by Jennifer Heimlich | May 1, 2025 | Digital Cover Star
To get to know Ji Young Chae a little bit better, we asked her a series of quickfire questions. Read on to hear more about the Boston Ballet principal’s favorite ballet, her go-to snack, her pointe shoe specs, and more. What is your favorite...
by Jennifer Heimlich | May 1, 2025 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
When Ji Young Chae dances, she continually defies expectations. The Boston Ballet principal can hold a développé à la seconde on pointe like it’s nothing, and just when you think she can’t possibly balance any longer, she’ll lift her leg even higher. She can end...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Feb 19, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In a studio rehearsal for Boston Ballet’s new Raymonda, principals Ji Young Chae and Jeffrey Cirio run through the dream scene pas de deux with a liquid elegance that camouflages their heavy breathing. It’s only when the music stops and Cirio puts his hands on his...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 8, 2018 | News, Profiles
The season of promotions has begun! Boston Ballet just announced that five company dancers will be moving up the ranks, effective at the start of the 2018/2019 season this fall. Ji Young Chae in Jorma Elo’s “Bach Cello Suites.” Photo by Rosalie...
by Gavin Larsen | Nov 24, 2015 | Career, Everything "Nutcracker"
This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. Here it comes—the annual Nutcracker marathon, a grueling race for the corps de ballet. But every year, a few young dancers face a surprising, yet thrilling, new test. With so many...