by Avichai Scher For Dance Teacher | May 15, 2024 | News, Profiles
Christopher Charles McDaniel stands out at the School of American Ballet. The only year-round faculty member who didn’t train at the school or dance for New York City Ballet, he’s the first such hire since 1991. He’s also just the third Black teacher to join the...
by April Deocariza | Dec 7, 2020 | Instagram, News, The Latest
Looking for some extra merriment this holiday season? Disney+ is gifting ballet fans with an inside look at the School of American Ballet with its new show “On Pointe.” The six-part docuseries, which began filming in summer 2019 and concluded in early 2020...
by Ilena Peng | Jul 8, 2020 | Dance Spirit, News, Profiles, The Latest
When School of American Ballet student Alexandra de Roos was 8 years old, she placed a collection box at her dance studio for others to donate their gently used dancewear. De Roos, now 17, has since turned that single collection box into a nonprofit organization that...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 12, 2018 | News
There haven’t been many dancers at New York City Ballet over the past nearly fifty years who haven’t been directly influenced by Suki Schorer. This summer, June 15-17, ballet teachers will have a chance to learn how to effectively teach Balanchine...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
AOL Originals first took us into New York City Ballet’s Lincoln Center studios in city.ballet., and now Teen Vogue is doing the same—but this time, the camera is on the School of American Ballet. Strictly Ballet, which launched its first episode today,...