by Sierra Hitchcock | Feb 4, 2025 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
When Alec Knight got his first tattoo at 18 to honor his grandfather who had passed away, he was still an apprentice with New York City Ballet. Now a soloist with the company, and with 26 tattoos added to his collection, he remembers how major it felt to get that...
by Kirsten Evans | Nov 21, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Everything "Nutcracker", Pointe+
Each November, when most of the country is slowing down in preparation for Thanksgiving, ballet dancers are ramping up for their busiest time of the year: Nutcracker season. But with notoriously intense rehearsal schedules eating up precious time and energy, it can be...