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Behind Ballet

Five Ballet Books

by Emilia & Linda on May 12, 2013

In the spotlight, five recent ballet and dance book releases that will make great summer reads or that are perfect for your Amazon wishlists: Sadler’s Wells Dance House by Sarah Crompton With plenty of photos of some of Sadler’s Wells’s most successful productions from the last few years (Sylvie Guillem fans are in for a [...]

#Prix2013 Link Roundup

by wschuster on February 10, 2013

Every year, the Prix de Lausanne puts this relatively quiet Swiss town on Lake Geneva on the map for all balletomanes – right in the middle of their universe to be exact. In case you couldn’t follow all the action this year, do not worry! There is plenty of awesome content available to relive this [...]

Bag a New Yumiko!

by Emilia on October 3, 2012

As ballet companies around the world kick off their new seasons (over here The Royal Ballet is ready to go, with their revival of Swan Lake), the wonderfully creative Yumiko Takeshima - whose chic leotards can be easily spotted in the studio at ballet companies everywhere – has been busy designing a brand new Yumi. We’re [...]

A Dancer’s Journey: Lessons Learned

by HarperWatters on July 2, 2012

Our new guest blogger, Houston Ballet’s Harper Watters, picks up from where he had left off on his journey from summer intensive student to professional dancer: I truly enjoy writing for this blog. It allows be to go back in time and see things in a different perspective. It can be difficult though, to find [...]

Ten Years of Yumiko: Anniversary Giveaway

by Emilia & Linda on April 25, 2012

Heads up girls AND boys! Yumiko is celebrating its 10-Year Anniversary this month and have recently unveiled a shiny new website where any leotard can be fully customised: from colour and fabric type, to lining and sleeve options. We’re whooping it up and teaming up with the company to give away two pairs of the [...]

Meet our newest guest blogger, Houston Ballet’s Harper Watters, who will be posting regularly about his journey from summer intensive student to professional dancer: Growing up in a small town in New Hampshire where dance was as common as a winter without snow, I never would have believed anyone if they told me in just a [...]