by Sponsored by Ellison Ballet | Nov 17, 2023 | From Our Sponsors, Training
For 15-year-old Ellison Ballet student Viktoria Papakalodouka, dancing has always been about performing. “Whenever I’m onstage, I feel like it’s my home,” she says. Papakalodouka knows the stage is something familiar to professional dancers, but for...
by Sponsored by Ellison Ballet | Nov 18, 2022 | From Our Sponsors, Summer Study, Training
Once dancers Austin Eyler and Kouadio Davis got a taste of Edward Ellison’s approach to ballet, they couldn’t stay away. Eyler, now a 24-year-old soloist with Philadelphia Ballet, first attended a New York City–based Ellison Ballet summer program when he was 19, and...
by Lydia Murray | Apr 8, 2022 | Technique, Training, Your Training
The Italian fouetté is one of classical ballet’s most complex—and striking—steps, appearing in iconic ballets such as Don Quixote and Coppélia. Whether your goal is to prepare for a performance or simply to reach your highest potential, mastering this movement will...
by Haley Hilton | May 29, 2019 | Profiles, Trending
This is Pointe’s Summer 2019 cover story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. In Ballet West’s company class at Salt Lake City’s historic Capitol Theatre, demi-soloist Emily Neale stands poised in first...
by Toba Singer | Dec 4, 2018 | Profiles, Training
Elisabeth Beyer may only be 16, but she is already cultivating an international following. A Professional Training Program student at Ellison Ballet in New York City, this year she won first place in the senior women’s finals at the Youth America Grand Prix in...
by Kathryn Holmes | Oct 14, 2018 | Training
You’ve watched First Position, the 2011 documentary about dancers at Youth America Grand Prix. You’ve studied videos of past ballet competition winners online. Now, you’re interested in joining those elite ranks by entering a competition yourself....
by Amy Brandt | May 13, 2015 | Company Life
In 2004, as dancers waited in the hallway for their usual morning class at Steps on Broadway in New York City, they could catch a glimpse of teacher Edward Ellison privately coaching individuals in a small studio near the reception desk. From that handful of students,...
