Article: Guiding lights: ballet masters from ABT, PNB, The Joffery, and Kansas City Ballet talk frankly about the challenges of having the repertoire and the dancers under their wing.

Ballet masters are the backbone of the ballet world, but they don't get much credit for the grinding work they do. They schedule and direct rehearsals, teach company class, coach dancers, stage and reconstruct ballets, help with casting, nurture dancers, supervise photo shoots, and hold choreographers' hands. From the most experienced to the least, they possess acute musicality, phenomenal memories, a sharp eye for detail as well as the big picture, the organizational skills of the mother of seven children, calm dispositions, and the patience of Job.

Susan Jones of American Ballet Theatre, Mark Goldweber of the Joffrey Ballet, James Jordan of Kansas City Ballet, ...

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