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

I grew up thinking that ballerinas had to wait until retirement to have babies, since dedicating their body and soul to the profession allow

A month ago I was asked to collaborate on building a platform that would help support dancers' mental and physical health, and since then,

I started this blog thinking that there would be plenty of enriching experiences in the theatre throughout the season that I could be

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A ballerina can be seen as many things: performer, entertainer, actress, athlete, dancer, mover. But first and foremost, ballerinas are

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

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

I always felt like I was leading two distinct lives: one of family, relationships, the outside world, and one of vocation, devotion, the bal