by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 16, 2018 | Career, Profiles
Last fall, Instagram’s dance community blew up when an account titled Biscuit Ballerina started posting videos of an anonymous dancer doing laughably bad ballet. With a look of fierce determination, she would awkwardly make her way through well-known variations,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 16, 2018 | Profiles
Last fall, Instagram’s dance community blew up when an account titled Biscuit Ballerina started posting videos of an anonymous dancer doing laughably bad ballet. With a look of fierce determination, she would awkwardly make her way through well-known variations,...
by Courtney Escoyne | Aug 23, 2018 | Just for fun
We’ll admit it: As excited as we are for fall performance season to start, we are in deep, deep denial that the end of summer is in sight. And we’re also experiencing some serious FOMO looking at the vacation photos flooding our Instagram feeds from some...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Sep 22, 2013 | Company Life
Photography by Casey Herd The gypsy goddess of contemporary ballet has found a home: Nederlands Dans Theater. But although the avant-garde company in The Hague seems like a natural fit for Drew Jacoby’s fierce style, she was rejected when she initially...
by Pointe Magazine | Feb 27, 2011 | Company Life
Interviews by Christopher Blank, Rosie Gaynor and Nancy Wozny A firestorm of controversy over recent reviews that singled out dancers’ bodies for criticism has raised the question of whether body type still matters in today’s ballet world. Does...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Swans, pluck those feathers! Wilis, stow those veils! Dancers everywhere, update those personal websites! Embrace every challenge the dance world throws your way and look for a few more—your future may depend on it. Such is the consensus of the distinguished...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
“Everyone involved in dance is a piece of a big puzzle,” says Samantha Klanac of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. “The more people you can establish a relationship with, the better that puzzle fits together. Obviously, talent is a key factor in landing a job....
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
This interview appeared in the February 6 Pointe e-newsletter. To sign up for the newsletter, click here. Many ballet fans were surprised when longtime freelance star Drew Jacoby decided to join Nederlands Dans Theater last year. But she’ll be beamed back...