by Sponsored by The Washington School of Ballet | Jan 16, 2023 | From Our Sponsors, Summer Study, Training
Noura Sander began her professional career at The Washington Ballet in 2021, dancing in Andile Ndlovu’s B1, an ensemble work that marked the company’s return to the stage after the pandemic shutdown. Although the performance was TWB’s reintroduction to...
by Natalia Boesch | Feb 28, 2019 | Technique, Training
Xiomara Reyes, head of The Washington School of Ballet, describes grand battement as “a very important base step that helps with flexibility, jumps and stability. It’s the beginning of a grand jeté, the farthest push of your body in space and...
by Julia Rosica | Feb 20, 2019 | Profiles, TBT
This week’s TBT is a three-for-one throwback special: A power trio of versatile American Ballet Theatre performers, Xiomara Reyes and siblings Erica and Herman Cornejo, dance the Act I pas de trois from Swan Lake in this 2005 video. Reyes, who now heads The...
by Gavin Larsen | Jan 1, 2019 | Dance Teacher, Health & Body
Turnout is one of the defining characteristics of classical ballet and the foundation of your technique, but the deceptively simple concept of external rotation can be hard to execute. For those born with hip joints that don’t naturally make a tight fifth...
by Madeline Schrock | Jan 5, 2017 | Company Life
Xiomara Reyes racked up invaluable experience as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Now, she’s sharing that wisdom with students as head of The Washington School of Ballet. Pointe asked Reyes her best advice for dancers as they head...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 15, 2016 | Company Life
Photo by Fabrizio Ferri, Courtesy TWB. Just a year ago, Julie Kent and Xiomara Reyes took their final bows at American Ballet Theatre. Now, the two ABT stars will be working together even more closely. Kent, who was named artistic director of The Washington Ballet in...
by Amy Brandt | May 26, 2015 | Company Life
Today, two of American Ballet Theatre’s longtime stars, Paloma Herrera and Xiomara Reyes, retire from the company in what is sure to be emotionally-charged back-to-back performances of Giselle. Herrera, who has danced with ABT for 24 years, will say good-bye during...
by Shannon Woods | May 15, 2015 | Company Life
During ballet competitions or gala performances, dancers have only a short amount of time to convey the power of a pas de deux. Without the context of the entire ballet, they must bring the story’s energy to life with only their bodies, costumes and the...