by Sponsored by Westside School of Ballet | Apr 23, 2026 | From Our Sponsors, Pre-Professional Profiles
For dancers at Westside School of Ballet in Los Angeles, preparation for the professional world begins early. Students regularly earn recognition at international competitions, attend prestigious schools, and join major ballet companies. Westside School of Ballet’s...
by Sponsored by Cary Ballet Conservatory | Feb 24, 2025 | From Our Sponsors, Pre-Professional Profiles
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that award-winning ballet conservatories produce award-winning dancers. That’s certainly the case at Cary Ballet Conservatory in Cary, North Carolina, which has won Outstanding School and Outstanding Teacher at Youth America Grand Prix...
by Sponsored by The Dallas Conservatory | Feb 3, 2025 | From Our Sponsors, Pre-Professional Profiles
The Dallas Conservatory (TDC), ten-time winner of the YAGP Outstanding School Award, believes that professional dance training should not be cookie-cutter. Every student has their own goals, interests, and abilities, and treating them as unique individuals can unlock...
by Sponsored by The Sarasota Ballet | Jan 24, 2025 | From Our Sponsors
Considering its alumni success stories, its prominence on the competitive ballet landscape, and the rising profile of its affiliated professional company, The Sarasota Ballet School has clearly emerged as a training destination. Helmed by Sarasota...
by Sponsored by A&A Ballet | Dec 4, 2024 | Pre-Professional Profiles
A&A Ballet president and co-director Alexei Kremnev’s teaching philosophy is as effective as it is simple: “We teach our students as if we were them and had their goals.” If his and co-founder Anna Reznik’s resumés are any indication, students at the...
by Sponsored by Indianapolis Ballet | Dec 2, 2024 | Pre-Professional Profiles
Becoming a professional ballet dancer is about more than technique and artistry. It’s about understanding the demands of the career and what it means to make dancing your full-time job. Indianapolis Ballet’s Professional Level Program, a new one-to-two-year...
by Sponsored by Milwaukee Ballet School and Academy | Feb 15, 2024 | Pre-Professional Profiles
For Milwaukee Ballet II member Fayeth Hartman, attending Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy’s Pre-Professional Program was an obvious choice to help achieve her goal of becoming a professional dancer. She followed in the footsteps of her older brother, who had...
by April Deocariza For Dance Teacher | Oct 27, 2021 | News
Cuban dynamo Joan Boada was a leading star of San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet), where he performed as a principal dancer for 17 years. During that time, he lent his power, charisma and refinement in works by Helgi Tomasson, George Balanchine, Yuri Possokhov and...