by Robin Holland, MCSP, HCPC | Dec 28, 2021 | Adult Ballet Students, Top Stories, Training
Pointework is often considered the pinnacle of ballet training and a fundamental part of our modern ballet culture. If you have been working hard in class, it’s natural to aspire to pointe. But if you’re an adult student, you may ask, “Am I too old to start?” While...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 24, 2021 | Ask Amy, Top Stories, Training
I started pointe several months ago—a year behind my classmates—and am still doing échappés, relevés and balances in the center. My teacher, however, is now encouraging me to do pirouettes and more complicated turns on pointe. When should I start doing complex...
by Sponsored by Harlequin Floors | Jun 27, 2021 | From Our Sponsors, Training
“Make sure you’re feeling the floor!” If you had a dollar for every time you’ve heard a teacher say that, you’d be able to buy a new pair of pointe shoes every single day for life. But what does it actually mean to “feel the...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Aug 12, 2019 | News, Profiles
ABT besties Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside have a dream: To get the most dancers ever to go on pointe at the same time. The pair, who go by the joint nickname “The Cindies,” have teamed up with the morning talk show “Live with Kelly and...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Nov 12, 2018 | News
There’s a new tool that lets amputee ballet dancers perform on pointe. As reported in Dezeen, an architecture and design magazine, industrial designer Jae-Hyun An has created a prosthesis he calls the”Marie . T” (after Marie Taglioni, of course) that...
by Anna Maples | Aug 12, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Houston Ballet Brings a World Premiere to Jacob’s Pillow August 15-18 , for the first time in almost four decades, Houston Ballet is appearing at Jacob’s Pillow,...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 9, 2018 | Company Life
Chances are, you’ve seen (and “liked”) photographer Omar Z Robles’ beautiful shots of ballet dancers on social media. Rather than clean and tidy studio photos, his work captures dancers (“the ultimate subject,” he says) outside and...
by Sponsored by Só Dança | Apr 23, 2018 | News
Looking for your next audition shoe? Shot at and in collaboration with Broadway Dance Center, Só Dança has launched a new collection of shoes working with some pretty famous faces of the musical theater world! Offered in two different styles and either 2.5″ or...
