by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The School of American Ballet has a new location: Orange County. Well, at least for the summer. SAB’s Los Angeles Workshop for Young Dancers launched in Santa Monica in 2011, but this year it’s moving to the more centrally-located Maple Conservatory of Dance in...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Who else is hoping for a pair of ballet dancers to win “So You Think You Can Dance” again this year? I know I am! Season 10 auditions start this week, so tie on your pointe shoes and get out there. Here are the upcoming dates and locations: Friday, January 18 in...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Ballet politics turned ugly yesterday: Bolshoi Ballet artistic director Sergei Filin was attacked outside his home last night. A masked man threw a bottle of acid at his face. It’s been reported that Filin’s eyesight might be compromised and he will need...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Want to keep your appetite in check? Start running. Even though exercise often makes us hungrier, certain types of workouts appear to increase hormones that cue us stop eating once our bodies have enough fuel. A study done at the University of Wyoming last year found...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
An interesting twist has come out of the horrific attack on Bolshoi Ballet artistic director Sergei Filin—for the first time in history, a woman is in charge of the iconic Russian ballet company. Former principal Galina Stepanenko will serve as acting director while...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Benjamin Millepied has been named as the next director of dance at the Paris Opéra Ballet. He will succeed current director Brigitte Lefèvre starting in October 2014. Although most of Millepied’s career—as both a dancer with New York City...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Pointe is on the hunt: We’re searching companies across the globe for today’s most promising corps de ballet dancers—and we want your input! Which up-and-comers do you think are destined for stardom? Send your ideas to [email protected], leave a...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Set the DVR: There’s a new ballet drama coming to TV. It basically sounds like a serialized version of “Black Swan”: The project, described in The Hollywood Reporter as “dark and gritty,” will follow a young female ballet dancer with a...