by Hana Le | Aug 12, 2025 | News, The Latest
We’re still feeling uplifted following our first-ever Pointe Live Classes & Conversations event in Chicago. On August 2, roughly 70 dancers filled The Joffrey Ballet’s sunlit studios for a day of dancing, learning, and connection sponsored by Cary Ballet...
by Michael Henry Shavelle | Jul 18, 2025 | News, The Latest
We are still feeling the inspiration from last weekend’s Pointe Live Classes & Conversations event! Upwards of 60 dancers from around the country gathered at Broadway Dance Center’s Lincoln Center campus in New York City for a fun, packed day of dance, sponsored...
by Sponsored by Cary Ballet Conservatory | Feb 24, 2025 | From Our Sponsors, Pre-Professional Profiles
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that award-winning ballet conservatories produce award-winning dancers. That’s certainly the case at Cary Ballet Conservatory in Cary, North Carolina, which has won Outstanding School and Outstanding Teacher at Youth America Grand Prix...
by Avichai Scher | Oct 16, 2023 | Pointe+, Training
When Matthew Fontana, 13, arrived at the School of American Ballet last summer, it was the first time he’d been in a class full of boys. During the school year, he trains at Rye Ballet Conservatory in New York State. The school has a growing program for young boys,...
by Dance Magazine | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest student ballet competition, is coming up on the end of its 20th-anniversary season. As aspiring pre-professionals gear up for this year’s New York Finals, we’re taking a look at a handful of YAGP...