by Candice Thompson | Dec 19, 2018 | Summer Study, Training
Before attending the Alonzo King LINES Ballet summer program at age 18, Maya Harr did not have much experience with improvisation. In fact, she was such an introverted bunhead that even the word seemed scary. “The teacher came into the studio, turned off the...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 28, 2017 | Ask Amy
I’m performing in a contemporary ballet piece for the first time and every rehearsal feels like I’ve never danced a day in my life. Help! —Simone When I was a young corps member, I was cast in Alonzo King’s MAP. I was so excited—until I...
by Katherine Beard | Nov 30, 2016 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles
At first glance, Ballet Hispanico second-company member Stefanie Roper looks as though she has been dancing since she could walk. Her perfectly arched feet and petite, athletic frame accentuate a particular fluidity of movement that only the most seasoned dancer tends...
by Claudia Bauer | Nov 22, 2016 | Career, Profiles
Courtney Henry knew she wanted to dance for Alonzo King LINES Ballet while she was still a student in the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program. “I saw LINES perform at The Joyce Theater, and I was blown away, particularly by the women,” she remembers. “They...
by Laura Cappelle | Nov 22, 2016 | Career, Profiles
Photographed for Pointe by Julien Benhamou Crystal Pite considers herself to be on the contemporary end of the dance spectrum, but she’s playing in the major league of ballet companies this season. In September, the Canadian choreographer debuted The...
by Marcie Sillman | Nov 2, 2016 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. Vancouver, British Columbia’s 2010 Olympic Winter Games were golden for more than just big-name athletes. Like so many Vancouverites at that time, Ballet BC dancer Alexis Fletcher and...
by Madeline Schrock | Oct 12, 2016 | Cross-Training, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. Cross-training keeps Andrea Yorita prepared for the demanding variety in BalletX’s repertoire. Choreographic chameleon: At BalletX, Andrea Yorita performs a wide range of contemporary...
by Ashley Rivers | May 31, 2015 | Training
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. When she was a teenager, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancer Seia Rassenti’s training was about as classical as it could get. A full-time bunhead at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC, she...