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The History of Pointe Shoes: The Landmark Moments That Made Ballet's Signature Shoe What It Is Today

The History of Pointe Shoes: The Landmark Moments That Made Ballet's Signature Shoe What It Is Today

by Julia Guiheen | Aug 4, 2020 | Instagram, The Latest, Training

Pointe shoes, with their ability to elevate a dancer both literally and metaphorically to a superhuman realm, are the ultimate symbol of a ballerina’s ethereality and hard work. For students, receiving a first pair of pointe shoes is a rite of passage. The shoes...
Beyond Pink Satin: Dancewear Companies Reckon with Implicit Bias

Beyond Pink Satin: Dancewear Companies Reckon with Implicit Bias

by Nile Cappello For Dance Spirit | Jun 15, 2020 | The Latest, Training

Implicit bias and racial stereotyping are rampant in the dance world . That’s a fact dancers of color have always known. But the anti-racism protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd—protests whose effects have reverberated through a myriad of...
PNB’s Amanda Morgan Is Raising Her Voice Against Injustice

PNB’s Amanda Morgan Is Raising Her Voice Against Injustice

by Lydia Murray For Dance Magazine | Jun 14, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles

On June 4, Pacific Northwest Ballet corps member Amanda Morgan posted an Instagram video of her impassioned speech at a Seattle protest in response to George Floyd’s death. After introducing herself to the cheering crowd as the only Black ballerina in her...
6 Major Dancewear Brands Announce Plans to Release Pointe Shoes in Diverse Shades

6 Major Dancewear Brands Announce Plans to Release Pointe Shoes in Diverse Shades

by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 8, 2020 | Dance Spirit, Instagram, News, The Latest

Updated on June 12, 2020 Last year, in a segment on “The Today Show” on diverse shades of pointe shoes, Dance Theatre of Harlem artistic director Virginia Johnson reflected on the groundbreaking 1970’s-era performance, when DTH founder Arthur...
My Experience as a Black Ballerina in a World of Implicit Bias

My Experience as a Black Ballerina in a World of Implicit Bias

by Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy | Jun 4, 2020 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Instagram, News, Profiles, The Latest

I remember the first year that I competed at the Youth America Grand Prix. I was 17 years old and particularly excited to be participating in a competition that focused on ballet. First up for my age group was classical, where I danced Kitri’s Act I variation...
What to Watch: Dance Theatre of Harlem Streams Its Historic "Creole Giselle" on June 6

What to Watch: Dance Theatre of Harlem Streams Its Historic "Creole Giselle" on June 6

by Amy Brandt | Jun 3, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, The Latest

In 1984, Dance Theatre of Harlem co-founder Arthur Mitchell took one of ballet oldest surviving ballets, Giselle, and gave it a uniquely American twist: He moved the ballet’s setting from medieval Europe to an Afro-Creole community in 1840s Louisiana. The...
Op-Ed: Where is Your Outrage? Where is Your Support?

Op-Ed: Where is Your Outrage? Where is Your Support?

by Theresa Ruth Howard For Dance Magazine | May 31, 2020 | News, The Latest

For the last five years the dance world, and specifically the ballet world, has been enrolled in the mission to understand and implement diversity, equity and inclusion into the field at all levels. A great deal of funding has been allocated towards efforts of...
Kayla Rowser Says Goodbye to Nashville Ballet, But Not to Activism

Kayla Rowser Says Goodbye to Nashville Ballet, But Not to Activism

by Steve Sucato | May 26, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles

In addition to cancelled shows, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted final performances for many retiring dancers. This week, Pointe is giving several retiring principals and soloists a chance to reflect on their careers and offer advice to the next generation....
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