Ballet - Topics

Years of pointe work do real damage to a dancer's feet How long before a ballet student gets her first pointe shoes? What ballet teachers actually mean when they yell turn-out Can an adult realistically learn to dance on pointe? How old is too old to start ballet training seriously? Why ballet dancers look like they float when they jump Serious ballet training can cost a family thousands a year Do male ballet dancers have an easier path than women? What the RAD and Cecchetti exams actually measure Turnout cannot be trained past the shape of your hip socket How many pointe shoes does a principal dancer destroy in a season? Ballet class etiquette nobody explains to newcomers Watching Swan Lake without knowing the story — what to notice Is there a required body type to make it in ballet? Dancer's hip and ankle injuries push retirement into the mid-thirties Who preserves a ballet when the choreographer is dead and the video is bad? The barre exercises every ballet class still opens with Why ballet careers end so early compared to other art forms Ballet's pointe shoe problem: women carry the art and men run the company Inside a professional ballet company audition