As our 40th Season unfolds, we’ll be sharing stories, interviews, photographs, and more to commemorate BBT’s milestone anniversary. We hope you follow along as we look back on four decades of ballet and beyond to Berkeley Ballet Theater’s future. Submit your stories and photos to be featured on the blog by emailing info@berkeleyballet.org.
“BBT was a place whose instructors gave me hope and reassurance. I was being trained well, with better technique than I had previously, and was treated with respect and optimism. I didn't experience false hopes nor put-downs. It was a very grounding education.” - Isabel Umali, BBT Alum
Read More“My advice for a BBT dancer who would like to become a professional would be to work hard every day in class and absorb everything you can from your teachers and fellow students. As a professional dancer, you will never be done learning and growing; it is a constant process of striving for more.” - Cecily Khuner, BBT Alum
Read More“I had already been committed to my training when I came to BBT, but I credit it with giving me my ‘finishing touches’ that allowed for my acceptance at Juilliard and my long career beyond. In particular, the emphasis on honing expression…” - Laura Mead, BBT Alum
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