by Lindsay Martell | Jan 11, 2024 | Adult Ballet Students, Pointe+, Training
If your barre was bursting with bodies in class last year, you’re not alone. 2023 was a huge year for adult ballet students of all levels. Just ask Miya Hisaka, the head of the Adult Ballet Program at The Washington Ballet in Washington, DC. “Every single week I go...
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 Sponsored by The Washington School of Ballet | Jan 16, 2023 | From Our Sponsors, Summer Study, Training
Noura Sander began her professional career at The Washington Ballet in 2021, dancing in Andile Ndlovu’s B1, an ensemble work that marked the company’s return to the stage after the pandemic shutdown. Although the performance was TWB’s reintroduction to...
by Sponsored by The Washington School of Ballet | Dec 22, 2021 | From Our Sponsors, Summer Study, Training
When you think of a top-tier ballet company’s summer intensive, you couldn’t be blamed for envisioning a largely anonymous experience: packed classes, a revolving door of star faculty, and other experiences that are undoubtedly exciting but may not actually lead to...
by Madeline Schrock | Jan 5, 2017 | Company Life
Xiomara Reyes racked up invaluable experience as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Now, she’s sharing that wisdom with students as head of The Washington School of Ballet. Pointe asked Reyes her best advice for dancers as they head...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 15, 2016 | Company Life
Photo by Fabrizio Ferri, Courtesy TWB. Just a year ago, Julie Kent and Xiomara Reyes took their final bows at American Ballet Theatre. Now, the two ABT stars will be working together even more closely. Kent, who was named artistic director of The Washington Ballet in...