Sep 23, 2021Full circleI 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
Feb 2, 2021A 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
Jan 2, 2021The journeyI woke up Saturday morning feeling very optimistic. With my purse, mask, and alcohol gel in hands, I dashed into Covent Garden for one last
Sep 24, 2020'Jeitinho brasileiro': Brazilian dancers around the worldI 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 20, 2020Saluting the Queen Ever since I joined The Royal Ballet and moved to London, I feel a great sense of belonging. I love the theatre and this company
Aug 13, 2020Filling in the gapsFrom 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, 2020The corps de ballet and beyondMany 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, 2020First steps part II - the life of a touring companyI 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 8, 2020First 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 24, 2020Youth America Grand PrixMy 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, 2020In Times of UncertaintyIn 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
May 27, 2020It all started with grandma's tutuWhile writing my last post on the significance of dance for me, I couldn’t help but take a trip down memory lane.
May 14, 2020Away 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
Apr 14, 2020Trust the road less travelled: my journey to the Royal BalletI 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