Readers’ Choice: Standout Performances of 2025
Every year, we ask our readers to tell us about their favorite professional ballet performances. From narrative full-lengths to more intimate small groups, a variety of productions made this year’s list. Thank you to everyone who nominated, whether via email or through a social media shout-out. (Entries have been edited for length and clarity and […]
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How to Handle Stressful Audition Moments, From Adagio to Fouettés
At my first summer intensive audition, I was doing a développé à la seconde when my supporting leg suddenly felt like jelly. My foot rocked back and forth, I hopped, and my working leg came down. It was frustrating. I could do a stable développé in normal class! But the cocktail of nerves and excitement […]
Former Dancer Losing Her Vision Is Granted a Nutcracker Wish
The holiday season is the perfect time for wishes to come true. So it was for former dancer Jennifer Levine, who received hers thanks to Wish of a Lifetime, a charitable affiliate of AARP that grants life-changing wishes to adults 65 years or older. Jennifer, who is in the advanced stages of macular degeneration, had […]
Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Ma Bayadère, for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Is Personal
In 1877, Marius Petipa’s ballet La Bayadère premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the wings of an Orientalist craze sweeping Western Europe. The ballet, which tells the story of fatal romantic entanglements in an indistinct ancient India, was an immediate hit. Over the decades, it has become a fundamental piece of the classical ballet canon. […]
Cold and Flu Prevention: Dancer Edition
It happens every year: Someone comes to rehearsal with a tickle in their throat, and before you know it, the whole cast has a case of the Nutcracker sniffles. How can dancers avoid illness and help prevent the spread of cold and flu? Pointe spoke to Dr. Philip Montana, a former professional dancer and current […]
Striving for Spontaneity: How ABT’s Isabella Boylston Finds Freedom Onstage
Whenever she’s performing, American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston lights up the stage with a vibrant passion. Offstage, she’s a digital-media creative, brand influencer, mental health advocate, and fashion icon. Below, she shares her self-care routine and wellness advice, her toughest role, how she manages pre-performance nerves, and more. With your busy dance schedule, how […]