by Jennifer Heimlich for Dance Magazine | Jun 13, 2024 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Wellness
I’m standing next to a counter in my basement, trying to take a virtual barre taught by New York City Ballet principal Indiana Woodward. But her gorgeously flowy port de bras are totally distracting me. I decide to take a quick break and just enjoy watching her for a...
by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 8, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This month, American Ballet Theatre will make the North American premiere of Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works. The critically acclaimed ballet, created for The Royal Ballet in 2015, is based on three works by 20th-century modernist author Virginia Woolf: Mrs. Dalloway,...
by Dance Magazine | Feb 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every summer I like to visit my sister and nieces. While I was there last year, my niece was making some challenging decisions. She had been dancing at a school with a small competition team and couldn’t figure out if she wanted to continue. Over the last year,...
by Dance Magazine | Jun 13, 2019 | Company Life
Story ballets that debut during American Ballet Theatre’s spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House are always the subject of much curiosity—and, sometimes, much debate. Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre was no different. The ballet follows the eponymous...
by Rachel Hellwig | Jan 2, 2019 | Profiles
From marriage to career transitions to injuries, our 2018 cover stars have had a busy year. Find out what they’ve been up to since they graced the cover of Pointe and what they’re aiming for in 2019. Photo by Jayme Thornton for Pointe Photo by Jayme...
by Marina Harss | Nov 27, 2018 | Profiles
This is Pointe’s December/January 2018 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. Christine Shevchenko and Devon Teuscher have spent practically half their lives with each other. Both dancers joined American Ballet...
by Haley Hilton For Dance Teacher | May 6, 2018 | Profiles
Last July, Devon Teuscher became a principal with American Ballet Theatre. ABT artistic director Kevin McKenzie called her into a meeting and told her, “I think you’ve done wonderful work—I’d like to promote you.” Surprisingly, Teuscher’s...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 12, 2017 | Profiles, Show and Tell
Peek inside Devon Teuscher’s pointe shoes and you’ll see a discreetly placed number. “I want to see how many shoes I go through in a year,” says the American Ballet Theatre principal. “Last year it was close to 200 pairs.” Teuscher...