George-Murray Nightingale - The Australian Ballet
"I feel so lucky to be working in an environment that I'm totally in love with!" - George Murray Nightingale
Masha Tolstunova
"I believe we can learn something from every creative mind out there." - Masha Tolstunova
Rachele Buriassi - Boston Ballet
"It’s really important to be focused, being a professional dancer can definitely take a toll on your mind. In order to sustain a career as a professional dancer you have to love it." - Rachele Buriassi
Koto Ishihara - San Francisco Ballet
"It is very important to push your very own limits within the studio, always giving 120% as transferring to the stage is difficult and comes with many more challenges." - Koto Ishihara
Jenna Gooden - Houston Ballet
"Growing up in Houston I would often go see the ballet and dream of dancing up on that stage, so when I joined the company it was a dream come true." - Jenna Gooden
Giulia Frosi - Dresden Semperoper Ballet
"There is something particular about performing, something special about opening your heart. Lights, costumes, the orchestra - the moment where you stop executing steps and you become an artist." - Giulia Frosi
Dawid Trzensimiech - Polish National Ballet
"Ballet has helped me gain confidence in interacting with others as I used be very shy and uncomfortable while meeting new people but also, it has made me stubborn and overly critical of myself." - Dawid Trzensimiech
Courtney Shealy - American Ballet Theatre
"On stage during the bows I looked around, hearing the roar from the audience. I had to pinch myself as people I had looked up to for years, were standing right in front of me." - Courtney Shealy
Jessica Fyee - Stuttgart Ballet
"A quote I live by and said in my wedding vows: ‘Faith is the daring of the soul to go further than the eye can see’." - Jessica Fyee
Yosvani Ramos - Colorado Ballet
"I've had a few bloopers onstage like getting stuck in the girl's costume or finding myself flat on my back on the floor. They seem funny now but believe me, at the time they didn't!" - Yosvani Ramos
Jeraldine Mendoza - Joffrey Ballet
"It has taught me how to love oneself, to love others, and to love life. It has disciplined me and showed me the importance of self-motivation and worth." - Jeraldine Mendoza
Hannah Bettes - Boston Ballet
"I suffer from severe wanderlust, whenever I have any down time I try to travel. I believe traveling is the most mind-expanding thing a person can chose to do." - Hannah Bettes