came naturally, mastering classical control meant completely...
by Emily May | Jun 17, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
When Brits think of Birmingham, they’re more likely to think of it as the birthplace of the industrial revolution than a ballet hub. Yet Sir Peter Wright, the former director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, helped put the UK’s second city on the dance map. Previously...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 5, 2025 | News, The Latest
It’s the start of a new season, and the past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news. Check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your September 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments American Ballet...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 31, 2024 | News, The Latest
Every fall, the 24-hour World Ballet Day livestream showcases ballet companies around the globe. Hosted by The Australian Ballet, The Royal Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet (and, until 2022, the Bolshoi Ballet), the event broadcasts company classes and rehearsals,...
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 Carrie Seidman | Apr 15, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In 1989, Ariel Serrano, then 17, and Carlos Acosta, 15, were selected from among hundreds of peers at the Cuban National Ballet School to spend a year dancing in Italy as part of a cultural exchange. That year, which Acosta recalls as one of the most beautiful of his...
by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 5, 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 Bleuenn Battistoni has been promoted to étoile of the...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 3, 2024 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
Céline Gittens bourrées forward and lifts her chin confidently, her arms poised in fifth as the accompanist plays the coda of Nutcracker’s grand pas de deux. It’s a moment of sheer delicacy before she launches into fouetté turns, traveling along the diagonal of...