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How to Prep If You Want a Trainee or Second Company Spot Next Year

How to Prep If You Want a Trainee or Second Company Spot Next Year

by Hannah Chang Foster | Sep 26, 2024 | Pointe+, Training

Kellen Hornbuckle attended Houston Ballet summer intensives for six years in a row, being invited back on scholarship. But she didn’t let the artistic staff’s evident interest in her make her complacent. When she was finally ready to make the leap to leave her home...
Semi-Pro Limbo: Breaking Into the Professional Ranks From a Second Company or Trainee Program is Taking Longer Than Ever

Semi-Pro Limbo: Breaking Into the Professional Ranks From a Second Company or Trainee Program is Taking Longer Than Ever

by Candice Thompson | Mar 31, 2016 | Career

This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. After two years as a trainee and then one as a second company member at Orlando Ballet, 22-year-old Aurélio Guimarães wasn’t able to audition much due to an injury. When The...
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