by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Ballet class is a place where technique is strengthened and lessons are learned about one’s self as a dancer. We repeat common exercises to tone our bodies, gain further mastery of new steps and develop a keen sense of artistry. We fall, we learn...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
With trainee programs, apprenticeships, second companies and college-level dance programs on the rise, it seems like the idea of the “baby ballerina” has phased out. There are no more Ballet Russes dubbing teens their prima ballerinas. Maria...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Whenever I take class, I sometimes feel like there are a million and one things going through my head: “Turn out your feet (but from the hips)” “Straighten your knees” “Softer port de bras” ...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The Black Swan trailer is out! Even though there are some beautiful dancing shots, this obviously is not your typical ballet movie. Take a peek at the trailer to see for yourself. And stay tuned for more about the movie in Pointe’s December/January issue—we...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The following is a guest blog by San Francisco Ballet principal Yuan Yuan Tan, currently on tour with the company in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stay tuned for more posts from Yuan Yuan! Today is Friday [August 21] and I’m in Copenhagen—jet-lagged, big time!...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The following is a guest blog by San Francisco Ballet principal Yuan Yuan Tan, currently on tour with the company in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stay tuned for more posts from Yuan Yuan! Things are going very well here on our tour to Copenhagen, but there was a bit of drama...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
With stars such as Lorena and Lorna Feijóo, Rolando Sarabia, Carlos Acosta and Jose Manuel Carreño, Cuban dancers are prominent figures in ballet now more than ever. Octavio Roco, a longtime dance critic, wrote Cuban Ballet to tell the story of Cuban...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
As a ballet dancer, one of the last things you ever want to hear is a doctor or physical therapist tell you to take time off from dancing. You think, “There’s no way I’m doing that. I’ll be so out of shape!” However, sometimes it’s...