by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 2, 2025 | Pointe+, Training
When Aubrey Daniels was 12, she faced a tough decision. The Houston native had been offered a spot at a pre-professional ballet school, but taking it would have required her to begin academic classes online. “The thought of leaving my school, and my friends, was so...
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 Sponsored by Ellison Ballet | Jan 5, 2021 | From Our Sponsors, Summer Intensives, Summer Study
Summer intensives are much more than just a way to stay in shape over a break. The rigorous schedule, as well as exposure to new teachers, programs and styles, sets dancers up for the school year ahead, and allows them to make huge strides towards their dance goals....
by Gavin Larsen | Jan 16, 2020 | Summer Study, Training
Summer intensives are wonderful opportunities to focus on your technique and artistry, study with new teachers and take classes you may not regularly get. But in addition to traditional multi-week, all-encompassing programs, many schools are now adding shorter...
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 Chava Pearl Lansky | May 15, 2018 | Training, Trending
Last month, Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program student Elisabeth Beyer came in first place in the senior women’s category at the Youth America Grand Prix’s New York City Finals. Pointe touched base with the 16-year-old Rye, New York native to...