by Stephen Low | Jun 10, 2024 | News, Profiles
“Cherish the flame. Don’t worship the ashes.” Mavis Staines, artistic director and CEO of Canada’s National Ballet School, shared these words with NBS alumnus and Dutch National Ballet dancer Leo Hepler, to summarize her position on classical ballet. In other words,...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
American Dance Competition As a young dancer with Orlando Ballet, Audrianna Broad watched her former classmates from Harid Conservatory struggle—and fail—to find work dancing professionally. “It takes a lot for dancers, girls especially,...