by Katie Slattery | Sep 27, 2022 | Technique
Gen Horiuchi, Saint Louis Ballet’s executive and artistic director, achieved the type of storied career many dancers dream of: After growing up in a ballet family in Japan (both of his parents were professional dancers), he won the Prix de Lausanne and was offered a...
by Rachel Hellwig | May 14, 2019 | Profiles, Training
It’s that time of year again: recital season! Memories will be made, including some hilarious ones. (Does it even count as a recital if something funny doesn’t happen?) We asked four pros to share their most humorous recital memories from their student...
by Dance Magazine | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Update: Raffaella Stroik’s body was found near a boat ramp in Florida, Missouri on Wednesday morning. No information about what led to the death is currently available. Our thoughts are with her friends and family. Raffaella Stroik , a 23-year-old dancer with...
by Suzannah Friscia | Apr 3, 2018 | Career, Profiles
During her second season at Saint Louis Ballet in 2012, Vanessa Woods’ search for a fulfilling side job led her to start her own. With a reputation of being “the business ballerina” (she earned her degree in marketing from Washington University in...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 3, 2017 | Career
Last March photographer Kelly Pratt Kreidich came up with an idea: to photograph dancers and dogs…together. “It all came to me,” she says. “I wanted the images to look really clean, simple and lighthearted. And obviously, because it’s...
by Steve Sucato | Aug 7, 2017 | Career, Company Life, Director's Notes
When Gen Horiuchi became the executive and artistic director of Saint Louis Ballet, his mentor Peter Martins offered the same wisdom that George Balanchine had given him: Running a company isn’t just about ballet—you have to do and oversee everything. That...