by Amy Brandt | Mar 23, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, News, The Latest
The Royal Ballet announced yesterday that it has ended its association with the choreographer Liam Scarlett. Scarlett, who has served as the company’s artist in residence since 2012, had been under investigation for sexual misconduct against Royal Ballet School...
by Julia Guiheen | Oct 16, 2019 | TBT
Sir Anthony Dowell dedicated four decades for his life to The Royal Ballet, first as a principal dancer, and then as the company’s artistic director. His monumental career is a testament to his love for the art form. That love can also be seen in this solo from...
by Julia Guiheen | Sep 4, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Natalia Makarova’s version of Swan Lake, staged in the 1980s for London Festival Ballet (now the English National Ballet), incorporates a pas de quatre choreographed by Sir Fredrick Ashton into the ballet’s opening act. Leanne Benjamin, then just 24 and a...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 1, 2018 | News
For the last few years, World Ballet Day has transfixed millions of ballet lovers with its hours and hours of live-streamed classes, rehearsals and behind-the-scenes extras from major companies around the globe. (We here at Pointe certainly don’t get any work...
by Julia Guiheen | Jan 31, 2018 | Profiles, TBT
Updated 2/6/23. Last week, young ballet dancers from across the globe studied and competed for coveted scholarships at the Prix de Lausanne. This infamous competition has been a launch pad for many of the ballet world’s biggest stars. One such star is Royal...
by Julia Guiheen | Jan 24, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
There are few opportunities as rewarding for a dancer as having choreography created on you. Sir Anthony Dowell, former principal and then artistic director of The Royal Ballet, is one of those rare few who had the chance to originate many roles throughout his...
by Rachel Hellwig | Jan 11, 2018 | News, Videos, Viral Videos
Animal roles might not typically be what dancers dream of performing…but they’re oh-so-fun to watch. You can’t help falling under their spell (and perhaps aspiring to dance one someday). Here’s a round-up of some of our favorite furry and feathered...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 21, 2017 | News, Profiles
This fall English National Ballet wunderkind Cesar Corrales graced the cover of Pointe and spoke about searching for new ways to grow at ENB. Yet just today ENB announced that after three years with the company, Corrales has decided to leave to join The Royal Ballet...