Kyra Laubacher

Davi Ramos, dressed in light gray tights and a gray and white tunic, clutches a bouquet of roses to his chest as he looks out toward the audience with emotion. Behind him, dancers and artistic leadership clap to celebrate his promotion.

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Your May 2026 Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

Kyra Laubacher

Onstage, two dancers perform a pas de deux in white shirts and shorts. Styles Dykes lunges forward and reaches up and forward to support his partner, Alexandra Troianos, who does an attitude penché in front of him. Behind them is a large purple and brown backdrop made to look like compartments carved in wood.

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In Machinal: A Dance of Defiance, Ballet RI Questions Convention

Kyra Laubacher

Two photos side-by-side. On the left, Adrian Danchig-Waring does a deep lunge forward in croisé, his arms stretched straight to either side with his palms flexed. He wears a white shirt, black tights, and white socks and ballet shoes. On the right, Taylor Stanley jumps with one leg straight and the other in cou de pied devant, their arms floating up in a high "V" as they lean slightly to the right. They wear an emerald tunic with white sleeves, and white tights and ballet shoes.

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Your April 2026 Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

Kyra Laubacher

In a bright ballet studio, two dancers rehearse a sensual pas de deux. The dancer in front stands with one leg on pointe, the other in cou de pied devant, while leaning sideways into her partner's arm. She lets her head drop to the side, eyes closed and lips parted. Her partner stands behind her, wrapping one arm around her waist, with the other reaching across to grab hold of her neck.

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Ballet Austin’s Marie Antoinette: Vampire Queen of Versailles Blends History With the Supernatural

Kyra Laubacher

A low angle view of a ballerina warming up on the studio floor.

Health & Body

Are You Actually Warm? The Anatomy of a Proper Ballet Warm-Up

Kyra Laubacher

Charlotte Nash and John-Paul Simoens poses dramatically in front of a white backdrop. Nash, wearing a black leotard, stands in a wide fourth position on pointe against John-Paul Simoen, who faces the back in a lunge position on demi-pointe. He bends his arms up as Nash wraps her around them, and they both arch back, looking at each other.

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Quickfire Questions With March/April Digital Cover Star Charlotte Nash

Kyra Laubacher

Onstage, a long line of corps de ballet dancers in white Romantic tutus extends from the top left corner to downstage right. In front of them, a dancer in a dark tunic and gray tights kneels, looking despondent, as another dancer stands facing him in tendu derriere, arching back with her arms crossed in the ballet pantomime for "death."

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Your March 2026 Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

Kyra Laubacher

Charlotte Nash, wearing a black loetard and black tutu, leans off pointe on her right leg, her left leg bent and lifted. Her arms are held out in front of her, wrists flexed, as she looks down over her right shoulder, her long brown hair flowing behind her.

Digital Cover Star

The Shape-Shifter: Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Charlotte Nash

Kyra Laubacher

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