Studio life

Why we still use live piano

Ruth has played for 30 years. Here's why it matters.

Written by

Clara Hale

A pianist’s hands on an upright piano with dancers in the studio behind

Live music makes children listen. A pianist slows down for a wobbly balance and speeds up for a jump. It's how ballet has been taught for two hundred years, and it's why our classes sound like a real ballet company's.

  • Ballet shoes lined up under a wooden bench
  • Two dancers in black tap shoes mid-step
  • Pointe shoes hanging by their ribbons on a hook
  • Teenage dancers laughing together in the studio
  • A little girl in a pink tutu twirling, seen from behind
  • A dancer’s hands reaching up in window light
  • Girls in tutus helping each other with hair buns in front of a lit mirror
  • Children in a tap class mid-routine

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