by Amy Brandt | Nov 7, 2024 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles, Training
When Isabella McGuire Mayes, founder of the popular online training platform Ballet With Isabella, entered Russia’s Vaganova Academy at age 15, she was the first British girl to attend the school. Her experience, which she frequently recounts in fascinating detail on...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Oct 24, 2024 | Pointe+, Training
When COVID-19 lockdowns closed in-person studios in 2020, “pivot” quickly became the hot word of the day. “People started online training as an act of desperation because we couldn’t be in class,” says Caitlin Trainor, founder of Dancio, one of the few virtual...