I was at the end of a trainee stint with no second company or apprenticeship offer for the next season. I knew I needed to go…somewhere. Then, at an open cattle call audition for a different company, I wasn’t offered the contract I was hoping for, but, along with a small group of other dancers, […]

Are online-only intensives are a relic of the past? Not necessarily. Here are some things to consider as you make your summer plans this year. 

Born in the U.S. but raised in Barbados when he was young, Jamal Callender has graced stages around the world while dancing with Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Hispánico, Hubbard Street II, National Theatre Mannheim, Konzert Theater Bern and others. Often returning to Barbados during company layoffs to teach and perform, Callender saw a need in the […]

No question, the novel coronavirus has turned ballet training upside down. But if you think you can’t have a great summer intensive this year, think again. Over the past few months, ballet schools have learned how to deliver classes and workshops online, and some have created online and hybrid summer programs that offer unique learning […]

Since she was little, Hannah Kravec, 16, had been watching videos of dancers she revered perform on the Inside/Out stage, a serene venue overlooking the Berkshire mountains on the campus of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Suddenly last summer, she was dancing on it herself as a student in the school’s tap program. “It was […]

As Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” blasts through the speakers, choreographer and teacher Amy Morgan leads seven students through a heels routine. “There needs to be more urgency to the movement,” she insists, reminding them to “come up with the booty” after a slinky crouch to the floor in their fiercely vertiginous stilettos. Classes […]

“Julie Kent was my first ballet crush,” Harry Warshaw admits with a shy smile. The curly-haired 17-year-old has just learned a variation from Swan Lake. “I remember watching Center Stage when I was about 10 or 11 just to see her.” Now he is taking technique class with the former American Ballet Theatre star and […]

While some dancers return year after year to the same beloved summer intensive, others travel the globe seeking novel ways of moving. Aspiring dancers can find myriad possibilities for their summer months, and with so many choices, such varied costs and so much competition, summer study can be tough to navigate. Dance Magazine asked five […]