careerinballet Archives - The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet (TLFCB)

Passion to Profession

Elina Wisung February 14, 2025Ballet, inspiration, professional dancers Leave a Comment

By Anagha Madhan and Sowjanya Srinivasan for En Avant Winter 2024 Do you love dancing? Do you watch the beautiful ballerinas dancing and moving daintily across the stage in their lovely tutus, and imagine yourself in their place? Do you think of ballet as more than just a fun hobby, something more serious that you could see yourself do for ...

Ballet is Not Popular in India

Elina Wisung January 30, 2025Ballet, breaking stereotypes, inspiration Leave a Comment

The Ballet Boom - Ballet Finding Its Home in India by Anagha Madhan A common belief in India is that ballet has little to no presence here. Often, it is assumed to be the artform that is confined to Western countries. In fact, people often do a double take when we mention ballet as the dance form we chose to ...

Ballet is Only for Fair Skin

Elina Wisung January 14, 2025Ballet, breaking stereotypes, inspiration Leave a Comment

More Than Skin-Deep - Dismantling the Skin Tone Myth by Anagha Madhan Misty Copeland, Photo: Brad Trent In 2015, Misty Copeland shattered centuries-old barriers when she became the first black principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre. Her journey was far from easy; she was told that her muscular body and dark skin didn’t fit ballet’s traditional mould. Carlos Acosta, ...

Our Students On Outreach

Elina Wisung October 12, 2023Ballet, boys ballet, community, outreach Leave a Comment

By Maya Haridas from En Avant Magazine July-August 2023 In Conversation with three of our students who came into the TLFCB family through the outreach collaboration with the Parikrma Foundation. They speak about their love for ballet and how TLFCB’s program has enabled them to dance in the face of adversity. What was your reaction when you got to know ...

A Whole New World – Anand Dhanakoti

Elina Wisung September 26, 2023Ballet, ballet boys, experience, inspiration, student scoop Leave a Comment

By Maya Haridas from En Avant Magazine July August 2023 Follow the inspiring journey of TLFCB ‘s outreach alumni - the now established contemporary dancer Anand Dhanakoti. From first being spotted by Yana Lewis at an outreach workshop in Cubbon Park to creating his own pieces inspired by his childhood on the streets. From doing his first ballet class in ...

The Power of Dance

Elina Wisung July 28, 2023Ballet, Education, experience, insights 1 Comment

Artistic Director Yana Lewis reflecting on the infinite Power of Dance. She speaks about experiences in her own life, as a student and as a teacher. Infinity and Beyond The Power of Dance is infinite. I strongly believe it is infinite. There’s no limit to what it can achieve and create. There is nothing that I can’t connect to it. Nothing ...

A Whole New World – Sushmitha Margad

Elina Wisung July 14, 2023alumni, artist, ballerina, Ballet, student scoop Leave a Comment

By Maya Haridas, from en Avant Magazine Issue 10 Sweet, caring and the one who always comes up with the loveliest exercises. We all know Sushmitha Margad as a teacher. But now get to know her as a student and follow the journey that made her the teacher she is now. Why did you start learning ballet? As a new ...

Summer Intensives – Insight

Elina Wisung May 16, 2023Ballet, Education, experience, inspiration Leave a Comment

By Anagha Madhan as seen in En Avant Magazine March - April 2023 As temperatures rise and cotton clothes come out to play, summer intensives are what immediately come to mind to any dancer. Ballet summer intensives are demanding training courses that give aspiring dancers a rare chance to fully submerge themselves in the ballet world. These courses, which are ...

Lesli Wiesner on Cats

Elina Wisung April 26, 2023Ballet, experience, insights, inspiration, professional dancers, student scoop Leave a Comment

By Maya Haridas, from En Avant Magazine March-April 2023 Lesli Wiesner is a ballet dancer, teacher and musical theatre artist. She was interviewed by Maya Haridas in En Avant Magazine ahead of the Cats Summer Program this year. The abridged version of the interview can be found in the magazine, and below is the full interview with Lesli. Lesli Wiesner ...

Summer Program – Irene Manning

Elina Wisung February 17, 2023Ballet, insights, parent support, summer intensive Leave a Comment

Irene Manning, dancer and dance mom, traveled with her daughter Radha and fellow dancer Jazzie to Melbourne, Australia in order for the girls to take part in the Australian Ballet School’s annual Summer Program. Here is an inside view of the experience from a dance parent who not only has two dancing daughters, but has a strong background in the ...

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