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Isabella Gasparini

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    Full circle
    • Sep 23, 2021

    Full circle

    I was eighteen when I moved to Leeds. My family arrived with a heavy load of things brought from Toronto and Brazil to help me start my new
    Seizing the moment
    • Aug 1, 2021

    Seizing the moment

    Three weeks ago, The Royal Ballet saw the end of its 20/21 season. As the curtains came down on our last performance, I felt a strange sense
    Daily rituals
    • Nov 8, 2020

    Daily rituals

    There is such mystery surrounding a ballerina’s life and what lies behind-the-scenes of making the magic happen on stage. How many hours a
    'Jeitinho brasileiro': Brazilian dancers around the world
    • Sep 24, 2020

    'Jeitinho brasileiro': Brazilian dancers around the world

    I was spending a day like any other at grandma’s house in Sao Paulo when mom arrives with a magazine to show me. Right in the corner of a
    A means to an end
    • Jul 15, 2020

    A means to an end

    A ballerina can be seen as many things: performer, entertainer, actress, athlete, dancer, mover. But first and foremost, ballerinas are
    First steps
    • Jul 8, 2020

    First steps

    Signing your first contract is one of the most exciting times in anyone's career, especially if (like me) what you feared most in school was
    It's show time!
    • Jul 1, 2020

    It's show time!

    And so, it begins. That familiar voice on the tannoy is the dancers' wake up call, a reminder that the performance is approaching. All backs
    Youth America Grand Prix
    • Jun 24, 2020

    Youth America Grand Prix

    My days of running from one ballet competition to the next have long become a thing of the past, but when I look into the eyes of young
    In Times of Uncertainty
    • Jun 17, 2020

    In Times of Uncertainty

    In a recent interview, as I was retelling the story of how I quit my job at Northern Ballet without a clue as to how my career would unfold
    The Balancing Act
    • Jun 4, 2020

    The Balancing Act

    I always felt like I was leading two distinct lives: one of family, relationships, the outside world, and one of vocation, devotion, the bal
    What does DANCE mean to you?
    • May 21, 2020

    What does DANCE mean to you?

    Dance is a form of expression that has been around since the start of civilization. Our ancestors danced to the gods in religious, celebrato
    Away from home
    • May 14, 2020

    Away from home

    The decision to leave home and join Canada's National Ballet School was one I did not take lightly. Whenever asked by mom if
    When life gives you lemons
    • Apr 24, 2020

    When life gives you lemons

    I know the last couple of weeks haven’t been easy for anyone. We as performing artists have definitely been affected by covid-19
    Trust the road less travelled: my journey to the Royal Ballet
    • Apr 14, 2020

    Trust the road less travelled: my journey to the Royal Ballet

    I began my ballet training at Ballet Marcia Lago, my mom’s school in Sao Paulo. When I was about eleven years old, I started to realise that
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