by Sponsored by Boca Ballet Theatre | Jan 8, 2025 | Pre-Professional Profiles
Attending summer intensives during your prime job-hunting years can feel like putting all of your eggs in one basket. If you’re lucky, one artistic director might see you in a class or performance and offer you a contract. Or, maybe, you spend your time and resources...
by Sponsored by Orlando Ballet | Jan 7, 2025 | From Our Sponsors
Big changes have been afoot at Orlando Ballet School: In May 2024, Christopher Alloways-Ramsey joined as the director of education, a newly created position designed to heighten the school’s training and streamline its connection with the attached company. “There was...
by Sponsored by Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet | Jan 6, 2025 | Pre-Professional Profiles
At their best, summer intensives at top-tier ballet schools give new students a taste of what it’s like to study at a prestigious ballet institution, and year-round students have the opportunity to continue their training throughout the summer. That’s exactly the case...
by Gavin Larsen | Jul 5, 2024 | Pointe+, Summer Study, Training
Summer programs offer lots of exciting new experiences, including the chance to meet other students as passionate about ballet as you are. However, when so many enthusiastic, ambitious young dancers come together for a weekslong intensive, there can be less-happy...
by Sponsored by Next Generation Ballet | Feb 5, 2024 | Training
Focused solely on ballet students’ development no matter what company or college awaits them, Next Generation Ballet has produced successful alumni who’ve gone on to join renowned companies around the world, from Boston Ballet to Dutch National...
by Sponsored by Charlotte Ballet | Jan 12, 2024 | Training
Charlotte Ballet trainee Caleb Olenick grew up in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, where his training options were limited. In comparison, Charlotte, North Carolina, where he currently lives and dances, is a big city—in fact, it’s one of the fastest growing cities in...
by Sponsored by The Sarasota Ballet | Jan 10, 2024 | Training
When current Sarasota Ballet coryphée Willa Frantz auditioned for Sarasota Ballet’s Summer Intensive at age 15, she didn’t plan to stay with the company for the next five years. But something about that first audition class, taught by Sarasota...
by Sponsored by School of Philadelphia Ballet | Dec 14, 2023 | Pre-Professional Profiles
For pre-professional dancers, a summer at the School of Philadelphia Ballet means choosing your own adventure from its roster of expertly crafted experiences, led by school director Davit Karapetyan and Philadelphia Ballet artistic director Angel...