This is where you get the ins and outs of life as a dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet. From Q&As to Promotions to Retirements to Cooking.

Lindsay Thomas featured in NY Magazine

Lindsay Thomas is PNB’s resident videographer. The videos you admire on social media are all her work and she frequently photographs the Company too. She had the dancing bug at a young age and trained in ballet. Although she never pursued a […]

Lindsay Thomas is PNB’s resident videographer. The videos you admire on social media are all her work and she frequently photographs the Company too. She had the dancing bug at a young age and trained in ballet. Although she never pursued a […]

2016-07-01T16:00:15-07:00July 1st, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB on Tour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Lindsay Thomas featured in NY Magazine

Q&A: Elle Macy

Elle Macy is from Huntington Beach, California. She studied at Orange County Dance Center and on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Pacific […]

Elle Macy is from Huntington Beach, California. She studied at Orange County Dance Center and on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Pacific […]

2016-06-26T09:00:40-07:00June 26th, 2016|Categories: Dancers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Elle Macy

NEXT STEP Choreographers

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s NEXT STEP is a one-night-only performance for PNBS Professional Division students in an all-premiere line up created by PNB Company members. One of the most fun performances all season long, NEXT STEP is your chance to cheer the next generation of dancers and dance-makers.

Prior to 2011 the […]

Q&A: Kyle Davis on NEXT STEP

Kyle Davis is from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He trained at Makaroff School of Ballet and on scholarship at Rock School for Dance Education and North Carolina School of the Arts, and attended summer courses on scholarship at Milwaukee Ballet School, […]

Kyle Davis is from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He trained at Makaroff School of Ballet and on scholarship at Rock School for Dance Education and North Carolina School of the Arts, and attended summer courses on scholarship at Milwaukee Ballet School, […]

Q&A: Miles Pertl on NEXT STEP

Miles Pertl is from Seattle, Washington. He trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, International Ballet Academy in Kirkland, Washington, and the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, and he attended summer courses at San Francisco Ballet School. Mr. Pertl […]

Miles Pertl is from Seattle, Washington. He trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, International Ballet Academy in Kirkland, Washington, and the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, and he attended summer courses at San Francisco Ballet School. Mr. Pertl […]

2016-06-15T15:00:43-07:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Miles Pertl on NEXT STEP

Q&A: Steven Loch on NEXT STEP

Steven Loch is from Denton County, Texas. He studied at Ballet Conservatory in Lewisville, Texas, and on scholarship at Harid Conservatory and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He attended summer courses on scholarship at American Ballet Theatre, Canada’s National Ballet School, the School of American Ballet, Harid Conservatory, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Mr. […]

2016-06-13T09:00:31-07:00June 13th, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Steven Loch on NEXT STEP

Q&A: Jessika Anspach

Jessika Anspach is from Bellevue, Washington. She received her training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, beginning with Creative Movement classes and progressing through to the Professional Division. In 2002, she joined the Suzanne Farrell Ballet as an apprentice. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2004 and was promoted to corps de […]

2016-06-11T11:00:11-07:00June 11th, 2016|Categories: Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , |Comments Off on Q&A: Jessika Anspach

Cooking with Emma & Price: Fish tacos

Cooking with Emma & Price is a monthly PNB BLOG series featuring seasonal recipes by two of our very own dancers. I have grown to know this beautiful couple as the cookers of the company. Every weekend they are out at the Ballard […]

Cooking with Emma & Price is a monthly PNB BLOG series featuring seasonal recipes by two of our very own dancers. I have grown to know this beautiful couple as the cookers of the company. Every weekend they are out at the Ballard […]

2016-06-05T12:00:50-07:00June 5th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Cooking with Emma & Price: Fish tacos

Q&A: Ezra Thomson on NEXT STEP

Ezra Thomson. Photo by Linsday Thomas.

Ezra Thomson is from San Bernardino, California. He studied on scholarship at Riverside Ballet Arts, Orlando Ballet School, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School and attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, the School of […]

Ezra Thomson. Photo by Linsday Thomas.

Ezra Thomson is from San Bernardino, California. He studied on scholarship at Riverside Ballet Arts, Orlando Ballet School, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School and attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, the School of […]

2025-04-15T10:24:14-07:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Ezra Thomson on NEXT STEP

Q&A: Matthew Renko on NEXT STEP

Matthew Renko. Photo by Linsday Thomas.
Matthew Renko. Photo by Linsday Thomas.

Matthew Renko is from Tampa, Florida. He studied at Columbia Conservatory of Dance, North Carolina School of the Arts with Warren Conover, Kee-Juan Han, and Melissa Hayden, and on […]

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