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The Royal Academy of Dance and the Frederick Ashton Foundation Partner Up for 2026 Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition
1+ day, 47+ min ago (198+ words) The partnership centers on integrating the work of Sir Frederick Ashton into the competition experience, allowing participants to study and perform the distinctive choreography that helped define the British ballet tradition." As a key element of the initiative, each candidate…...
Company Partnerships With Universities Give Dancers Flexible Degree Pathways
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (26+ words) Pointe Magazine Company Partnerships With Universities Give Dancers Flexible Degree Pathways by Amy Brandt | Apr 24, 2026...
Westside School of Ballet Bridges Training and the Professional Stage
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (348+ words) Pointe Magazine Westside School of Ballet Bridges Training and the Professional Stage For dancers at Westside School of Ballet in Los Angeles, preparation for the professional world begins early. Students regularly earn recognition at international competitions, attend prestigious schools, and…...
Can Dancers Get the Yips?
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (324+ words) For gymnasts, they're called "the twisties." For baseball pitchers and golfers, they're "the yips." And figure skating might not have a catchy term, but viewers of the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina watched skater Ilia Malinin struggle with elements in…...
San Francisco Ballet School Student Crystal Huang Shares Her Daily Routine
1+ week, 1+ day ago (956+ words) This year, Huang returned to her home state of California to join San Francisco Ballet School's Level 8, in which she was also invited to perform with the trainees and in the company's run of Don Quixote from March 1929. Here, she…...
Akram Khan Rewrites the Narrative for Lady Macbeth at Royal Danish Ballet
1+ week, 3+ day ago (717+ words) A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Courtney danced with Lafayette Ballet Theatre before matriculating to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she graduated with a BFA in dance. She has performed in works by Karole Armitage, Netta Yerushalmy,…...
Ingrid Silva Says Goodbye to Dance Theatre of Harlem, but the Curtain Isn't Closing Yet
2+ week, 2+ day ago (417+ words) As an artist, I'm always hungry to self-discover, and so the decision came through that," Silva said during a recent conversation with Pointe on leaving DTH. I felt like it was time to explore different areas." Silva will take a…...
For His Latest LINES Ballet Premiere, Alonzo King Collaborates With Grammy Winner esperanza spalding
2+ week, 6+ day ago (29+ words) Pointe Magazine For His Latest LINES Ballet Premiere, Alonzo King Collaborates With Grammy Winner esperanza spalding...
Glen Tetley at 100: Celebrating the Choreographer Who Bridged Ballet and Modern Dance
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (34+ words) Pointe Magazine Glen Tetley at 100: Celebrating the Choreographer Who Bridged Ballet and Modern Dance by Emily May | Apr 9, 2026...
5 Lessons I Learned in Ballet That Can Also Apply to Financial Planning
3+ week, 2+ day ago (27+ words) Pointe Magazine 5 Lessons I Learned in Ballet That Can Also Apply to Financial Planning...