by Nancy Wozny | Jan 19, 2024 | Onstage, The Latest
The young dancers of Houston Ballet II charge through the studio, filling out the contours of Harrison Guy’s intricate choreography and riding the driving rhythms of Gabriela Ortiz’s score with momentum and urgency. The 18 dancers are rehearsing for a one-of-a-kind,...
by Nancy Wozny | Aug 20, 2020 | Instagram, Training
Before Houston Ballet’s studios were forced to close down in March due to COVID-19, Jindallae Cho Bernard and Neal Burks were getting their first taste of George Balanchine’s Serenade. The dancers, members of Houston Ballet II, were learning the...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 31, 2017 | Company Life
How does it feel to be a competitor at the Prix de Lausanne? It’s day three of the annual week-long competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the more than 70 dancers are managing long yet exhilarating days full of classes and coaching sessions, while being evaluated...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 15, 2016 | Company Life
Photo by Gregory Batardon, Courtesy Houston Ballet Madison Young is having the best month ever. Two weekends ago, the 17-year-old Houston Ballet II dancer was performing her heart out at the Prix de Lausanne, the prestigious scholarship competition held every year in...
by Nancy Wozny | Nov 23, 2015 | Training
This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. When the San Francisco Ballet School trainees flew to Texas for a week of classes and performances with Houston Ballet II last year, HBII dancer Mackenzie Richter felt the need to step...