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6 days ago

Eco-friendly steps

One fine summer day, about two years ago, my friend Mayara handed me a dvd called The Biggest little Farm. Pictured on the cover were a rust

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

Oct 1, 2020

Life choices

Our lives are made up of the decisions we make, infinite moments of diverging pathways and choices. Small ones, like what to have for dinner

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

Sep 11, 2020

'Survival mode'

Survival mode is how I learned to describe that feeling of trying to get through my days in utter exhaustion, completely burned out. It all

Jul 29, 2020

When mom comes to visit

‘Isabella! How are you? How’s your mom?!' Everybody asks me the same question. Marcia Lago leaves her mark wherever she goes, everyone

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

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

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

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

Jun 10, 2020

Introducing our Repertoire

When dancers choose their favourite companies, a place where they see themselves thriving, one thing they highly take into account is the

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

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

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