by Emma Love Suddarth | Sep 3, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
“Fitness is my passion,” says Felecia Baker. The Washington Ballet dancer, who plans to continue fitness training as her career after ballet, has achieved multiple certifications and works as an instructor in numerous forms of cross-training, including Gyrotonic....
by Amy Brandt | Dec 6, 2024 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Washington Ballet audiences are enjoying a familiar face this Nutcracker season: Brooklyn Mack. The star dancer, who spent nine years at the company before embarking on a full-time guest-artist career in 2018, has returned for select performances as the Cavalier...
by Linnea Swarting | Apr 4, 2024 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
For 19-year-old Abigail Brent, getting promoted into The Washington Ballet’s Studio Company was, she says, “a dream come true.” After spending a year in TWB’s trainee program, the Charlottesville, Virginia, native started with the Studio Company—which performs in...
by April Deocariza | Mar 15, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
As one of the first Asian American artistic directors for a major U.S. company, Edwaard Liang has been a groundbreaker in ballet. BalletMet, in Columbus, Ohio, has been Liang’s home since 2013, but he was recently appointed as the new artistic director for The...
by Monica Stephenson | Feb 23, 2024 | Black History Month, Pointe+, Profiles
Sandra Fortune-Green is proof that success is not always immediate, but perseverance is lasting. In 1973, at the age of 22, she began training diligently for the second Moscow International Ballet Competition. She was the only American candidate that year—and she says...
by Sponsored by The Washington School of Ballet | Dec 18, 2023 | Training
Ask Harry Warshaw, a Washington Ballet Studio Company dancer, what his greatest personal and professional leap has been, and you might be surprised by his answer: learning how to relax. The lesson came several years ago during his first summer intensive at The...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 11, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Hannah Fischer has been promoted to principal at Miami City...
by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 4, 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 On July 6, The Royal Ballet artistic director Kevin O’Hare...