DanceChance in 2024 – By the Numbers!
Today on the PNB Blog, we’re sharing about the DanceChance program - join us as we tally some numbers worth dancing about!
PNB Dancers You Should Follow on Instagram
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Dancer Promotions! Clara Ruf Maldonado, Kuu Sakuragi, and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan
Before the curtain-raiser performance of Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy on opening night of LOVE & LOSS, Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and Associate Artistic Director Kiyon Ross announced to the audience that corps de ballet dancers Clara Ruf Maldonado and Kuu Sakuragi have been promoted Soloists, and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan has been promoted to Principal dancer.
Q&A with Corps Member Kuu Sakuragi
How has your approach to your career changed over the past years? My approach to my work has changed due to my experience in dance over time. As I build more confidence in my abilities, the more I can explore and push myself to the next step.
Promotions: Cecilia Iliesiu, Angelica Generosa, & Dylan Wald
PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal Announces Three Promotions during First Look to the Future Gala.
Seattle, WA – “It gives me tremendous pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” As part of the festivities at First Look to the Future, […]
Q&A with Kuu Sakuragi
Kuu is local to the PNW. He grew up in Bellevue, WA, and started his dance journey on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, through the DanceChance program.