by Barry Kerollis | Mar 29, 2021 | Career, Profiles
By March of last year, Brazilian-born ballet dancer Camila Rodrigues’ career was finally taking off. After patiently waiting several years to obtain an O-1 visa, she was approved to work in the United States in August 2019 and was immediately hired by several...
by Kyra Laubacher | Mar 21, 2021 | Career, Company Life, Director's Notes, Instagram, News
In 2018, Zoé Emilie Henrot and eight other dancers suddenly found themselves unemployed when their Twin Cities–based company transitioned to a school-only model just weeks before their season was supposed to start. They had two options: go their separate...
by Avichai Scher | Mar 14, 2021 | Audition Advice, Career, Company Life, Instagram, News
For ballet companies, it’s been a year of uncertainty and making it up as they go. Pivot to online content? Check. Break dancers into pods? Sure. Cancel and reschedule programming over and over? Just another day. While companies have found ways to be nimble amid...
by Marissa DeSantis | Mar 7, 2021 | Health & Body, Wellness
Wearing a mask while dancing in exchange for finally getting back into the studio seems like a small price to pay—though it doesn’t make maskne any less pesky. But the irritation and acne caused by sweating in a mask doesn’t have to be part of the...
by Gavin Larsen | Mar 4, 2021 | Training
Of all the unprecedented effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the dance world, perhaps the most unthinkable a year ago was the forced pivot to online training. With many studios mandated to close, we’ve outfitted our homes with barres and marley and...
by Oksana Khadarina | Feb 25, 2021 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
When international star Maria Kochetkova embarked on a freelance career three years ago, she never envisioned how a global pandemic would affect it. In 2018, the Russian-born ballerina left the security of San Francisco Ballet, a company she called home for more than...
by Oksana Khadarina | Feb 23, 2021 | News, Onstage
After a yearlong hiatus, The Australian Ballet is ready to return to the stage. The company’s season opener, titled Summertime at the Ballet, packs a great deal of firsts: It marks the ballet’s first performance before a live audience since the start of...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 7, 2021 | Instagram, News, The Latest
The 2021 Prix de Lausanne Video Edition came to a close this weekend. While this year’s competition was held virtually due to COVID-19, six young finalists—four boys and two girls— were named prizewinners, having earned the chance to enter one of the...