Learning a variation for the first time is definitely one of the most rewarding parts of ballet. And when American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston teaches you that variation as part of a master class series hosted by dancewear brand Cloud & Victory, the whole process gets even more exciting. Dreamt up by Cloud & […]
With most of American Ballet Theatre’s classical repertoire under her belt, principal Isabella Boylston is ready for a new challenge, specifically, launching Ballet Sun Valley, a dance festival with educational outreach in her hometown of Sun Valley, Idaho. “I’m in a place in my career where I can expend a little more creative energy on […]
New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck makes her curatorial debut this evening at the The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, and she’s brought an all-star dance cast with her to the West Coast. The BalletNow program will run through July 30, and features a mix of classical and contemporary works danced by […]
In the middle of preparing for performances at Colorado’s Vail Dance Festival and her own launch of Ballet Sun Valley, American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston took a break from rehearsing earlier this week to teach ballet during the National Dance Institute (NDI) summer intensive. Founded by former New York City Ballet principal Jacques d’Amboise […]
Isabella Boylston clearly knows a thing or two about beauty. The American Ballet Theatre principal is as ethereal off the stage as she is on it, which is probably why Self tapped her to be the star in their Beauty Unfiltered video. Dressed in a pale pink body suit with a breezy blue dress over […]
Isabella Boylston is having quite the year. When she’s not dazzling audiences at American Ballet Theatre, she’s been preparing to take over the silver screen as Jennifer Lawrence’s dance double in Red Sparrow. Now, it looks like her summer plans will keep her just as busy. According to The New York Times, Boylston will curate […]
This is Pointe’s June/July 2015 Cover Story. Ascending the ranks to “ballerina” status at American Ballet Theatre comprises the stuff of dreams for many dancers. Since its inception in 2003, ABT’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School has been steadily molding students who graduate into the company. But within the last two decades, only several women have […]
Isabella Boylston recently joined a rather elite club at ABT—“The Princesses,” fellow corps de ballet member Blaine Hoven’s nickname for the nine current ABT dancers who have won Princess Grace Awards. “It was such an honor just to win,” says Boylston, “and then to realize that I’m a part of that group”—which includes Hoven, David […]