by Kyra Laubacher | May 6, 2024 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments San Francisco Ballet corps members Kamryn Baldwin,...
by April Deocariza | Aug 22, 2022 | Training
On August 1, young, aspiring dancers from all over Mexico gathered in Monterrey, Nuevo León, to have their chance to earn a spot at London’s prestigious Royal Ballet School. It was the first time the school has ever held auditions in Mexico. The event was part of...
by Lucy Van Cleef | May 31, 2022 | Training
While most ballet schools in the U.S. experience a lull between Nutcracker and preparation for spring showcases, students at London’s Royal Ballet School have been busy. That’s because assessments—mid-semester evaluations for every student at the school—have just...
by Claudia Bauer | Aug 27, 2017 | Career, Profiles
Wearing leggings and a puffy vest as she works in one of The Royal Ballet’s light-filled studios, Charlotte Edmonds could pass for a corps de ballet member. Instead, she is choreographing on them, creating dynamic, ballet-based contemporary dance in her role as...
by Nancy Wozny | Nov 23, 2015 | Training
This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. When the San Francisco Ballet School trainees flew to Texas for a week of classes and performances with Houston Ballet II last year, HBII dancer Mackenzie Richter felt the need to step...
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...
