by Caitlin Valentine as told to Katie Slattery | May 21, 2024 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Caitlin Valentine has experienced nearly everything the ballet world can offer. After being handpicked by Fernando Bujones to join Orlando Ballet at age 16, she performed the leading role in nearly every classical ballet, had multiple works created on her, medaled in...
by Katherine Beard | Oct 6, 2023 | Audition Advice, Career, Pointe+
In early 2020, Sophie Williams was about to embark on a supplemental contract performing with English National Ballet. But as the COVID-19 pandemic began forcing many ballet companies to cancel performances, Williams’ position fell through. Determined to find...
by Rachel Fine, MS, RD, CDN, CEDS | Jun 21, 2023 | Health & Body, Nutrition, Pointe+, Wellness
An understanding of nutrition science is fundamental to a ballet dancer’s performance and, arguably, just as important as building technique and crafting artistry. But when it comes to learning about nutrition, most dancers don’t know where to start. To support your...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Mar 16, 2023 | Audition Advice, Career, Pointe+
Rebecca Haw describes the moment, shortly after a director change at her former company, when she realized her job was at risk: “Within a few short weeks I had lost all of my roles. I had been demoted. I had gone from Queen of the Dryads to covering corps of Dryads.”...
by Margaret Fuhrer for Dance Spirit | May 19, 2020 | News, The Latest, Training
If you’re a dancer about to graduate high school, you don’t need to be told just how much COVID-19 has taken away from you. You deserve to be celebrated for your accomplishments. And you also deserve a leg up (pun most definitely intended) when it comes to...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jun 25, 2017 | Career, Company Life
Alaina Andersen, as told to Suzannah Friscia I got my corps contract on my 18th birthday. It was such a relief. I had convinced myself that I would be okay not dancing, but inside I just wanted to get a contract with Miami City Ballet. I’d trained at Milwaukee...