After a busy, yet highly successful run of Program II, the dancers are back in the studios getting ready for Program III: The Masters. This week, Principal Soloist Renan Cerdeiro is taking over our Instagram feed to show our dancers hard at work. You may remember Renan’s stunning performance in Balanchine’s Apollo and Duo Concertant from earlier [...]
Ballet in Print: Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear, which I originally posted about just over a year ago, is now available in paperback! Currently priced at $24.99, the price will increase by one cent on 1/31/13 to $25.00 in … Continue reading →
Principal Jeanette Delgado describes her experience working with Liam Scarlett on two consecutive world premieres and what that means to her as a dancer. 
Corps dancer Adriana Pierce takes over our Instagram feed to capture our final performances of Program II: Tradition and Innovation!
I’ve been busy rehearsing Cinderella, but I still whip out my camera to snap some shots when I get a chance. The pictures below were taken during last weeks rehearsals. -Beau
Whether you’ve participated in the competition aspect of dance or not, chances are you’ve at least heard of the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP). The YAGP is the world’s largest scholarship competition open to students 9-19 years of age.
We know how daunting the thought of competing can be, so we decided to provide you with [...]
Soloist Jennifer Lauren takes over our Instagram feed as the company travels to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts for Program II: Tradition and Innovation. 
Last week the company jumped into rehearsals for Sir Fredrick Ashton’s Cinderella. Ashton’s version of Cinderella was first performed in London, 1948 (Sir Fredrick played the little sister). After we perform, The Joffrey in Chicago and Ballet West will be the only companies in the US to have danced Ashton’s Cinderella. Ashton’s work has a [...]
Principal Patricia Delgado shares what ballet she is most excited about performing this season. 
The 41st edition of the Prix de Lausanne, the renowned international competition for young dancers, will take place from 27 January to 2 February, 2013 at the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne. Team Ballet Bag will be returning to Lausanne to officially blog and live tweet for the Prix. We can’t wait to share with you [...]
We are thrilled for tonight’s opening of Program II: Tradition and Innovation. We caught up with some of the dancers before the curtain so that they could share their excitement about the ballets they are performing with you!
Michael Breeden, Corps de Ballet, on George Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15 — “Dancing to Mozart is what I [...]
Miami City Ballet's Costume Designer and Wardrobe Director Haydée Morales explains how she, Costume Artist Marie Morales,and her team of costume experts transformed an artistic vision into a reality. 
Our guest photographer on Instagram this week is corps dancer Rebecca King. 
Ballet and popular culture have been enjoying an unusually close relationship in recent times. Following on the success of Natalie Portman’s highly neurotic and nail-biting ballerina in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, shows like Breaking Pointe and The Secret Lives of Dancers portray daily life at, respectively, Salt Lake City’s Ballet West and The Royal New Zealand [...]