by Candice Thompson | May 10, 2020 | Training, Wellness
In the summer of 2017, Ana Denton received a direct message from a prominent dance photographer. Denton did not know him, though she was familiar with his photography. At first, he was curious to know where she lived and expressed interest in traveling down to her in...
by Dance Spirit | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Few people GET Instagram as well as Houston Ballet soloist Harper Watters—the only ballet dancer nominated in the Shorty Awards’ dance category this year. The social media maestro has built a large and dedicated following with a mix of gorgeous ballet...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Some dancers call them “fake” ballerinas. Some resent their lack of serious stage credentials to back up their success. Some feel their accounts are deceitful, since regular people don’t know the difference between a great dancer and a great dance...
by Kathleen McGuire | Dec 16, 2018 | Career, Health & Body, Wellness
With nearly 43,000 followers on Instagram, Elisabeth Beyer is a social media sensation. The 16-year-old Ellison Ballet student came in first place in the senior women’s category at the Youth America Grand Prix’s New York City Finals this year and has been...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 10, 2016 | Company Life
Ever wonder what life is like on the road? Well, thanks to social media, you can see for yourself. Next week, while Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet makes an East Coast tour of the U.S., apprentice Philippe Larouche will be taking over the company’s...
by Joseph Carman | May 31, 2016 | Career
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. New York City Ballet principal dancer Lauren Lovette, a prolific user of Instagram, discovered she had an eager following of aspiring ballerinas while guest teaching at Manhattan Youth Ballet and...
by Carrie Seidman | Sep 29, 2015 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2015 issue of Pointe. On a flight home from a teaching stint in California last summer, Miami City Ballet corps member Rebecca King wrote a letter to her former self to post on her popular dance blog, Tendus Under...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The whole reason we log on to Facebook or Twitter is to stay in the know about what’s happening with our friends and family. But it turns out that overusing social media can actually deflate your self esteem. Studies have shown that people who spend more time on...