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Colorado Ballet’s Ariel McCarty Shares Her Journey From Summer Study to Company Life

Colorado Ballet’s Ariel McCarty Shares Her Journey From Summer Study to Company Life

by Sponsored by Colorado Ballet Academy | Dec 16, 2021 | Summer Study, Training

The first company Ariel McCarty ever auditioned for was Colorado Ballet. At the time, she was working on rebuilding her strength after an illness, but artistic director Gil Boggs took the time to talk to McCarty personally after the audition. Wanting to help her reach...
COVID-19 Has Made It Easier to Train Outside Your Studio—but Should You?

COVID-19 Has Made It Easier to Train Outside Your Studio—but Should You?

by Gavin Larsen | Mar 4, 2021 | Training

Of all the unprecedented effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the dance world, perhaps the most unthinkable a year ago was the forced pivot to online training. With many studios mandated to close, we’ve outfitted our homes with barres and marley and...
Colorado Ballet Academy Offers Exceptional Training, No Matter the Format

Colorado Ballet Academy Offers Exceptional Training, No Matter the Format

by Sponsored by Colorado Ballet Academy | Dec 7, 2020 | Higher Ed, Summer Intensives

Let’s face it—2020 has been full of surprises. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the dance world to abide by social-distancing measures, ballet schools have had to create innovative approaches to delivering high-quality training. With that in mind, what...
Erica Fischbach's Tips for Practicing Piqué Turns in Quarantine

Erica Fischbach's Tips for Practicing Piqué Turns in Quarantine

by Pointe Magazine | Aug 13, 2020 | Technique, Viral Videos

A string of piqué turns en dedans, says Erica Fischbach, director of Colorado Ballet Academy, should appear powerful yet effortless. “The effect you want to create is that you’re flying.” In this video tutorial, Fischbach offers her insights for...
7 Tips for Improving Your Piqué Turns, Plus Advice for Practicing at Home

7 Tips for Improving Your Piqué Turns, Plus Advice for Practicing at Home

by Natalia Boesch | Jul 9, 2020 | Technique, Training

A string of piqué turns en dedans, says Erica Fischbach, director of Colorado Ballet Academy, should appear powerful yet effortless. “The effect you want to create is that you’re flying.” Here are her tips to achieve this as you whirl through...
The Pointe Shop Goes on the Road: Josephine Lee Explores Colorado Ballet (Plus, Pointe Shoe Hacks From Principal Dana Benton)

The Pointe Shop Goes on the Road: Josephine Lee Explores Colorado Ballet (Plus, Pointe Shoe Hacks From Principal Dana Benton)

by Josephine Lee | Sep 18, 2018 | Profiles, Training, Viral Videos

Earlier this summer, we followed master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based The Pointe Shop as she made her on a pointe shoe fitting tour around the West Coast and California. Now she’s back, this time on a 45-day tour from California to...
These 5 Bad Habits Are Easy to Forget, But Fixing Them Can Take Your Dancing to the Next Level

These 5 Bad Habits Are Easy to Forget, But Fixing Them Can Take Your Dancing to the Next Level

by Gavin Larsen | Aug 3, 2017 | Training

Striving for higher extensions, more turnout and bigger jumps may be at the top of your agenda in daily class. But what about those finer points of your technique, the subtleties that make a dancer really shine? They need just as much of your attention, and letting...
Beyond Ballet Class: Enrichment Courses Give Dancers Tools for Becoming Well-Rounded Professionals

Beyond Ballet Class: Enrichment Courses Give Dancers Tools for Becoming Well-Rounded Professionals

by Emily Katz | Aug 2, 2015 | Training

This story originally appeared in the August/September 2015 issue of Pointe. When choosing a pre-professional program, many dancers focus on the number of hours they’ll spend training in the studio. But technique is only one ingredient in the recipe for making a...
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