April Deocariza

Career

Meet the Ballet San Antonio Soloist Who Started Her Own Coffee Brand

April Deocariza

Chun Wai Chan, portraying the late Sin-Tzu Weng in a dance film, sits with bent legs as he adjusts the dial on a radio. He wears white and tan plain clothing.

News

Chun Wai Chan Talks About His Role in The New Short Film Never Fade Away

April Deocariza

Jurgita Dronina, in a black feathered tutu as Odile, is photographed in the air mid-leap, her right leg extended in second and her left leg bent under her torso.

Cross-Training

How Weight Training Helped Jurgita Dronina Get Stronger After Injury

April Deocariza

Cassandra Trenary and Daniel Camargo pose together as Tita and Pedro from "Like Water for Chocolate." Trenary, shown from the back, wears a blue striped skirt as her bare chest faces Camargo, who embraces her from behind. He wears light blue trousers. Their arms interlock in a knot-like shape, heads tilted as if preparing for a passionate kiss. A rusty red backdrop is behind them.

News

ABT Debuts Like Water for Chocolate—And Cooks Up Some Magic

April Deocariza

In this black and white photo, Iain Mackay, a ballet teacher, is shown working with a young female student as she poses in first arabesque. He stands behind her and uses his hands to lengthen her leg and front arm. Four other ballet students stand behind them and to their left, watching. The dancers wear pink tights, ballet slippers, leotards and ballet skirts. Mackay is wearing a black T-shirt and black athletic pants.

Pointe+

A Growing Number of Mentorship Programs Aim to Guide and Support Dancers

April Deocariza

A man in black pants, dress shoes, glasses and a light blue button down shirt stands at the front of the stage, facing away from the audience and toward the camera. He smiles brightly, arms lifted front with his hands open in a motion of gratitude.

News

Oklahoma City Ballet’s New Artistic Director, Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye, Discusses Reaching New Audiences and Taking Risks

April Deocariza

Sirui Liu and Joshua Stayton perform the grand pas de deux from The Nutcracker onstage. Liu poses in an attitude derriere on pointe, leaning off of her right leg and bending her upper body to the right as Stayton holds her waist with his right hand. She ewars a purple tutu, pink tights, pointe shoes and a tiara, while Stayton wears a white top with lacy collar, a red sash, red knee-length knickers and white tights.

Company Life

Nutcracker Tips for Surviving Double-Show Days

April Deocariza

Jennifer Grace, in a long white dress stained with fake blood, dances onstage in front of a dark gated garden setting. She has darkened eye makeup, messy hair and fake bloodstains on her face and hands as she sneers at the audience, mouth wide open as if to lick the blood off of her hands. Two pairs of dancers, one male and one female per pair, dressed in darker colors mimic her movement and are also covered in fake bloodstains.

News

Harnessing Halloween: Ballet Companies Are Using Classic Scary Stories to Attract Audiences

April Deocariza

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