by Julie Diana Hench | Jul 31, 2014 | Career
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2014 issue of Pointe. During my years as a principal with San Francisco Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet, it made me cringe if new corps members pulled out their phones to text or tweet. It felt unprofessional in...
by Pointe Magazine | Jul 31, 2014 | Company Life
Amanda Assucena, Joffrey Ballet Not many first-year company members get the chance to perform a principal role, let alone two—but last season, the Joffrey Ballet’s Amanda Assucena did just that. In addition to dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy in the company’s...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
There’s a warm and fuzzy feeling when dancers you’ve been following for years finally make it to the top. Of course, just making it into a company is a remarkable accomplishment and something to be proud of. But if there’s one thing successful...