by Stephanie Kramer | Oct 4, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Marika Molnar, founder and president of Westside Dance Physical Therapy in New York City, recommends these useful exercises to control knee hyperextension. Exercises demonstrated by Manhattan Youth Ballet student Esmé Quirk. Videography by Meghan Keeney 1. Muscle...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 28, 2018 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Trending, Viral Videos
As all bunheads know, there’s so much more to dancing on pointe than sewing and bourées. In this new video, The Australian Ballet lays it all out for us, from A-Z. Or rather from “Arch” to “Zzzzzz’s.” Using a super fast-paced style,...
by Pointe Magazine | Aug 16, 2018 | Career, Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
All week , Houston Ballet soloist Harper Watters has been giving us the inside scoop on the company’s tour to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. In this last installment, we’ll see how the dancers prep for opening night (hint: it involves a good nap and...
by Pointe Magazine | Aug 15, 2018 | Career, Profiles, Viral Videos
Houston Ballet has been taking Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival by storm this week, and soloist Harper Watters has been filling us in on how it’s going. In yesterday’s vlog he took us around the historic festival’s scenic grounds and barn-like...
by Pointe Magazine | Aug 14, 2018 | Career, Profiles, Viral Videos
Houston Ballet is at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival this week—and company soloist Harper Watters is taking us behind the scenes as the company settles in at this historic landmark. Catch HB in action on their first day of class and rehearsal, and stay tuned for...
by Anna Maples | Aug 12, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Houston Ballet Brings a World Premiere to Jacob’s Pillow August 15-18 , for the first time in almost four decades, Houston Ballet is appearing at Jacob’s Pillow,...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 9, 2018 | Company Life
Chances are, you’ve seen (and “liked”) photographer Omar Z Robles’ beautiful shots of ballet dancers on social media. Rather than clean and tidy studio photos, his work captures dancers (“the ultimate subject,” he says) outside and...
by Anna Maples | Aug 5, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Vail Dance Festival Races to the Finish Line This Sunday, Vail Dance Festival wraps up an eventful few weeks jam-packed with premieres, collaborations and guests. The final...