by Avichai Scher | Oct 16, 2023 | Pointe+, Training
When Matthew Fontana, 13, arrived at the School of American Ballet last summer, it was the first time he’d been in a class full of boys. During the school year, he trains at Rye Ballet Conservatory in New York State. The school has a growing program for young boys,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 24, 2017 | Profiles
“I’m here because we have a hero in our midst,” said New York State Senator Brad Hoylman before American Ballet Theatre’s company class this morning. He was addressing ABT corps dancer Gray Davis, who you may remember saved the life of a man...
by Natalia Boesch | Oct 12, 2017 | Profiles, Technique
A double tour, says American Ballet Theatre principal Herman Cornejo, “is the step that defines a male dancer.” Here, he shares his thoughts on mastering this necessary trick. Don’t anticipate: “The takeoff is hard,” Herman Cornejo...
by David Hallberg As Told To Candice Thompson | Nov 20, 2014 | Career, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the December 2014/January 2015 issue of Pointe. Dance was always my refuge. School was hell for me—it was like a page out of Lord of the Flies. Survival of the fittest was the guiding principle of my middle school. While...