by Amy Brandt | Apr 24, 2026 | Career, Company Life, Higher Ed, Pointe+, Training
Athena King has always wanted to earn a college degree. After high school, she enrolled as a dance major at University of Oklahoma. But when Louisville Ballet offered her a Studio Company contract the following year, she took it and transferred to an online program...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 7, 2025 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your May 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Maya Schonbrun has been promoted to principal at Royal Swedish...
by Jennifer Heimlich | May 1, 2025 | Digital Cover Star
To get to know Ji Young Chae a little bit better, we asked her a series of quickfire questions. Read on to hear more about the Boston Ballet principal’s favorite ballet, her go-to snack, her pointe shoe specs, and more. What is your favorite...
by Jennifer Heimlich | May 1, 2025 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
When Ji Young Chae dances, she continually defies expectations. The Boston Ballet principal can hold a développé à la seconde on pointe like it’s nothing, and just when you think she can’t possibly balance any longer, she’ll lift her leg even higher. She can end...
by Chava Lansky For Dance Magazine | Sep 20, 2024 | Career, Higher Ed
When Genevieve Waldorf was a senior in high school, she felt conflicted about what to do next. “You’re on this cusp of deciding your future,” remembers the Pacific Northwest Ballet corps dancer. “I knew I wanted to go to college—it was really important for me to...
by Catie Robinson | Sep 16, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
With a wish list of companies and performers in mind, Stanford Makishi, the vice president and artistic director of dance at New York City Center, works with his team to solve the puzzle that is creating its annual Fall for Dance Festival. How they do so is simpler...
by Laura Jaye Cramer | Jul 11, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Few cities blend natural beauty with cultural offerings quite as seamlessly as Aspen, Colorado, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. With the latter being home to art giants, like Georgia O’Keeffe, and the former showcasing rotating multimedia exhibitions, both cities make it...
by Catie Robinson | Jun 7, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This June, the Los Angeles–based touring organization World Ballet Company is presenting World Ballet Festival, four mixed-bill programs that will bring fan favorites of the classical canon to four cities across the U.S. But the excerpts themselves are not the only...
