by Catie Robinson | Apr 22, 2026 | Features, Pointe+, Profiles, Training
Seventeen-year-old Crystal Huang is no stranger to a packed schedule. She used to balance high-level ballet training with commercial-dance competitions, driving between Bayer Ballet Academy in Mountain View, California, and The Rock Center for Dance in Las Vegas,...
by Caitlin Sims for Dance Magazine | Mar 27, 2026 | News, The Latest
For 53 years, San Francisco Ballet audiences have watched Val Caniparoli disappear into a character, whether the eccentric Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker, the titular errant knight in Don Quixote, or the menacing Herod in Arthur Pita’s Salome. A dancer with the...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jan 6, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
It’s a new year, and with that come several new ballets to help ring in 2026. Across North America, choreographers are reimagining canonical works, putting their own spins on celebrated texts, and creating exciting neoclassical pieces.From San Francisco to Alberta and...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 11, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This year’s Fall for Dance Festival kicks off New York City Center’s ballet-heavy season with a bang. Running September 16–27, the multi-genre dance festival offers five unique programs that, together, span classical ballet to contemporary, tango, and jookin’. Every...
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 Hannah Chang Foster | Jul 24, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The folktale Legend of the White Snake is as familiar to Chinese school children as Sleeping Beauty or Princess and the Pea are to those of us who grew up with Brothers Grimm fairytales. Now, Western audiences will have the chance to see this famous Chinese folktale...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 4, 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 July 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Royal Ballet’s Harris Bell, Isabel Lubach, Viola Pantuso,...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 7, 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 May 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Maya Schonbrun has been promoted to principal at Royal Swedish...