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Feb 2

A place to call home

For the past seventeen years, returning to my home country has been a bittersweet experience. The moment I land in Guarulhos Airport

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

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

Aug 13, 2020

Filling in the gaps

From all the stories I’ve shared here, I haven't gone into much detail about my auditions, partly because they don't bring me happy memories

Aug 5, 2020

The corps de ballet and beyond

Many of us dream of becoming a principal dancer since starting ballet. It is an image we keep in our heads growing up, that of us dancing

Jul 22, 2020

First steps part II - the life of a touring company

I was still a student in my graduation year when a friend and his wife took us, me plus three other dancers, to a fancy dinner in the centre

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

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

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

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