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News and Updates
New York City Ballet announces promotions with the first African American female soloist -media
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Oct 111 min read
Stuttgart Ballet announces promotions
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Sep 141 min read
Retirement: Scottish Ballet's Javier Andreu, National Ballet of Portugal's Luís d'Albergaria
Toi toi toi!
Ikuko
Sep 131 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 11 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 271 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 221 min read
Eighteen-year-old Mississippi boy to join Mariinsky as Soloist
Alexei Orohovsky has just graduated from John Cranko Schule.
Ikuko
Aug 191 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 141 min read
Northern Ballet introduces new dancer ranks, promotes George Liang
The company is also hiring.
Ikuko
Aug 131 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 255 min read
American Ballet Theatre announces three promotions
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Jul 221 min read
Bayerisches Staatsballett announces joiners and leavers
Eight joiners and seven leavers.
Ikuko
Jul 151 min read
Promotions: Scottish Ballet, Ballet Nationale de Cuba
Congratulations!
Ikuko
May 201 min read
Ikuko
Apr 181 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 101 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 313 min read
Bayerisches Staatsballett announces promotions
Two new Soloists and four new Demi-soloists.
Ikuko
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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