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
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- 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
- May 4, 2021
Dancers' wellbeing
A month ago I was asked to collaborate on building a platform that would help support dancers' mental and physical health, and since then,
- Mar 8, 2021
What keeps us going
I started this blog thinking that there would be plenty of enriching experiences in the theatre throughout the season that I could be
- 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 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
- Aug 27, 2020
Preparing for a role
The last-minute arrival of a casting sheet causes a cluster of dancers to gather around the notice board in all eagerness. I try to squeeze
- 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
- 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 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
- 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 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 27, 2020
It all started with grandma's tutu
While writing my last post on the significance of dance for me, I couldn’t help but take a trip down memory lane.
- May 6, 2020
The Inner Game
The thing about ballet is that it is meant to look effortless. But what goes into making something look beautiful and effortless takes years
- 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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