Tag: the royal ballet school

Get Ready for World Ballet School Day, Streaming July 7

Mark your calendars! This Tuesday, July 7, join pre-professional dancers across the globe in an inaugural live-stream event celebrating World Ballet School Day 2020. Made “by students for students,” the event aims to bring young generations of dancers together in an international recognition of the unifying power of ballet, dance and the art world at […]

What It's Like to Take Ballet Class All Over the World

From Copenhagen, Denmark, to San Francisco, CA, a ballet student’s day starts the same way: with class. Ballet class is a given at schools around the world, but there is a myriad of differences—from the studios to the technique—between them. We decided to pack up our dance bags, grab our passports, and take a trip […]

(More) Good News from Boston!

Boston Ballet’s new corps member, Hannah Bettes Photo by Nathan Sayers for DS (2012) At Dance Spirit, we’re clearly brimming with excitement about Whitney Jensen’s recent promotion to principal dancer at Boston Ballet. (You can read her amazing story here, and don’t forget to check out the behind-the-scenes video from our cover shoot!) But another […]