by April Deocariza | Aug 4, 2026 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Oklahoma City Ballet corps dancer James Klump proves that cross-training, when done consistently, can have a profound impact over time. “It’s almost like compound interest,” says Klump, who joined OKCB as a trainee in 2020 and was promoted to apprentice in 2021. These...
by Randolph Fernandez as told to Hana Le | Apr 6, 2026 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
In June of 2025, I fainted face-first while walking home. The season had just ended, and I was in the best shape of my life. I’ve always been a healthy person, so it was completely unexpected. The last thing I remember was sending a text to my girlfriend, [fellow...
by Catie Robinson | Sep 29, 2025 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
After living and dancing outside of Boston for the first 18 years of her life, Saint Louis Ballet company member Olivia Cornelius moved to Seattle for the Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s professional division. “I love Boston and its city environment, and Seattle was...
by Cynthia Bond Perry | May 6, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
It’s a technicolor rock fantasy: the first-ever ballet set entirely to music by The Flaming Lips, the psychedelic-rock band that Oklahoma City proudly calls its own. In concert fashion, shifting colored light-beams will pulse to rock-and-roll beats as dancers—at times...
by April Deocariza | Dec 9, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
A maid and butler turn into a Mouse King and Queen. Clara’s grandparents become Grandmother and Grandfather Ginger, while her mother and father transform into the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier. These are just some of the twists Oklahoma City Ballet’s artistic...
by Sponsored by Oklahoma City Ballet | Nov 12, 2024 | From Our Sponsors, Training
There is no magic hairdo. No trendy leotard or lucky audition number that will earn you a spot in a summer intensive program and then—if the pre-professional path is your dream—into a year-round traineeship, second company position, and an eventual job with...
by April Deocariza | Nov 29, 2023 | Health & Body, Pointe+
For years, whole-body cryotherapy has been popular among leading athletes like boxer Floyd Mayweather and basketball star Klay Thompson. But lately, professional ballet dancers have been using this recovery modality to treat muscle soreness and inflammation. While...
by Lauren Warnecke for Dance Magazine | Aug 29, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The dancer, director, and prolific choreographer Gerald Arpino spent his career bringing youthful energy and colorful creativity to ballet stages and, as those who knew him remember, rehearsal studios. “He was wild and passionate,” says Suzanne Lopez, who danced with...