Miami City Ballet principal soloist Lauren Fadeley uses company class, her home gym and the beach to stay strong. Amped-up class: Since joining Miami City Ballet in 2016, Lauren Fadeley has found new challenges in company class. “It’s more intense and aerobic than I’m used to,” she says. Her approach: It’s not a casual warm-up […]
In April, longtime Pennsylvania Ballet principal Lauren Fadeley made a surprising announcement: She was leaving the company to join Miami City Ballet as a soloist. Pointe spoke with Fadeley during her first rehearsals in the Sunshine State. How did you decide on Miami City Ballet? I grew up in Orlando, so I’d always been really […]
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2015 issue of Pointe. Even from across the studio, you can’t miss Lauren Fadeley’s dance bag. That’s because her spiky massage roller is always poking out from the top. “It’s called a RumbleRoller, and it’s pretty intense,” says the Pennsylvania Ballet principal. “I bring it with me everywhere, […]
Becoming a professional ballet dancer is about more than technique and artistry. It’s about understanding the demands of the career and what it means to make dancing your full-time job. Indianapolis Ballet’s Professional Level Program, a new one-to-two-year program, is intentionally designed to support dancers in the transition from student life to professional ballet or higher […]
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Royal Danish Ballet has officially appointed former principal dancer Amy Watson as artistic director. Since this past August, Watson has served as interim director […]
When COVID-19 lockdowns closed in-person studios in 2020, “pivot” quickly became the hot word of the day. “People started online training as an act of desperation because we couldn’t be in class,” says Caitlin Trainor, founder of Dancio, one of the few virtual platforms that existed before the pandemic hit. Whether dancers loved them or […]
Summer programs offer lots of exciting new experiences, including the chance to meet other students as passionate about ballet as you are. However, when so many enthusiastic, ambitious young dancers come together for a weekslong intensive, there can be less-happy feelings, too. Loneliness, competition, insecurity, and even outright conflict between peers can be magnified by […]
Asked to recall a time when her emotional state affected her ability to do her job, Lauren Fadeley Veyette laughs. “Which one do you want? There were so many!” While the connection between a dancer’s mental health and their performance is obvious, the topic has recently taken on greater urgency. High-profile athletes like Simone Biles […]