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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...