Full circle
I was eighteen when I moved to Leeds. My family arrived with a heavy load of things brought from Toronto and Brazil to help me start my new
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Aug 1, 2021
Seizing the moment
Three weeks ago, The Royal Ballet saw the end of its 20/21 season. As the curtains came down on our last performance, I felt a strange sense
May 4, 2021
Dancers' wellbeing
A month ago I was asked to collaborate on building a platform that would help support dancers' mental and physical health, and since then,
Mar 8, 2021
What keeps us going
I started this blog thinking that there would be plenty of enriching experiences in the theatre throughout the season that I could be
Oct 1, 2020
Life choices
Our lives are made up of the decisions we make, infinite moments of diverging pathways and choices. Small ones, like what to have for dinner
Sep 11, 2020
'Survival mode'
Survival mode is how I learned to describe that feeling of trying to get through my days in utter exhaustion, completely burned out. It all
Aug 27, 2020
Preparing for a role
The last-minute arrival of a casting sheet causes a cluster of dancers to gather around the notice board in all eagerness. I try to squeeze
Aug 13, 2020
Filling in the gaps
From all the stories I’ve shared here, I haven't gone into much detail about my auditions, partly because they don't bring me happy memories
Jul 29, 2020
When mom comes to visit
‘Isabella! How are you? How’s your mom?!'
Everybody asks me the same question. Marcia Lago leaves her mark wherever she goes, everyone
Jul 15, 2020
A means to an end
A ballerina can be seen as many things: performer, entertainer, actress, athlete, dancer, mover. But first and foremost, ballerinas are
Jul 8, 2020
First steps
Signing your first contract is one of the most exciting times in anyone's career, especially if (like me) what you feared most in school was
Jun 17, 2020
In Times of Uncertainty
In a recent interview, as I was retelling the story of how I quit my job at Northern Ballet without a clue as to how my career would unfold
Jun 4, 2020
The Balancing Act
I always felt like I was leading two distinct lives: one of family, relationships, the outside world, and one of vocation, devotion, the bal
May 6, 2020
The Inner Game
The thing about ballet is that it is meant to look effortless. But what goes into making something look beautiful and effortless takes years
Apr 14, 2020
Trust the road less travelled: my journey to the Royal Ballet
I began my ballet training at Ballet Marcia Lago, my mom’s school in Sao Paulo. When I was about eleven years old, I started to realise that
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