by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 20, 2017 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles, Show and Tell
Dancers are famously resourceful and particular when it comes to the products that they keep around to get them through the day. And we all know where those items live: the dance bag. While most dance bags are filled with basics like leotards, pointe shoes, Therabands...
by Amy Brandt | May 17, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
The ’90s were an exciting time at Houston Ballet. Lauren Anderson, who became Houston’s first African–American principal dancer in 1990, reigned as its queen of virtuosic technique; a few years later, a young Cuban wonder named Carlos Acosta joined the...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 4, 2017 | Profiles, Views
When I was a teenager, Lauren Anderson was my generation’s Misty Copeland. The former Houston Ballet star made history as the company’s first African American principal ballerina in 1990, and her partnership with Carlos Acosta thrilled audiences before he...
by Amy Brandt | May 31, 2016 | Profiles, Show and Tell
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. Nashville Ballet dancer Kayla Rowser is one organized woman—her teal Lug bag is full of compartments. “That’s why I love it,” says Rowser. “I need a pocket for every...