- How to Refresh Your Dance Wardrobe for Summer
by Catie Robinson on June 11, 2026 at 1:43 pmNow that the academic year is over and recitals are wrapping up, it’s time to toss that rotten banana at the bottom of your dance bag—or, better yet, give the entire thing a good cleaning. You’ve worked hard this year, and so has all your dancewear. We recommend giving it some TLC. Pointe spoke with The post How to Refresh Your Dance Wardrobe for Summer appeared first on Pointe Magazine.
- Pointe Live Classes & Conversations Returns to Chicago on July 25, 2026
by Pointe Magazine on June 11, 2026 at 1:33 pmSave the date! We’re excited to announce that Pointe Live Classes & Conversations is returning to Chicago this summer on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Our Chicago event will take place at Joffrey Ballet of Chicago’s studios. Dancers will enjoy a series of master classes with Milwaukee Ballet leading artist Jennifer Hackbarth and Joffrey Ballet artist The post <i>Pointe</i> Live Classes & Conversations Returns to Chicago on July 25, 2026 appeared first on Pointe Magazine.
- Pointe Live Classes & Conversations 2026 Is Heading to Philadelphia on July 12
by Pointe Magazine on June 11, 2026 at 1:15 pmBig news! This summer, we’re hosting our annual Pointe Live Classes & Conversations in Philadelphia for the first time. Our event will take place at Philadelphia Ballet’s brand-new Center for Dance on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Dancers will have the opportunity to take two master classes led by Philadelphia Ballet rehearsal director and former New The post <i>Pointe</i> Live Classes & Conversations 2026 Is Heading to Philadelphia on July 12 appeared first on Pointe Magazine.
- Straight Knees in a Hyperextended World
by Hannah Chang Foster on June 10, 2026 at 3:00 pmNew York City Ballet principal Miriam Miller remembers feeling insecure about her leg lines growing up, especially next to her classmates with hyperextended knees. “ It was something that I always wished that I had, because I felt like my knees never looked straight,” recalls Miller. “I would be told, ‘Straighten your knees, pull up.’ And The post Straight Knees in a Hyperextended World appeared first on Pointe Magazine.
- As the Black Swan Musical Premieres, Dancer Ava Noble Takes Us Behind the Scenes
by Katherine Beard on June 9, 2026 at 1:00 pmBlack Swan, the Darren Aronofsky movie thriller that catapulted ballet into pop culture (while ruffling many dancers’ feathers), just made its stage premiere, 16 years after hitting the silver screen. Black Swan—the musical by Jen Silverman, with lyrics and score by Dave Malloy—officially opened on June 3 at Harvard University’s Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, The post As the <i>Black Swan</i> Musical Premieres, Dancer Ava Noble Takes Us Behind the Scenes appeared first on Pointe Magazine.
- Here Are The Strictly Come Dancing Celebrity Contestants for 2026
by Ballet News on June 10, 2026 at 2:22 pmStrictly Come Dancing 2026 is coming! The eagerly anticipated new series is getting ready to once again light up Saturday and Sunday nights this autumn on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and the first celebrity contestant has been confirmed as award winning actress Lacey Turner. Lacey Turner says: “I am so excited to being making The post Here Are The Strictly Come Dancing Celebrity Contestants for 2026 first appeared on Ballet News .
- Covent Garden celebrates 100 years of The Royal Ballet School with summer-long cultural takeoverby Ballet News on May 22, 2026 at 3:31 pm
COVENT GARDEN CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL WITH A SUMMER-LONG CULTURAL TAKEOVER 21 May 2026 Covent Garden and The Royal Ballet School will come together this summer for a landmark Piazza takeover marking the School’s centenary year, transforming one of London’s most iconic public spaces into an open-air celebration of ballet, performance and The post Covent Garden celebrates 100 years of The Royal Ballet School with summer-long cultural takeover first appeared on Ballet News .
- The BBC Reveals Strictly Come Dancing 2026by Ballet News on May 6, 2026 at 1:22 pm
The BBC and BBC Studios today confirm plans for Strictly Come Dancing 2026, as the eagerly anticipated new series gets ready to once again light up Saturday and Sunday nights this autumn on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Made by BBC Studios Entertainment, Strictly Come Dancing remains as the biggest Entertainment title for viewer hours The post The BBC Reveals Strictly Come Dancing 2026 first appeared on Ballet News .
- Announcing The Royal Ballet and Opera 2026/27 Seasonby Ballet News on April 15, 2026 at 7:11 pm
Royal Ballet and Opera 2026/27 Season • A Season of ballet masterworks: Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Ashton’s Symphonic Variations and Daphnis and Chloë, and MacMillan’s Manon and Song of the Earth • Wayne McGregor at 20: The Royal Ballet revives Chroma and MADDADDAM to mark his two decades as Resident Choreographer • 50 years of Schools’ Matinees: expanding The post Announcing The Royal Ballet and Opera 2026/27 Season first appeared on Ballet News .
- Dame Darcey Bussell to teach at Summer Intensive in Leedsby Ballet News on March 16, 2026 at 1:36 pm
Dame Darcey Bussell to teach at the Academy of Northern Ballet’s 2026 Summer Intensive in Leeds The Academy of Northern Ballet will welcome former Royal Ballet Principal dancer Darcey Bussell DBE to its teaching faculty for the 2026 International Summer Intensive. One of Britain’s most celebrated ballerinas, Bussell rose to fame as a Principal dancer with The Royal The post Dame Darcey Bussell to teach at Summer Intensive in Leeds first appeared on Ballet News .