Chapter 19, Madoka Kariya: Stepping Beyond Ballet
Dancer with Netherlands Dans Theater (NDT) My parents found dance for themselves. It was quite common in their generation in Japan. They...
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- Mar 6
- 3 min
Alice White: Opportunities, Identity, and Priorities
The phrase “career transition” will usually elicit equal amounts of apprehension and excitement in most dancers I know. For people who...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Nikki Johnson on Fighting for Awareness
Demi soloist with the West Australian Ballet "Nothing and no one can ever prepare you for those dreaded words, ‘It’s cancer.’ I am on a...
- Mar 16, 2022
- 5 min
Sarah Schaefer on Finding the Right Fit
In partnership with act'ble & Sarah Schaefer Finding the right pair of pointe shoes is synonymous with finding the right partner. The...
- Mar 7, 2022
- 4 min
Cécile Kaltenbach on Finding the Right Fit
In partnership with act'ble & Cécile Kaltenbach Finding the right pair of pointe shoes is synonymous with finding the right partner. The...
- Mar 1, 2022
- 8 min
Suzan Sittig on Finding the Right Fit
In partnership with act'ble & Suzan Sittig Finding the right pair of pointe shoes is synonymous with finding the right partner. The right...
- May 26, 2021
- 6 min
Chapter 18, Jessica Lyall: Drops in the Ocean - The Strength of the Collective
Dancer with Danish Dance Theatre For as long as I can remember, what fascinated me about dance was the potential to transform. We...
- Nov 18, 2020
- 7 min
Chapter 16, Mia Heathcote: On Pressure, Paving Your Own Path and Trusting Instincts
Principal Dancer with Queensland Ballet My name is Mia Heathcote and I’m originally from Melbourne. I was born into a ballet family, both...
- Aug 3, 2020
- 5 min
Chapter 15, Bernie DuBois II: Be Nice And Don’t Be Scared
Former dancer with Kansas City Ballet My first racist experience comes as a 15-year-old student at the National Ballet School of Canada....
- Mar 9, 2020
- 7 min
Chapter 14, Claire Lonchampt: Dare to Follow Your Heart
Currently a dancer with the Malandain Ballet Biarritz
- Feb 4, 2020
- 5 min
Chapter 13, Boysie Dikobe: Hip No. 5
Currently a dancer (on leave) with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
- Dec 24, 2019
- 6 min
Chapter 12, Iori Araya: Seize the Fortune by the Forelock
Currently a dancer with Ballet Memphis
- Dec 19, 2019
- 3 min
Chapter 11, Emma Jones: Perseverance
Former dancer with Magdeburg Ballet Theatre & Singapore Dance Theatre
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
Chapter 10, Matthew Dibble: Back to Basics
Currently a répétiteur, Twyla Tharp
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
Chapter 9, Weronika Frodyma: Side Effect
Currently a soloist with the Berlin State Ballet
- Nov 28, 2019
- 2 min
Chapter 8, Sarah Irmatova: A Rocky Start
Currently a dancer with the Czech National Ballet
- Nov 22, 2019
- 1 min
Chapter 7, Mari Kawanishi: Against the Odds
Currently a dancer with the Berlin State Ballet
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Chapter 6, Amber Lewis: Transitioning Into a New City
Coryphée dancer with the Hong Kong Ballet After spending the past 11 years dancing in the United States, first in D.C. then Phoenix, I’ve...
- Nov 12, 2019
- 3 min
Chapter 5, Hannah Carter: My Road to the States
Currently a principal dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Chapter 4 Continued, Nae Nishimura: My Audition Journey Part 2
Currently a dancer with the Norwegian National Ballet
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