by Sierra Hitchcock | May 22, 2024 | Pointe+, Training
Many ballet students take the step of moving to a new country to continue their training. And while it’s not an uncommon story, like any new endeavor, it can have both its challenges and its highlights. Pointe spoke with three dancers about what their time training...
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 Joselli Deans for Dance Magazine | Nov 17, 2023 | Dance Magazine, News, The Latest
Ballerina and teacher Delores Browne Abelson, known professionally as Delores Browne, transitioned on October 2, 2023. Her close friend, Marilyn Napoli, confirmed that Browne had battled kidney cancer for several months. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Browne...
by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 5, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments At Stuttgart Ballet, Henrik Erikson and Gabriel Figueredo have...
by Martha Anne Toll | Feb 27, 2023 | News, The Latest
Alice Robb’s Don’t Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet (Mariner Books, $29.99) opens a window into ballet’s behind-the-scenes mysteries. Part memoir, part reportage, the book explores George Balanchine’s artistic legacy, as well as the physical and technical...
by Zoe Phillips and Kyra Laubacher | Dec 23, 2021 | News, The Latest
The end of the year brings an exciting new batch of promotions and career changes from San Francisco to Denmark! Catch up on the ballet world’s latest news before we head into 2022. A New Soloist for San Francisco Ballet View this post on Instagram A post shared...
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 Daniel Applebaum For Dance Teacher | Sep 3, 2020 | News
Aesha Ash is obsessed with movement. After training at the School of American Ballet and dancing with New York City Ballet, she traveled the world with Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. Ash spent that...