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 Pointe Magazine | Feb 23, 2023 | Black History Month, Pointe+, Videos
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with two groundbreaking artists and colleagues: Lauren Anderson, Houston Ballet’s first Black principal ballerina (and current Houston Ballet Academy associate director of Education and Community Engagement), and Harper...
by Sponsored by Houston Ballet Academy | Dec 16, 2022 | From Our Sponsors, Summer Study, Training
Lauren Anderson saw Eric Best dance for the first time in the summer of 2019. Then 15 years old, the Indianapolis native was in Los Angeles for a Debbie Allen Dance Academy intensive, where Anderson, Houston Ballet’s legendary,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 16, 2022 | News, The Latest
The USA International Ballet Competition is gearing up for the 12th time, and applications are open! The two-week competition, held every four years in Jackson, Mississippi, hosts dancers ages 15–28 from around the globe as they compete for medals, cash prizes and...
by Natalia Boesch | Nov 19, 2020 | Technique, Training, Videos
Développé écarté relevé “is in every class, every ballet,” says Lauren Anderson, former principal dancer and current program manager of education and community engagement at Houston Ballet. Below, she gives you the keys to success for this “light and...
by Julia Guiheen | Aug 30, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
Lauren Anderson, a former star of Houston Ballet, broke down barriers when she became the company’s first African American principal ballerina in 1990. It was with enormous strength, personality and passion that she earned this elusive rank, as well as critical...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 20, 2017 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles, Show and Tell
Dancers are famously resourceful and particular when it comes to the products that they keep around to get them through the day. And we all know where those items live: the dance bag. While most dance bags are filled with basics like leotards, pointe shoes, Therabands...
by Amy Brandt | May 17, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
The ’90s were an exciting time at Houston Ballet. Lauren Anderson, who became Houston’s first African–American principal dancer in 1990, reigned as its queen of virtuosic technique; a few years later, a young Cuban wonder named Carlos Acosta joined the...