by Sponsored by Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet | Dec 15, 2023 | Pre-Professional Profiles
For serious ballet students aiming for professional careers, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s 5-Week Summer Ballet Program is dedicated to the growth of its dancers. “When you return home, teachers are surprised by the amount of improvement their...
by Linnea Swarting | Dec 15, 2023 | Pointe+, Technique, Training
Performing 32 fouettés is widely regarded as the ultimate display of strength and control in many principal roles. Although “fouetté” translates to “whipped,” there is much more to this step than spinning, physically and mentally. Alan Hineline, resident choreographer...
by Kyra Laubacher for Dance Teacher | May 18, 2023 | News, The Latest
It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since Noelani Pantastico joined the faculty of her alma mater, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. The beloved dancer had officially hung up her pointe shoes only a few months prior, capping off an incredible...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Mar 11, 2020 | News, The Latest, Training
Just because “social distancing” means your classes got canceled, your training doesn’t need to stop. Some studios are livestreaming their classes to students. Some dancers are giving themselves kitchen-counter barre. But there are also several...
by Rachel Hellwig | Sep 26, 2019 | Everything "Nutcracker", Profiles, Training
Updated on 9/7/22. The end of summer can only mean one thing in ballet world: Nutcracker audition season. It’s the time of year when everyone at your studio is on edge with excitement, nerves and dreams. It’s when you rewatch DVDs of past performances,...
by Julie Diana Hench For Dance Magazine | Mar 5, 2019 | Profiles
“At every possible opportunity, I hope to instill in children a love for the arts and for classical music,” said Marcia Dale Weary, beloved teacher and founder of Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. “Along with that, I hope to help them develop...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 14, 2018 | News, Training
“Who here is terrified of choreographing?” It was a question posed by Pacific Northwest Ballet School teacher Eva Stone five weeks ago, sitting on the floor among her class of female summer intensive students. “Almost all of them raised their hand,...
by Natalia Boesch | Dec 7, 2017 | Technique, Training
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s founding artistic director Marcia Dale Weary shares how she coaches renversés of sigh-inducing beauty. Practice it slowly: To help her students tackle renversé, Marcia Dale Weary first gives it in adagio. Take a développé to...