Tag: the school at steps

Here's Your Chance to Get Pointe Shoe Advice from Tiler Peck

Ah, pointe shoes: They are our forever frenemies. Much as we’re obsessed with them, even the most serious bunheads can have difficulty figuring them out. That’s where The School at Steps’ Pointe Shoe Workshop and Fair comes in. Part advice panel, part shoe sale, the annual event brings together experts from all corners of the […]

Seven Surprising Lessons from Steps' Injury Prevention Workshop

Former ABT principal and Tony nominee Ashley Tuttle—pictured here as the Sugar Plum Fairy for Evansville Ballet Theatre’s 2012 production of “The Nutcracker”—urges dancers to know their bodies, and do let them do their job. (Photo via Evansville Courier & Press) Getting injured can seem like the end of the world. As dancers, we’re hesitant […]

Don't Miss the School at Steps' Injury Prevention Workshop

Don’t let this be you! (photo by Erin Baiano) It’s April, which means that you are CRAZY right now: rehearsing for year-end performances, prepping for Regionals, getting ready for summer intensives. Given the stress all that insanity puts on your body, it’s also the time of year when you’re most likely to find yourself sidelined […]

Got Pointe Questions? This Pointe Shoe Workshop Has Answers

Ballet dancers never, never, NEVER tire of discussing their pointe shoes—what brand and make they wear, how they discovered their perfect fit, their most innovative/bizarre padding strategies, their latest gross/amazing foot deformities. Pointe shoes are the tools of our art, the means by which we (hopefully) achieve beautiful ends. Of course we’re obsessed with them: […]

7 Injury Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

It’s that crazy time of year when, in the whirlwind of classes and rehearsals leading up to year-end shows and Regionals, dancers are increasingly likely to get injured. And there’s nothing worse than missing out on a dream role or an amazing group routine because you’ve been sidelined by an injury—especially something preventable. Cue The […]

The School at Steps' Pointe Shoe Workshop

Ah, pointe shoes. That magical right of passage that every bunhead dreams about. They look so beautiful…but they can hurt. so. much. As a dancer, your feet are two of your most important tools. That’s why it’s essential to take care of them—and why making sure you have the right pointe shoe for your foot […]