by Jess Spinner | Sep 19, 2024 | Career, Company Life, Health & Body, Pointe+, Wellness
Entering a new dance environment can bring about mixed emotions—excitement, anxiety, homesickness, or even fear. Whether it’s your first step towards going pro in a traineeship, second company, or full company position, you want to feel confident and put your best...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 19, 2021 | Ask Amy, Training
My school is connected to a professional company that operates on a show-to-show basis. Students can audition for company performances when they’re 15. My 15th birthday is in February, and I think that our directors are choosing people to participate in virtual...
by Cadence Neenan For Dance Spirit | Dec 3, 2019 | Everything "Nutcracker", News, Training
For any young dancer performing in The Nutcracker, Marie (aka Clara, depending on the production) is a dream role. But Charlotte Nebres, who will be playing Marie in New York City Ballet’s Nutcracker this year isn’t just bringing her own dream to...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 20, 2019 | Ask Amy, Career, Training
I recently didn’t get a part I really wanted and have been rethinking my career choice since then. I just don’t feel the same excitement about dance anymore. I don’t know how to get it back or if—it feels horrible saying this—I should just quit....
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 11, 2018 | Career, Everything "Nutcracker", Profiles
We tend to think that by the time you’ve made it to principal at a major company, you’ve performed all of Nutcracker’s leading roles. But for New York City Ballet star Daniel Ulbricht, this Nutcracker season proves extra special. On December 21,...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 7, 2018 | Ask Amy, Training
My classmates and I are seniors now and about to be cast in our biggest production of the year. I want to dance the lead, but we all have the same dancing skills. How do I stand out in classes to increase my chances of being cast in my dream role? —Mary Caite...
by Caitlin Sims | Apr 1, 2007 | Company Life, Features
“Never underestimate youth,” says Peter Martins, who in his 37 years with New York City Ballet has seen more than a few young dancers achieve early stardom. Martins’s innovative new production of Romeo and Juliet, which premieres on May 1 at the New...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
With a history reaching back to Louis XIV, the Paris Opéra Ballet is one of the dance world’s most tradition-bound institutions. The 154-member company is strictly hierarchical, with casting strongly influenced by rank: leading roles go almost without...