14+ hour, 46+ min ago   (399+ words) More dancers these days are catching on to the value of strength training. Ready to pick up some weights? Here’s how to get started—and how to make sure your workouts will pay off in the studio. Different types of…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (541+ words) Pointe Magazine Ballet Student Jessica Wang Makes Tiaras Her Business When Jessica Wang was 14, she found herself in a position that many dancers find relatable: Dance felt like her whole identity. “When I introduced myself, the first thing I would…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (38+ words) Pointe Magazine As Boys Ballet Summer Intensive Celebrates 10 Years, Co-Founder Patrick Frenette Wants Young Men to Know They Belong...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (853+ words) Kade Pyle has spent years welcoming dancers who don’t see themselves represented or feel like they belong in traditional ballet spaces. Pyle, founder of the New York City–based company Ballez, used to post videos of their inclusive open classes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (241+ words) E.T.A. Hoffmann was born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann in Königsberg in the Kingdom of Prussia. Coming from a musical family—his father played the viola da gamba, his aunt played the lute, and his uncle the piano—Hoffmann learned to play…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (267+ words) Pointe caught up with Ragland at the 2026 OhioDance Festival to talk about his first three years, his goals and expectations, and the upcoming 2026–27 performance season. How do you feel things have gone?When I look back on the three previous…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (267+ words) Pointe caught up with Ragland at the 2026 OhioDance Festival to talk about his first three years, his goals and expectations, and the upcoming 2026–27 performance season. How do you feel things have gone?When I look back on the three previous…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) Lucy Mason is Pointe's 2026 summer editorial intern. Hailing from New York City, she trained pre-professionally at the School of American Ballet and later at St. Paul’s School under the direction of Katherine Lydon. She is currently studying English literature at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (653+ words) A native of Los Angeles, CA, April graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in Communications and minor in Dance. She was trained in the Vaganova style of classical ballet for more than 15 years and has performed alongside former American…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (124+ words) “What excited me was the opportunity to show audiences how broad ballet really is,” Copeland writes in a message to Pointe. “I wanted the program to move between classical repertory, contemporary work, and new commissions, and to bring together artists…...