by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 23, 2018 | News, Profiles, Viral Videos
From ages 8 to 14, Nathan Chen trained at the Ballet West Academy and often performed alongside the company. Now, he is well on his way to becoming a household name. Earlier this month, Chen won the national title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 9, 2018 | Career, News
We’re in the thick of Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-final season, and the famous competition is now being made available to fans everywhere at the click of a mouse. Here are two ways to keep up with YAGP from wherever you are: Regional Semi-Finals Live...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 10, 2017 | Career, Dance History, Everything "Nutcracker"
Literary Roots E.T.A. Hoffmann, a German writer, penned the eerie and dark tale “Nutcracker and Mouse King” in 1816. About 30 years later, the French writer Alexandre Dumas took the Nutcracker story into his own hands, lightening things up and softening...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 31, 2017 | Career, Profiles, Trending
For dancers, every day is like Halloween. You don’t have to wait until October to try on new personas and elaborate costumes. But that certainly didn’t stop the ballet world from going full out yesterday. We rounded up some of our favorites across...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 10, 2017 | Career, Viral Videos
Last Thursday was World Ballet Day LIVE, the official 22-hour live-stream relay showcasing companies across the globe. If you were busy (we know that you don’t always have the luxury to spend an entire day watching ballet), don’t fret. Many of the...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Oct 9, 2017 | Career
After Ballet West first soloist Allison DeBona appeared on The CW’s “Breaking Pointe,” studio directors nationwide started calling her up, inviting her to teach master classes. Soon DeBona was traveling every month out of the year, honing her passion...
by Claudia Bauer | Oct 2, 2017 | Career, Profiles, Viral Videos
For some of us, every day feels like World Ballet Day LIVE. But the official event takes place on Thursday, October 5, with a free 22-hour live-stream relay showcasing The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco...
