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New York City Ballet announces promotions with the first African American female soloist -media
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Oct 11, 20251 min read
Stuttgart Ballet announces promotions
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Ikuko
Sep 14, 20251 min read
Retirement: Scottish Ballet's Javier Andreu, National Ballet of Portugal's Luís d'Albergaria
Toi toi toi!
Ikuko
Sep 13, 20251 min read
Stuttgart Ballet announces a promotion
Abigail Willson-Heisel has been promoted to a Soloist. Mackenzie Brown has become a Guest Principal Dancer.
Ikuko
Sep 1, 20251 min read
Dutch National Ballet soloist publishes a book
Nina Tonoli's book is titled Dagboek van een ballerina, or Diary of an ballerina.
Ikuko
Aug 27, 20251 min read
American ballerina Yana Peneva leaves Stuttgart Ballet to join Mariinsky
Yana is the second American dancer to join the Russian company for the new season.
Ikuko
Aug 22, 20251 min read
Eighteen-year-old Mississippi boy to join Mariinsky as Soloist
Alexei Orohovsky has just graduated from John Cranko Schule.
Ikuko
Aug 19, 20251 min read
Obituary: Leslie McBeth -Hamburg Ballett ballet mistress, Stuttgart Ballet Soloist, Neumeier stager
McBeth worked with many companies internationally as a dancer and a stager.
Ikuko
Aug 14, 20251 min read
Northern Ballet introduces new dancer ranks, promotes George Liang
The company is also hiring.
Ikuko
Aug 13, 20251 min read
What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 6: Julia Roscoe
The newly promoted Royal Ballet dancer wears the pointe shoe which everyone is talking about.
Ikuko
Jul 25, 20255 min read
American Ballet Theatre announces three promotions
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Jul 22, 20251 min read
Bayerisches Staatsballett announces joiners and leavers
Eight joiners and seven leavers.
Ikuko
Jul 15, 20251 min read
Promotions: Scottish Ballet, Ballet Nationale de Cuba
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Ikuko
May 20, 20251 min read
Ikuko
Apr 18, 20251 min read
New York City Ballet announces 2025-2026 season, Megan Fairchild's farewell show, joiner
Megan's swan song will be Swanilda.
Ikuko
Apr 10, 20251 min read
What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 1: Emily Suzuki
In Episode one of this new blog series, I asked ENB Soloist Emily Suzuki to tell us about her pointe shoes.
Ikuko
Jan 31, 20253 min read
Bayerisches Staatsballett announces promotions
Two new Soloists and four new Demi-soloists.
Ikuko
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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