Tag: stefanie roper

Fashionably Late: Advice for Ballet's Late Starters

Stefanie Roper didn’t take her first ballet class until she was 20. Despite her obvious facility, she encountered plenty of naysayers. “I remember one teacher telling me, ‘Honey, you’re just too old,’ ” she says. And she did have to overcome obstacles as she entered the ballet bubble. “People talked about how good my feet […]

NYC Newbies: How Three Dancers Are Making It in the Big Apple

Ah, New York—the center of all things dance, and the place young professionals flock to in hopes of starting a career. Want to join in on the Empire State of Mind, but not sure how? We asked three rookie dancers, who all moved to the city recently, for their advice about everything from finding an […]