by Michael Henry Shavelle | Aug 20, 2025 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Principal dancer Nikisha Fogo has quickly won hearts at San Francisco Ballet since arriving from Vienna State Ballet in 2020. Born in Stockholm with both Swedish and Jamaican roots, Fogo’s range seems limitless, with a repertoire that spans Petipa, Balanchine,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 6, 2025 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your June 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments In May, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre celebrated the promotions of...
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 8, 2024 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Amy Watson. Photo courtesy Royal Danish Ballet. The Royal...
by Helen Hope | Nov 21, 2022 | Pointe+, Training
San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Nikisha Fogo vividly recalls how it felt to be consumed by competitive feelings. “I went to the Royal Ballet School, and I remember it felt so competitive in the sense of ‘Who’s going to get the Royal Ballet contract?’” she says....
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 22, 2020 | Career, News
Promotions season is officially underway. Though ballet companies worldwide are shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, they’re still looking toward the future, and updating their rosters accordingly. Last night, San Francisco Ballet joined the ranks of...