by Amy Brandt | Dec 18, 2025 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+, Wellness
As I stood backstage in my snow costume, my bodice felt tight. I tried not to panic—I needed every ounce of oxygen to get through the snow scene in Jean-Paul Comelin’s Nutcracker. As an 18-year-old Milwaukee Ballet trainee, this was my first professional production,...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 14, 2025 | Audition Advice, Pointe+, Summer Study, Training
I will never forget how I felt as a teenager in the weeks leading up to summer intensive auditions. Would the class be hard? Would the teachers be nice? How would I measure up to the other dancers? What if I didn’t get in? Most dancers battle nerves before summer...
