by Lauren Warnecke For Dance Teacher | Mar 9, 2021 | Instagram, News, Profiles, The Latest
Former New York City Ballet dancer Silas Farley is set to become dean of the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School, a top-ranked performing arts institution in Los Angeles. Joining Farley is his lifelong mentor Darleen Callaghan, as associate dean....
by Kathleen McGuire | Aug 31, 2017 | Training
Updated 12/22/22. When Miami City Ballet principal soloist Dawn Atkins was a little girl, she set a goal: to be a principal dancer by age 21. More specifically, a principal at New York City Ballet. Atkins was a successful student, joining Boston Ballet School’s...
by Natalia Boesch | Jun 29, 2017 | Technique, Training
Updated on 1/26/2022 Few turns make dancers more tempted to cheat than pirouettes from fifth, especially doubles. Former New York City Ballet principal Jenifer Ringer, who is now on faculty at the Dance Conservatory of Charleston, gives her tips for nailing them...
by Madeline Schrock | Feb 22, 2017 | Company Life
Since 2000, megastars and budding ballet celebrities alike have graced the covers of Pointe. Take a walk with us down memory lane as we recall some of the biggest names from some of our earliest issues. Whether they continue to perform or have transitioned to a...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
We had a hunch that when Jenifer Ringer retired earlier this month, she wasn’t saying “goodbye” to dance at large. The former New York City Ballet principal (and author of Dancing Through It) will be moving to California to direct Colburn Dance...