by Steve Sucato | Jan 30, 2024 | Career, Health & Body, Pointe+, Profiles
In December 2022, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre soloist Jessica McCann learned that her right hip was the equivalent to that of a 90-year-old’s. Bone spurs, calcium deposits, and a ready-to-rupture bone cyst could cause permanent damage, her doctors told her. Without a...
by Crystal Nicholls | Nov 27, 2023 | Features, Health & Body, Nutrition, Pointe+
Can the foods we eat impact how quickly we recover from injuries? You may be surprised to learn the answer. Many dancers recognize that injury is an inevitable part of their careers, but they aren’t always equipped to overcome the setback it can cause. According to...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Aug 11, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
With her strong technique and hypermobile limbs, New York City Ballet principal Isabella LaFreniere seems to have it all—including an economics degree from Fordham University. But she hasn’t always had the easiest journey. Early in her career she overcame two major...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 16, 2023 | Career, News, Pointe+
James Whiteside is a consummate multi-hyphenate. The American Ballet Theatre principal is also a choreographer, author, singer and drag queen. And now, Whiteside is back on the air waves with a new podcast, “Front Row.” The show, out every Wednesday and available on...
by Emily May | Jan 30, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Shale Wagman has been one to watch ever since he won the Prix de Lausanne in 2018. Since then, the Canadian dancer—who appeared on “Canada’s Got Talent” as a child before pursuing a classical career—has been flooded with exciting opportunities. Initially signing with...
by Lyndsey Winship | May 5, 2022 | Digital Cover Star, Profiles
When Fumi Kaneko first joined London’s Royal Ballet at age 19, she spent every evening crying in the wings. Not out of misery, or homesickness, but because she was performing in the company’s production of Manon, and she was so moved by what she saw onstage. “The...
by Anna Maples | Jan 28, 2019 | Health & Body, Training
An injury can feel like a complete backslide, but that doesn’t mean you have nothing to gain while you’re on the sidelines. According to researchers from St. Mary’s University, talking out your emotions after getting hurt can make it easier to move...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 10, 2016 | Ask Amy, Cross-Training, Wellness
I have stress fractures in my sesamoid bones and need to be off my feet for four weeks. What are the best non–weight-bearing exercises I can do to stay in ballet shape? —Lindsay Your sesamoid bones (two tiny, pea-shaped bones under the ball of the foot...