When Jacob Williams was a kid, he loved singing and dancing around the house to his mom’s disco music. It was clear that he found his passion for performing and dance early in life – and this passion would eventually lead him on a journey of training and self-discovery before finding his place at BalletBC in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Read more#BoysDanceToo: Alex Wong knows how to pivot turn with style (and side tilt)
Not even COVID-19 can keep Alex Wong down. Throughout 2020, he’s continued to entertain his over 566K Instagram and 298K TikTok followers (as of the time of this article). But despite Alex’s time in the public spotlight and his massive social media following, there’s a lot about Alex that hasn’t been widely publicized. Here’s an inside look into his career.
Read more#BoysDanceToo: An interview with Roberto Campanella
Life is all about creating your own path and Roberto Campanella knows about that. Originally from Rome, Roberto had a successful dance career joining his first company, Compagnia Italiana di Danza Contemporanea, at the age of 17. He eventually leaped to Toronto to dance for The National Ballet of Canada, where he began choreographing. Since then, Roberto has had a stellar career in teaching, choreographing, and directing. One of his most notable credits was choreographing the Academy Award-winning film The Shape of Water.
Read more#BoysDanceToo: An interview with Logan Savard, dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School
Logan Savard is in the final stages of achieving his dream to become a professional dancer. Originally from Comox on Vancouver Island, BC, the 18-year-old has been training full-time at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) School since he was 16. He’s now in Level 7, the highest level in the Academic program at the RWB School.
Read more#BoysDanceToo: An interview with Sterling Baca, Pennsylvania Ballet
As the world premiere of Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY’s @giselle approaches, I interviewed principal dancer Sterling Baca as the first profile in my new #BoysDanceToo series. Sterling was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch”, and was a soloist with American Ballet Theatre before moving to Pennsylvania Ballet as principal dancer. Read about Sterling’s meteoric rise to the top of the ballet ranks, and enjoy some of his fun personal info as well.
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