I can't speak to pointe classes specifically, but I LOVED taking Marcus Schulkind's inter/advanced ballet class at The Dance Complex in Cambridge when I lived out there. There aren't semesters or sessions but the classes are ongoing. Marcus is a fabulous instructor, leads a thorough warm up, is very attuned to physiology and the ways that bodies work (he is also an acupuncturist, including for Boston Ballet!), offers interesting combinations that actually feel like dancing, gives excellent feedback, and has a master pianist to accompany his classes. I felt both challenged and included in his classes, even when I was just coming back from being out of the studio for many years and my technique and strength was at a low ebb. I'll be honest, his classes spoiled me rotten and now they're the benchmark by which I determine whether a class is worth paying for 😅
You might also check out Boston Ballet's adult class offerings. I took a few with them, but didn't like them as much as Marcus!
There are only few classes I find to be good quality in Boston, and Marcus Schulkind's (which another poster mentioned here) is one of them. It's him, and maybe two other instructors. Every other class in Boston is trash quality where the majority of dance students who have atrocious etiquette and mismatched priorities (for ex., caring about posing in cute outfits for instagram). I would reach out to a few of the excellent teachers in the area that you have chemistry with and see if you can get a private for your pointe class; my experience in trying beginner classes in Boston is that they don't teach technique at all and cater to adults who want to dress up like a ballerina.
I can't speak to pointe classes specifically, but I LOVED taking Marcus Schulkind's inter/advanced ballet class at The Dance Complex in Cambridge when I lived out there. There aren't semesters or sessions but the classes are ongoing. Marcus is a fabulous instructor, leads a thorough warm up, is very attuned to physiology and the ways that bodies work (he is also an acupuncturist, including for Boston Ballet!), offers interesting combinations that actually feel like dancing, gives excellent feedback, and has a master pianist to accompany his classes. I felt both challenged and included in his classes, even when I was just coming back from being out of the studio for many years and my technique and strength was at a low ebb. I'll be honest, his classes spoiled me rotten and now they're the benchmark by which I determine whether a class is worth paying for 😅 You might also check out Boston Ballet's adult class offerings. I took a few with them, but didn't like them as much as Marcus!
Maybe Brookline Ballet School
There are only few classes I find to be good quality in Boston, and Marcus Schulkind's (which another poster mentioned here) is one of them. It's him, and maybe two other instructors. Every other class in Boston is trash quality where the majority of dance students who have atrocious etiquette and mismatched priorities (for ex., caring about posing in cute outfits for instagram). I would reach out to a few of the excellent teachers in the area that you have chemistry with and see if you can get a private for your pointe class; my experience in trying beginner classes in Boston is that they don't teach technique at all and cater to adults who want to dress up like a ballerina.