by Catie Robinson for Dance Spirit | Sep 22, 2025 | News, The Latest
For young dancers, having a mentor can be a lifesaver. But not every student has access to that one dancer at the studio with the perfect advice for every situation—the kind of wisdom that comes from lived experience. American Ballet Theatre principal Misty Copeland...
by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 14, 2022 | News, The Latest
We breathe, eat and sleep dance. Why not read it, too? This has been a banner year for dance books—we’ve already shared news about the release of Toni Bentley’s Serenade, Jennifer Homans’ Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century and more. And the list is...
by Sophie Bress | Aug 24, 2022 | News, The Latest
As summer draws to a close, you might be finishing off your summer reading list and looking for a few new books to dive into for fall. This season, it seems authors have been particularly inspired by the world of ballet, and former and current dancers alike are...
by Lydia Murray | Nov 1, 2021 | News, Profiles, The Latest
In 1999, a 17-year-old Misty Copeland noticed an image that would help shape her future: Lauren Anderson, the first Black principal dancer with Houston Ballet, on the cover of Dance Magazine. Copeland, then a pre-professional ballet student, was awestruck. “It was an...
by Pointe Magazine | Sep 5, 2016 | Company Life
Unsurprisingly, all of the dancers and former dancers in the Pointe office love to read (and write!), so we celebrate #ReadABook Day every day. We’ve amassed quite a list of favorite ballet-related books, ranging from gorgeous photography books to memoirs and...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jan 7, 2016 | Company Life
How dancers read. Photo by Jordan Matter, via dancersamongus.com As a dancer, you’re used to thinking kinetically, physically, actively. Your language is movement. But curling up with a good book after a long day of rehearsal may be just what you need to add...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Dec 20, 2015 | Company Life
Photo by Jordan Matter of Dancers Among Us. If you’re strapped for last-minute gift ideas for the bunhead book-nerd in your life, or if you are one yourself (guilty!), take a look at some of the new ballet books published this year. For the Photography Lover: Misty...
by Misty Copeland | Jan 26, 2014 | Company Life
Misty Copeland’s eagerly anticipated memoir, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster), comes out this March. In these excerpts, the American Ballet Theatre soloist describes her struggles with her body, learning how to ask for what...