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Boston Ballet student

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Akane Takada and Steven McRae in The Dream (Royal Ballet) 

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Nadezhda Batoeva and Philipp Stepin in Cinderella (Mariinsky Ballet) 

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Megan Fairchild in Ballo Della Regina, New York City Ballet

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reminder that this blog, while not politically focused, supports BLM. bootlickers and racists aren’t welcome here, and never will be.

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Claire Calvert in The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet) 

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Alina Cojocaru and Isaac Hernandez in Romeo and Juliet (English National Ballet)

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Akane Takada, Alexander Campbell, and Francesca Hayward in Swan Lake (Royal Ballet) 

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Akane Takada, Alexander Campbell, and Francesca Hayward in Swan Lake (Royal Ballet) 

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Marianela Nunez and Carlos Acosta in La Fille mal Gardee (Royal Ballet) 

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Laurretta Summerscales in Romeo and Juliet (English National Ballet, 2017)

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In 2018, my childhood dream came true when I was promoted to Principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet. I left my home town to begin training at the Beijing Dance Academy when I was 11 years old, then moved away even further to continue pursuing my dream in the US, first at The Rock School, then as a trainee with San Francisco Ballet. Since that time, this company has become my family and my home. Please consider donating to San Francisco Ballet so we can continue giving back to our community on and off stage as soon as it is safe. https://www.sfballet.org/support-us/donate/ Thank you for supporting San Francisco Ballet! - WanTing Zhao principal ballerina at the San Francisco Ballet.

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Marianela Nunez and Federico Bonelli in Dances at a Gathering (Royal Ballet) 

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Stay home / Stay safe

Dancer: Keaton Leier / Atlanta Ballet

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Aurelie Dupont and Roberto Bolle in Manon (Paris Opera Ballet)

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Alessandra James - Knight Theater, Charlotte

When I think of art and dance, I think of community, nourishment for the soul, the importance of togetherness, and the connectivity of all human beings. Dance is beautiful story telling to whisk you away from your everyday life only to bring you back emoting, energized and engaged.

Through this pandemic I’ve seen how courageous artists near and far have been with their creativity. The dance community has begun to adapt in how we connect to our audiences. As incredible and inspiring as this change has been, we miss feeling our audience, our community right before our eyes, their energy fueling us for the performance. I miss being on stage, telling a story or offering up the freedom for the audience to interpret their own. This engagement in my own community is how I can help overcome the challenges that COVID-19 has brought. Over the past 50 years Charlotte Ballet has become one of the city’s most cherished arts organizations, and through it all we have demonstrated our resilience. Please consider donating to Charlotte Ballet’s Resilience Fund to keep us dreaming and inspiring for another 50 years. - Alessandra James ballerina with the Charlotte Ballet

https://charlotteballet.org/support/