by Amy Brandt | Oct 12, 2017 | Training
“When I compete, I’m the type to get nervous and shaky,” says 19-year-old Eleanor Rodriguez. Growing up, the Phoenix, Arizona native had competed in figure skating and archery, but last month she got her first taste competing in the ballet world when...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 17, 2017 | Career, Training
Over the past week, 52 dancers from 14 countries trained in the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus flocked to Lisbon, Portugal, for the 2017 Genée International Ballet Competition. After four days of coaching (see highlights on our Instagram), the dancers competed...
by Candice Thompson | Feb 1, 2015 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
This is Pointe’s February/March 2015 Cover Story. On a rainy October morning, Boston Ballet’s Dusty Button sails through a pas de cinq rehearsal for Swan Lake. The variation is long and thankless, full of uncomfortable jump sequences and tricky...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Haven’t nailed down any summer plans yet? There’s still time to apply to the Royal Academy of Dance’s two-week Performance Course, new to the United States this year. Instead of focusing on technique, the spotlight in this intensive shifts to...
