by Kyra Laubacher and Lilliana Miller | Dec 3, 2025 | News, The Latest
As we approach the new year, the past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news. Check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your December 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Dutch National Ballet’s...
by Gavin Larsen | Mar 18, 2025 | Audition Advice, Career, Pointe+
Before she joined Pacific Northwest Ballet, principal Leta Biasucci was dancing for another West Coast company. Although things were going well there (and she had received a contract for the following season), she was curious about exploring her career options. During...
by Lauren Wingenroth | Sep 15, 2022 | The Latest
Steven Melendez’s life sounds like stuff from which movies are made: While living in a homeless shelter in the Bronx as a child, Melendez discovered ballet through New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT program, which provides scholarships to at-risk children. After an...
by Julia Rosica | May 3, 2022 | News, Profiles
“Empty your minds. Only think about the music,” Diana Byer instructs her class of 10- to 13-year-olds on a recent Saturday afternoon. We’re standing in her studio at Dancespace, on the second floor of New York City’s St. Mark’s Church, set back from the bustle...