by Marina Harss | Apr 3, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Danielle Brown joined The Sarasota Ballet in 2007, the year its then-new director, Iain Webb, took the reins. She became a principal three years later, and in the time since, has performed a vast array of roles, from Giselle to a showgirl in Balanchine’s Western...
by Marissa DeSantis | Aug 9, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
When it comes to fashion, Sarasota Ballet principal dancer Danielle Brown favors breezy fabrics in a mix of neutral and light colors. “I like wearing fitted, but not tight, clothes, especially outside of ballet,” says Brown. Skirts and dresses are her...
by Candice Thompson | Apr 2, 2015 | Career, Company Life
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2015 issue of Pointe. When former New York City Ballet principal Jonathan Stafford was a young corps member, he remembers taking a big gulp when he was first cast to partner a principal. “I was not strong enough, and she...