Gallery

Some of us love big, bright smiles (photo of Jeanette Delgado by Blaine Covert)
Mick Jagger's Q Magazine cover
Harness the power of the sun to improve the height of your jumps, photo by Araí Moleri Riva-Zucchelli
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancers, photo by Rachel Neville
Rebecca Houseknecht at YAGP, photo by Rachel Papo
Photo from set of "Hallberg At Work" by Garen Barsegian
Boston Ballet's Yoko Callegari in a Tulips By Tracy skirt, photo by Francisco Estevez
Sara Mearns photographed by Christopher Lane for Pointe
Emily Molnar works with Ballet BC (photo by Michael Slobodian)
Lauren Fadeley photographed by Alexander Iziliaev
Swan Lake 2008, Graduation 2013 (ABT photo by Rosalie O'Connor, graduation courtesy Columbia)
Ekaterina Kondaurova in 3D glasses at rehearsals for Swan Lake (photo courtesy Mariinsky Ballet)
Amy Aldridge in The Four Temperaments, photo by Alexander Izilaev
Summer students at The Rock School for Dance Education. Photo by Tiffany Yoon.
Sabi Varga, left, and Lia Cirio in Helen Pickett's "Tsukiyo" at Boston Ballet, photo by Gene Schiavone
“Being filmed is like having a bug around you constantly,” says Sisk. “But you can’t look at it, you can’t swat it—even though sometimes on a bad day I really wanted to.”
Sisk performing Summer Fairy in Sir Frederick Ashton’s "Cinderella."
Getting ready for the show
“Before performances, I use our break to walk around or relax at a coffee shop. Then I come back and go through all my choreography. I’m superstitious: If my run-through goes well, I’m scared I’ll have a horrible performance, but if it goes badly, I’m like, I’m going to be just fine.”
“Before I got to Ballet West, I never understood how much work goes into being a dancer. Even during breaks now, I’m constantly preparing for my next rehearsal. It’s no longer just having technique and showing up.”
Nutnaree Pipit-Suksun performs as Mercedes in "Don Quixote." Photo by Robert Shomler.
Emily Docherty tweaked her meals to help her recover from stress fractures. Photo by Jonah Hooper.
Photo by Nathan Sayers for Pointe
Elena Lobsanova uses her arms to help her hold the positions in Peasant Pas. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic.