NBoC Principal Greta Hodgkinson Reveals Her Favorite Costumes

November 20, 2016

It’s no secret that we’re as obsessed with pretty costumes as we are with the pretty dancers who wear them. There’s just something so magical about following the life of a tutu, or going behind the scenes to see how costume shops take their creations from the page to the stage. Costumes also hold a special place in every dancer’s heart.

Which is why, when we stumbled upon this Fashion magazine article, we did a little happy dance. Fashion followed National Ballet of Canada principal Greta Hodgkinson (who’s celebrating her 25th year with NBoC and her 20th year as a principal in the company) into the wardrobe room—and had her round up her favorite costumes of all time. Which was no small feat, considering Hodgkinson has danced pretty much every principal role in NBoC’s classical repertoire. NBD.

Watch the video below to see Hodgkinson talk about all of her favorites, and stay tuned for our January issue, where she shares her best advice for young performers in a “Letter to My Teenage Self.”


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