The Ballet Writer

Linnea Swarting

Feb 3, 20224 min read

How to Develop a Safe and Successful Dance Partnership

[This story originally appeared in Pointe Magazine on 1/12/2022: https://pointemagazine.com/how-to-develop-a-safe-and-successful-dance-pa...

Linnea Swarting

Feb 3, 20223 min read

Anna Ol on Learning to Love Conditioning

[This story originally appeared in Pointe Magazine on 10/27/2021: https://pointemagazine.com/anna-ol-workout/ ] After training and...

Linnea Swarting

Feb 3, 20223 min read

A Flood Caused Nashville Ballet to Cancel Its Season Opener. But All Is Not Lost.

[This story originally appeared in Pointe Magazine on 10/22/2021: https://pointemagazine.com/nashville-ballet-peter-pan/ ] On October 7,...

Linnea Swarting

Feb 3, 20224 min read

Ally Helman is Dancing, Directing, and Creating on Her Own Terms at Ballet Project OC

[This story originally appeared in Pointe Magazine on 7/30/2021: https://pointemagazine.com/ally-helman-ballet-project-oc/ ] Creating a...