by Gavin Larsen | Oct 20, 2026 | Cross-Training, Pointe+, Technique, Training
When Indianapolis Ballet company artist Ava Bernardo started pointe at age 11, she faced a major hurdle: getting fully on top of her pointe-shoe box. She had already been working hard to improve range of motion in her feet and ankles, which weren’t very flexible. “But...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 9, 2025 | Technique, Training
When Lynne Charles was working in Germany as a ballet mistress in Gelsenkirchen and as a professor at the Folkwang University of Arts, she noticed an uptick in lower-leg and foot injuries in dancers. This aligned with conversations she’d had with teachers and...