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Inside Sarah Stafford’s Dance Bag

2 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Catie Robinson

Take one look at New York Theatre Ballet artist Sarah Stafford’s pointe-shoe-printed dance bag and you’ll have a good idea of what’s inside. The tote is a Baggu and was a gift from her boyfriend. She customized it with a cherry keychain, a lemon hair-clip she picked up while on tour, and several sentimental pins. The kangaroo pin is also from her boyfriend, who is Australian. The other two pins are from Stafford’s mother.
Your June Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your June 2025 roster roundup. In May, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre celebrated the promotions of Grace Rookstool to principal, Emry Amoky and Abigail Huang to the corps, and Aoi Asano and Isak Sorenson to apprentice.
ABT’s Summer Season Has Stars, Farewells, and Celebrations in Store

3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Claudia Bauer

With six weeks of full-length ballets performed in the grandeur of the Metropolitan Opera House, American Ballet Theatre’s summer season is always a highlight for ballet fans. But this year’s Met season promises to be among the most festive—and bittersweet—in recent memory.
American Contemporary Ballet’s The Euterpides Puts Classical Art in the Hollywood Spotlight - Pointe Magazine

3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Zoe Phillips

This June, Los Angeles’ American Contemporary Ballet will fuse Hollywood flash with classical tradition in The Euterpides, a new ballet from ACB director Lincoln Jones and composer Alma Deutscher. The piece, presented June 5–28 alongside George Balanchine’s Serenade, takes its inspiration from Euterpe, the Greek muse of music. ACB will present the show at a Los Angeles soundstage, Television City’s Stage 33, a space originally created for television filming.
Meet Anabel Alpert, the Dancer Bringing Emerging Artists to the Forefront

1 month ago | pointemagazine.com | Catie Robinson

The life of an “emerging artist” is difficult, often defined by low pay and a lifestyle of moving from place to place, joining trainee programs and second companies in search of career advancement. Anabel Alpert lived that life for years before becoming a company artist with New Chamber Ballet, and, in 2023, she founded the NYC Emerging Artists Project to help dancers navigate this challenging stage. Alpert was inspired by her own experiences and that of others she met along her journey.
Yuri Grigorovich, 1927-2025, Redefined Russian Ballet

1 month ago | pointemagazine.com | Sophie Bress

Yuri Grigorovich, a choreographer and ballet master who helped define Soviet-era Russian ballet, died on May 19, 2025. He was 98. Grigorovich was well-known for his choreographic contributions to classical ballet—most notably his 1968 full-length, Spartacus—as well as for leading the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995. His choreography moved the Russian style from its pantomime-heavy past to a future that foregrounded pure dance expression. “I think every kind of ballet has the right to exist.
For the Freelance Dancers Cast in "Ètoile," the Series Offers Welcome Stability

1 month ago | pointemagazine.com | Amy Brandt

For dancers and ballet fans, the new Amazon Prime series “Étoile” has been a rare opportunity to see their favorite art form—however fictionalized on the show—celebrated in mainstream pop culture. The new series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino and featuring choreography by Marguerite Derricks, stars dancers from around the U.S. and Europe, many of whom are freelancers.
Denise Parungao on Her Journey From Manila to New Jersey Ballet and "Ètoile"

1 month ago | pointemagazine.com | April Deocariza

Like many dancers during the pandemic, New Jersey Ballet’s Denise Parungao hit a crossroads. While a principal with Ballet Philippines, her theater was forced to close due to COVID-19, so she found herself evaluating the next step in her career. Her next adventure would mean leaving her hometown and immigrating to the other side of the world in 2021. “It was time to spread my wings and go somewhere else to learn more,” Parungao recalls.
Sarah Lane’s Dance for Paws Uses Ballet to Raise Money for Pups in Need

1 month ago | pointemagazine.com | Catie Robinson

Dancers and their furry friends are a match made in heaven—who doesn’t smile when a pet visits rehearsal, or de-stress by cuddling with a four-legged family member after a difficult class? Former American Ballet Theatre principal Sarah Lane, herself a dog mom to Maya, a Shih Tzu, and Cora, a Shih Tzu–Brussels Griffon mix, founded the nonprofit Dance for Paws this year to bring some of ballet’s brightest stars together to fundraise for animals in need.
Danbi Kim on How Houston Ballet’s Updated Raymonda Centers Romance and Sisterhood - Pointe Magazine

1 month ago | pointemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

Last spring, Houston Ballet soloist Danbi Kim walked into a routine fitting and was surprised to see an ornate gold tutu from Raymonda hanging from the rack. She was even more surprised when the costumer asked her to try it on; at the time, the company was performing Cinderella, and artistic director Stanton Welch’s world premiere Raymonda wouldn’t debut for another year. “I thought, I’m an average size here. Maybe they just want to see the costume on someone,” says Kim.