New Pointe Magazine

I wait patiently for a new issue to come out every two months. I sigh breathlessly every time I open a new issue. I brace myself for the wealth of knowledge I greedily want to devour, only to be disappointed time and time again by the lack of helpful articles. I've been reading this magazine for around seven or eight years, and while I'll say I've learned so much from them I can also say that I've wasted a lot of energy reading them.

The average "studio brat" isn't interested in different places to audition, or how many productions the Russian companies are performing this season. They want to learn how to become better dancers. The long and short of what I miss from the older version of this magazine are their care and keeping of you section, which discussed everything from different exercises for strengthening, how-to's on every aspect of your body as a dancer from your epaulment to how to properly hold your feet when learning to control your turn out, and different dieting ideas that were actually beneficial and not detrimental to your life style.

The newer issues highlight whats in style to wear around the studio, question and answer panels with a world renowned ballerina, highlights of different principle dancers from dance companies all over the globe and unlimited audition information for summer intensives and dance companies. You will never have another question about what to do, wear or act during an audition after reading about six months of this magazine. (Thats three issues fyi.)

I currently find myself only ready this magazine for inspiration of camaraderie. I love seeing how many other people are living their life through movement and are letting themselves get carried away with their dreams. Their main spotlight for this issue is on Melissa Hough of the Houston Ballet and may I just say, lovely? I love hearing all the different tales of dancer's becoming dancers! Its so inspiring and refreshing to hear that everyone starts out facing the barre in first position struggling to remember to hold my tummy in and your butt under while doing a plie'!

I'll still read this magazine every other month despite my disappointment with it's current condition. Its a window into the dance world that everyone can appreciate on some level and you will love seeing all the differences in style, technique and general artistry provided by our current prima's. Check it out and tell me what you think. http://www.pointemagazine.com/ -Ms Ivy