by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 31, 2025 | News, The Latest
Tiler Peck is pretty comfortable sharing her experiences as a ballet dancer. The New York City Ballet principal has posted plenty of day-in-the-life videos on her social media and recently authored an advice book, XO Ballerina Big Sis, for younger ballet students....
by Michael Henry Shavelle | Jul 23, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Surrounded by its iconic mountainous landscape, the Vail Dance Festival continues to bring innovative dance to Colorado year after year. The 2025 festival, running July 25–August 5, features over 150 dance artists appearing in 14 unique performances. Offerings include...
by Catie Robinson | Jun 7, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This June, the Los Angeles–based touring organization World Ballet Company is presenting World Ballet Festival, four mixed-bill programs that will bring fan favorites of the classical canon to four cities across the U.S. But the excerpts themselves are not the only...
by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 27, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Following the company’s final performance of The Sleeping Beauty on...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 8, 2021 | The Latest
Thursday night, New York City Ballet officially announced the promotions of three dancers: soloists Unity Phelan and Indiana Woodward to principal, and corps de ballet member Roman Mejia to soloist. The news comes as several of the company’s principal dancers—Abi...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 26, 2020 | News, The Latest
Updated 8/13/2020 Picture this: Tiler Peck, Isabella Boylston and Roman Mejia performing in your living room. From July 31 to August 7, tune in as the Vail Dance Festival premieres its new digital edition in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time, the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 22, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
This is Pointe’s Spring 2020 cover story. Click here to purchase this issue. In a brightly lit studio high above the busy Manhattan streets, Roman Mejia rehearses George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante. Though just 20, the New York City Ballet corps...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 13, 2019 | News, Profiles
The Princess Grace Foundation has just announced its 2019 class, and we’re thrilled that two ballet dancers—New York City Ballet’s Roman Mejia and BalletX’s Stanley Glover—are included among the list of über-talented actors,...