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Sarah Lamb

Royal Ballet principal Sarah Lamb is an unlikely mixture of softness and steel. In photographs she looks like the archetypically delicate ballerina. Watch her move, though, and you’ll see the strength that grounds each refined pose. Born in Boston, MA, Lamb began training at the Boston Ballet School at age 6. She joined Boston Ballet […]

A Trip Around the World with Ballet Star Dusty Button

If you’re one of Dusty Button’s 146,000 (and counting) Instagram followers, you know this ballerina doesn’t fit any molds. Because while she holds down a job as a Boston Ballet principal dancer and takes the stage in ultimate classical roles like Odette/Odile (which she performed this past April), she’s just as comfortable in a fast-paced […]

Watch 19-Year-Old Alessandra Ferri Dance with 52-Year-Old Alessandra Ferri

We know you’re obsessed with extraordinary ballerina Alessandra Ferri—because EVERYONE is obsessed with extraordinary ballerina Alessandra Ferri. (Non-bunhead friends: Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, the feet definitely will.) Ferri’s brilliant artistry has been inspiring dancers ever since she was named the Royal Ballet’s youngest-ever principal dancer at age 19. That was in […]

Behind the Scenes with The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet

Raise your hand if you’re a dance nerd! Cool, me too. The Royal Ballet is hyping Romeo and Juliet like crazy right now, since the company is launching the 50th anniversary of Kenneth MacMillan’s timeless production. All this promotion is especially great for those of us outside of the UK because it means tons of […]

The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal

We’re willing to bet that if you asked any bunhead about her favorite dance videos, the Royal Ballet‘s rehearsal clips would most definitely be on the list. It’s no secret that in order to maintain such a level of amazingness, the company members have to practice as passionately as they perform. Our hearts flutter a little bit every time a […]

Thank You, Royal Ballet, For This #Throwback Time Capsule

Way back in 1949, Sadler’s Wells Ballet (which later became The Royal) had its first North American tour. A ballerina named Margot Fonteyn was introduced to America, became an international star and changed the face of dance. Fortunately for us, there are photos and mementos from those early touring days to show us what it […]

It's World Ballet Day!

We told you it was coming—and now it’s finally arrived! Today is the first-ever World Ballet Day, which means it’s time to watch dancers from five of the world’s greatest companies—the Australian Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Royal Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, and San Francisco Ballet—taking class and rehearsing. The up-close-and-personal experience is […]

The Secret Life of London's Royal Opera House

Raise your hand if it’s your dream to have a private tour of your favorite opera house. Right, so everyone. (Photo by @whatalexloves, via Instagram) Thanks to Instagram, we can come pretty close. Following the success of the #emptymet campaign on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Instagram account, the Royal Opera House revealed its behind-the-scenes […]