Susan Pilarre has been closely tied to the School of American Ballet for nearly her entire life. From her first class there at age 11 through her 16-year career with its affiliated company, New York City Ballet, Pilarre learned directly from the great choreographer George Balanchine, absorbing the details of his unique style. Sensing her […]
In an adult ballet class, Kimberly Chandler Vaccaro noticed a woman working so hard that her shoulders were near her ears. “I was going to say something about her tension, but I didn’t want her awareness to go there,” says Vaccaro, who teaches at Princeton Ballet School. Instead, she told the dancer to remember that […]
Watch Kat Wildish’s adult class in New York City, and you’ll see all kinds of people living their dream of dancing on pointe. Perhaps some of them stopped dancing as children before they got their shoes, or they lament quitting ballet to pursue another career. And for some people who’ve never danced, being on pointe […]