by Amanda Sherwin For Dance Spirit | Jul 16, 2019 | News, Viral Videos
Dreams, drama, and capital-D DANCE: The brand-new High Strung Free Dance trailer just dropped, and it is chock-full of everything we love. Quick catch-up: High Strung Free Dance is the much-anticipated sequel to the original 2016 High Strung film. The new movie stars...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 27, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Updated on 3/13/2020 With ballet schools, companies and theaters closing to encourage social distancing in the wake of COVID-19, now is the perfect opportunity to hunker down for a ballet movie night. For your convenience, we’ve put together a list of some of...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 26, 2018 | Profiles, Trending
You might be used to throwing on a leotard, tights and warm-ups each day, but now it’s summer, and your schedule is different. Whether you’re trying to dress to impress for a day off at your intensive or you’re packing for a much-needed vacation...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 7, 2016 | Company Life
In 2012, Keenan Kampa made history as the first American to join Russia’s Mariinsky Ballet. While technically a coryphée, she danced both soloist and principal roles. But in 2014, the Vaganova Academy graduate made a bold move—she quit the company...
by Suzannah Friscia | Feb 18, 2016 | Company Life
Courtesy High Strung A long time ago, we heard about a new dance movie in the works starring former Mariinsky Ballet dancer (and style icon) Keenan Kampa. But it was unclear when we’d get to see Kampa make her acting debut. Now we can happily confirm that High...
by Suzannah Friscia | Sep 29, 2015 | Profiles, Studio to Street
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2015 issue of Pointe. Keenan Kampa counts Alexa Chung and Iris Apfel among her fashion inspirations, but her favorite style icon is someone she considers one of her best friends. “Not to be weird,” she...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
We all felt a little defeated when “Bunheads” and “Breaking Pointe” were taken off the air. But news of Starz’s “Flesh and Bone” cheered us up a little. And now High Strung, a movie about a musician who meets a ballerina who...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Last week, we let you know about the Los Angeles auditions for the upcoming dance film High Strung—and got inquiries from a few East Coast dancers who felt left out in the cold. Well, if you missed the L.A. tryout, good news: The film, choreographed by Dave Scott, is...