When Milwaukee Ballet company artist Amanda Lewis was a teenager, she found herself at a pivotal moment, realizing she needed more extensive training to pursue a professional career. Her first choice was Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy’s Pre-Professional Program. “The program had the most experience I could find,” she says, referring to the variety of […]

For Milwaukee Ballet II member Fayeth Hartman, attending Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy’s Pre-Professional Program was an obvious choice to help achieve her goal of becoming a professional dancer. She followed in the footsteps of her older brother, who had attended the summer intensive in 2017 and then joined Milwaukee Ballet II. “He realized that the PPP would […]

From annual staples returning with fresh surprises to thought-provoking new works, here’s what we’re excited to see this December.

Here are the latest promotions, appointments and transfers, plus notable awards and accomplishments from the last month. Comings & Goings Tigran Mkrtchyan has joined Boston Ballet as a soloist, Chisako Oga as a second soloist. At English National Ballet, Aitor Arrieta, Katja Khaniukova and Ken Saruhashi have been promoted to first soloist, Julia Conway, Daniel […]

Some dancers face years of “nos” before they get a big “yes.”  At 32 years old, Chip Abbott made his Broadway debut in “On the Town.” Photo by Jenny Anderson, Courtesy “On the Town.” When dancers dream of the career that lies ahead, they probably plot a linear path from pre-professional training to prestigious apprenticeships […]

Milwaukee Ballet dancer Susan Gartell can’t live without Altoids or Netflix.