by April Deocariza | Oct 31, 2025 | Company Life, Health & Body, Pointe+
Cross-training and conditioning have long been a part of dancers’ regimens to stay in peak physical shape. But those who are pregnant need to make certain adjustments to take care of both themselves and their baby. Three expectant mothers—Royal Ballet principal...
by Emily May | Apr 25, 2022 | Career, Profiles
As a child Jenna Anderson watched Pacific Northwest Ballet’s The Nutcracker on PBS every Christmas, shushing everyone around her when the dancers came onscreen. Barred from dancing herself due to her conservative upbringing, she fueled her ballet obsession by...
by April Deocariza | Dec 21, 2021 | The Latest
As Royal Ballet principal Yasmine Naghdi was going through pre-professional training at The Royal Ballet School, her mother, Sabine, recalls people saying to her, “Oh, it must be such a hard journey.” To which Sabine would jokingly reply, “Oh, I could write a book...
by April Deocariza | Jan 13, 2021 | Instagram, Wellness
Royal Ballet principal Yasmine Naghdi had been gearing up to star as the Sugarplum Fairy in a December livestream performance of The Nutcracker when London went back into heavy COVID-19 restrictions. The performance was canceled, but Naghdi has been taking this...
by Josephine Lee | Jul 30, 2020 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Did you know that Royal Ballet principal Yasmine Naghdi’s pointe shoes are actually made up of two different models, combined? Below, watch pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee interview Naghdi on all of her pointe shoe hacks, from her anti-slipping tricks to her...
by Claudia Bauer | Oct 31, 2019 | Profiles
What is the hardest role you’ve learned? Swan Lake. You need so much endurance to get through it. Especially in Act III, when you’re about to do the fouettés—I feel like I can’t see, I’m so tired by that point. It’s a battle of your own...
by Sponsored by Trafalgar Releasing | Nov 15, 2018 | News
Do you ever wish you could teleport to London and casually stroll into The Royal Opera House to see some of the world’s best-loved ballets? Well, we have a solution for you: The Royal Ballet’s 2018-19 cinema season. Whether live or recorded, the seven...
by Marissa DeSantis | Sep 21, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
While ballet may feel female-dominated in that there are plenty of onstage opportunities for women, key behind-the-scenes roles like choreographer and artistic director are still largely held by men—a point that is increasingly being raised and questioned in the dance...