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Single Tickets for 24/25 Season On Sale Now 🎟️ 🎟️ With a nod to innovation and a reverence for tradition, this season you can expect the best in classical and contemporary ballet. #discoversfballet

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6 years

SF Ballet dances 30+ Nutcracker’s each year. Amani, on his way home from watching our Nutcracker, reminds us why.

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6 years

Be like Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola and turn back (your clocks) tonight for the end of #DaylightSavings !

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8 months

The end of an era. Tonight Yuan Yuan Tan took her final bow on our stage after a stunning performance in the iconic title role in Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand. A night we won’t soon forget.

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3 years

Happy 20-tutu!

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2 years

A sweet glimpse into Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets' Father's Day, dancing alongside his daughter Chloe. #fatherdaughterdance

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 years

Tamara Rojo has been appointed the next artistic director and first woman to lead SF Ballet. "I’m excited to join SF Ballet to add to the innovative spirit of the company as we reassess what the future of ballet can look like," says @TamaraRojo1 .

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San Francisco Ballet

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8 years

Happy Birthday Marius Petipa! His choreography is the basis for many beloved ballets, including Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and La Bayadere.

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6 years

Bass guitarist of @duranduran & his wife Gela Taylor at Unbound B this weekend! Which #Unbound2018 Program are you seeing? →

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 years

Please join us in welcoming (back) Isaac Hernández, recently appointed principal dancer. @IsaacHdezF is a familiar face to Bay Area audiences, having performed with SF Ballet in 2010 before dancing with Dutch National Ballet and English National Ballet as a principal dancer.

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San Francisco Ballet

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8 months

Tonight we bid farewell to Yuan Yuan Tan in Ashton's Marguerite and Armand. Drop a message to YY in the comments and join us as we celebrate her 29-year career on our San Francisco stage.

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

The unforgettable dance of the 4 cygnets in Swan Lake requires precision, teamwork, musicality, and synchronicity. Swan Lake opens Friday! For tickets → 🎥: Lauren Parrott, Julia Rowe, Emma Rubinowitz, and Ellen Rose Hummel in Tomasson's Swan Lake

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San Francisco Ballet

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4 years

Principal Dancer Frances Chung rehearses choreography by Janie Taylor on the set of Dance of Dreams, premiering August 13. "We had this insane, typical San Francisco cold, fog, and wind. It adds a sense of realism to the film," says director Benjamin Millepied. #behindthescenes

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

The entrance of the swans is one of Swan Lake's most mesmerizing moments, as 30 swans dance as one. 🦢 Onstage through this weekend! For 🎟 →

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

Odette at the close of Act II. Emotions are running high as we know Odile is just around the corner. (🦢 Sasha De Sola in SF Ballet’s Swan Lake)

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 years

Happy #NationalDanceDay ! No matter your experience or age we hope you continue to spread the joy of dance!

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4 years

Does this shot give you "the wilis"? #TutuTuesday

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San Francisco Ballet

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10 months

🌸 Sugarplum Fairy to the stage! 🌸 Nutcracker opens *TONIGHT* 🎟️:

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3 years

Happy #InternationalDanceDay ! How are you celebrating?

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San Francisco Ballet

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11 months

December Forecast: ❄️ Snow! ❄️ Every day is a #snowday when Nutcracker hits the stage! Our snowflakes brave the elements with 150 pounds of snowfall at the end of Act I in each performance. ⛄️ Onstage Dec 13:

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San Francisco Ballet

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8 years

Happy Birthday to the original swan, Anna Pavlova.

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San Francisco Ballet

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1 year

Celebrating #InternationalDanceDay the best way we know how, with two shows of Romeo & Juliet!

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

ODILE ⚫️⚪️ Assertive & seductive, she is emblematic of feminine confidence and power. Performing it requires a fearless physicality & the ability to portray manipulation and cunning while maintaining an enigmatic sense of grace and allure. (Nikisha Fogo in SF Ballet’s #SwanLake )

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San Francisco Ballet

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9 months

Wishing a magical white Christmas to all!

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 years

#MondayMotivation : Principal Dancer @yuanyuanTan9 is featured in @ChelseaClinton 's book 'She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History.' → @PublishersWkly

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 years

“I think it is the most creative company in North America,” Rojo, 47, said, adding that her vision for it incorporates her in interest in keeping “our art form relevant to a younger audience that sometimes has new values and principles.”

San Francisco Ballet Appoints Tamara Rojo to Artistic Director (Published 2022)

Rojo, who has given the English National Ballet a new allure, succeeds Helgi Tomasson as just the fifth director to lead the San Francisco company.

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San Francisco Ballet

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4 years

Happy #WorldBalletDay ! Loving the window into what dancers are doing worldwide. 💕At the current moment, we’re thrilled to be back in our studios, safely restarting rehearsals. Throwing it back 6 years to SF Ballet Company Class during #WBD2014 . #TBT

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 years

Principal Dancer Angelo Greco knows practice makes perfect!

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

📢 New Dancer News 📢 We are thrilled to welcome the return of Principal Dancer Isaac Hernández as well as the appointment of new Soloist Katherine Barkman. We look forward to welcoming them into our studios next week to begin rehearsing for the 2023 Season!

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 years

A message from Helgi Tomasson: It saddens me greatly to share the news that choreographer Liam Scarlett has passed away. Liam was an immensely talented artist who will be greatly missed. On behalf of SF Ballet, I offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends.

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 months

These little swans are getting ready for the Swan Lake Encore performances onstage for a limited run starting April 30: #discoversfballet

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San Francisco Ballet

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4 years

Julian MacKay joins SF Ballet as a principal dancer, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson announced this morning. A native of Montana, MacKay trained at the Bolshoi Ballet and is a First Soloist at Mikhailovsky Theatre. For more →

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

Congratulations to Tiit Helimets on 18 years with us here in San Francisco!

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 years

Principal Dancer Angelo Greco putting in some practice after class!

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San Francisco Ballet

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8 months

And on her birthday in her #YearOfTheDragon no less!

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San Francisco Ballet

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9 months

The Opening Night Gala programming includes the virtuosic #SwanLake Act III pas de deux danced by @IsaacHdezF and Sasha De Sola. Casting is now available, see who will be onstage: (Dancer: Isaac Hernández in rehearsal for SF Ballet's Swan Lake)

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 years

Congratulations to @balletrusse for receiving the “Ballerina of the Year” award at @DanzaPositano ! #SFBallet #Ballet

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7 years

#Humpday or jump day? @josephwalsh89 and @balletrusse in @doublediamond1 ’s new work for #Unbound2018 ! #sfballet

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 years

#WomensHistoryMonth : Principal Dancer @yuanyuanTan9 is featured in @ChelseaClinton 's book 'She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History.' #MondayMotivation → @PublishersWkly

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

Oh, the drama! The jest! The love triangles of epic proportions! Puck has really outdone himself again. Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream is onstage March 12–23, complete with stunning new costumes by Paris Fashion House Christian Lacroix. Tickets:

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 months

Four little swans hard at work prepping for their return at @stanfordlive later this month. Who's ready? 🐣🐣🐣🐣

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3 years

Turning into the weekend with @MisaKuranaga and her cheering squad of Jacob Seltzer and Bianca Teixeira! 👏

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 years

We feel so lucky to have had @balletrusse here at #SFBallet for 11 years! She will truly be missed but we wish her all the best in her future endeavors! Masha joined the company in 2007 & will give her final performance during #Unbound2018 , date tba.

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

The Black Swan pas de deux is one of the most famous in the repertory, renowned for both its technical difficulty and its dramatic cohesion. Here's Principal Dancer Isaac Hernández working in rehearsal on World Ballet Day. Swan Lake opens tonight:

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

But how do the ❄️❄️❄️ dance in all that snow? (150 lb in fact!)⁣ Principal Jennifer Stahl says it gets slippery. They put sticky rosin on their shoes & have “tricks like aiming towards the zones where less is dumped.” ❄️ The blizzard continues thru 12/27:

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San Francisco Ballet

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4 years

Today is World Jump Day! To jump is to leap, essential movement in ballet. Our 2021 season will not only be full of jumps and leaps throughout its 7 programs, but itself be a leap of faith - #jumpday #sfballet2021

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 years

#WorldBalletDay is back 10/5! Join us, @TheAusBallet , @BolshoiOfficial , @TheRoyalBallet & @nationalballet >> #dance

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6 years

#Tututuesday by Principal Dancer @AnaScheller ! Can you guess which Nutcracker role she is dancing in this video? #sfbnutcracker

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San Francisco Ballet

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9 months

From Butterfly to Sugarplum, here's Carmela Mayo in her Sugarplum debut this year. 🌸

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San Francisco Ballet

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8 years

Casting Announced: See Maria Kochetkova @balletrusse and Vitor Luiz in Cranko's Onegin this Sat 4/30 and Tues 5/3.

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 years

#TutuTuesday : Principal Dancer @SashaDeSola killing it during an Etudes rehearsal!

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San Francisco Ballet

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10 months

The Snow Queen’s embellished tutu took 8️⃣0️⃣ hours to make, and we have 5️⃣. That’s a total of 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ hours spent creating one character’s costume. ❄️ From a bird's-eye view it looks like an XL snowflake! ❄️ #discovefrsfballet #sfnutcracker

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San Francisco Ballet

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5 months

This Saturday brings the opportunity to see Sasha De Sola in the dual roles of Odette/Odile with Aaron Robison as Prince Siegfried.

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San Francisco Ballet

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5 years

Helgi Tomasson announced three promotions today! Congratulations to Esteban Hernandez, who will be promoted to principal dancer; and Madison Keesler and Cavan Conley, who both will be promoted to soloist, all effective May 13.

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San Francisco Ballet

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9 months

That's a wrap on Nutcracker! 150 pounds of snow x 30 shows later, we're so thankful for all who joined us for a magical and winter white Nutcracker Season! See you at the ballet in January! #sfbgoesnuts #discoversfballet

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

A glimpse into Julia Rowe’s crystal clear footwork in Robert Garland’s #nextat90 new work Haffner Serenade. 👀

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

One of everyone's favorite moments in Swan Lake: Four Little Swans. Tiny but mighty, they're working hard here in rehearsal preparing for Friday's Opening Night:

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 years

On 2/22/22 (the ultimate #TutuTuesday !), we’re bringing out all the tutus! #Twosday 🎥: SF Ballet in Balanchine's Symphony in C // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust

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San Francisco Ballet

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9 months

Join us in celebrating Yuan Yuan Tan's remarkable 29-year career with SF Ballet. She will give her farewell performance with us on February 14 at 7:30pm, dancing the role of Marguerite in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand. Tickets:

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

December Forecast in #SanFrancisco : ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

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San Francisco Ballet

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9 months

The Opening Night Gala programming is now available! This is the one evening of the year to experience a sampling of works by Justin Peck, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Helgi Tomasson, George Balanchine, and more. See the full lineup here:

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San Francisco Ballet

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5 months

Today, a lesson in love, forgiveness, and getting your swans straight before you marry. See Nikisha Fogo and guest star Daniel Camargo bring #SwanLake to life. Deeply discounted rush tickets begin at 10am with code LETSGO. #discoversfballet

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San Francisco Ballet

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4 years

Nutcracker Online starts Friday! ✨ It's a front-row seat to holiday magic, without leaving home. ✨ 💻 Watch the Nutcracker HD stream 🏛 Visit our virtual opera house & activities 🩰 Learn steps from the ballet 🎁 Visit our online Holiday Shop! →

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 years

#NationalRelaxationDay is over & the dancers are hard at work! Take it from @AnaScheller : nothing is easy working hard on balance exercises!

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San Francisco Ballet

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1 year

Artistic Dir. @TamaraRojo1 has sent pointe shoes to the United Ukrainian Ballet, which consists of refugee Ukrainian dancers who fled their homeland after the outbreak of war. Learn more about their story:

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 months

Channeling Titania and her fairy folk for a sleepy Midsommar Monday lullaby. 🧚 (Sasha DeSola in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

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6 years

Principal Dancer Angelo Greco knows practice makes perfect!

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5 years

🎉 Dancer promotions! 🎉 Soloists WanTing Zhao and Benjamin Freemantle were both promoted to principal dancer by Helgi Tomasson, effective May 13. Please join us in congratulating them both!

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San Francisco Ballet

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11 years

Behind the scenes: real talk with #Cinderella 's gold pointe shoes. Just 3 performances left! http://t.co/LBQweUtxXA

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 years

Principal Dancer Angelo Greco knows practice makes perfect!

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

Today's Swan Lake performance marks the end of the 2022 Season! 👏 👏 to all the artists of SF Ballet for a brilliant return to live performances.

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 years

Nutcracker tickets are now available! ✨ Gather friends & family this holiday season to celebrate the joyous return of this enchanting ballet. 🩰 Tickets start at $19. For more, including safety protocols, visit 🎥: Sasha De Sola in Tomasson's Nutcracker

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 years

#MondayMotivation : Soloist WanTing Zhao is getting ready for another week of Nutcracker! We hope you can join us for #SFBNutcracker through Dec 29! →

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San Francisco Ballet

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10 months

Snowflakes in eyelashes is all part of the job. ❄️ Our Nutcracker is known for the sheer amount of snow that falls during the Snow Scene—it’s a legitimate blizzard! Our dancers are pros at navigating all 150 pounds of snow! Onstage TONIGHT:

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San Francisco Ballet

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10 months

The French Mirlitons' dance in Act II not only features the dancers' pristine technique, but they have also mastered the complicated choreography of their long silk ribbons. 🎀 Très impressionnant, indeed!

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

The @sfchronicle says "The purity of Frances Chung's lines as she moved with a constant legato quality was astonishing — silk in a gentle breeze." A Midsummer Night's Dream is onstage now. (Dancers Frances Chung and Angelgo Greco in #Balanchine 's A Midsummer Night's Dream)

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San Francisco Ballet

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1 year

Tamara Rojo's inaugural season includes 5 works that have never been performed by the company & 2 #worldpremieres . The future of ballet starts now. Pro Tip: To get the most out of it, subscribe and save up to 30% off compared to single tix + VIP perks:

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

Deceivingly challenging, the roles of Odette and Odile are danced by a single dancer. Here's a peek into rehearsal with Sasha De Sola working on the Black Swan solo. We're just days away from Swan Lake opening:

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

We can't celebrate the return of Swan Lake to our stage without recognizing the incredible corps de ballet of 24 dancers who bring the deceivingly challenging ballet to life night after night. Swan Lake is onstage now: #discoversfballet

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2 years

Taking our final bows and closing out the Nutcracker Season with immense gratitude for all who joined us at the Opera House! ✨

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

Good things come in threes! Helgi Tomasson's Prism, created in 2000 for @NYCBallet , features incredible male dancing in the finale, danced here by Max Cauthorn, and Diego Cruz. Prism is onstage through March 15 as part of SF Ballet's Program 6.

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

Tonight the fairies come out, the mortals get mixed up, and the costumes? They will sparkle. 🧚✨ Onstage now through Mar 23. (Dancers: Jasmine Jimison & Steven Morse in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 years

#TutuTuesday : 1 of the ballet's we will be rehearsing for #WorldBalletDay LIVE is George Balanchine's Serenade! @balletrusse @josephwalsh89

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4 years

Happy #tututuesday ! Hoping you've got your (swans) in a row.

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San Francisco Ballet

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3 years

There's an adorable new member of the SF Ballet family! Please join us in sending warmest wishes to Principal Dancer Mathilde Froustey on the birth of her baby.

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11 months

We're bringing the winter wonderland magic to San Francisco. Luckily, our 2x daily indoor blizzard doesn't require snow gear. Onstage Dec 13:

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4 years

“George Balanchine gave me advice about choreographing: You have to love the music,” says Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson, whose poetic 7 for Eight, set to Bach keyboard concertos & danced here by Yuan Yuan Tan and Tiit Helimets, is part of the #SFBallet2021 Season. #SFBTogether

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San Francisco Ballet

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7 months

An incredible debut last night from Nikisha Fogo in the dual role of Odette/Odile (📸: Lindsay Thomas)

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4 years

Adventures and misadventures, mischief and magic fill Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first ballet of the #2021DigitalSeason , starting Thursday! Sign up for a Premium Plus Digital Package here →

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San Francisco Ballet

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6 months

And just like that, A Midsummer Night's Dream come to a close. Thank you to all who joined us for the return of this very special production. (Frances Chung and Isaac Hernández in Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream)

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8 months

📢 Company News Alert 📢 After a meteoric rise from #SFBalletSchool student to Trainee and through the ranks of the Company, Jasmine Jimison was promoted to Principal Dancer last night just after the curtain call of Marguerite and Armand!

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1 year

Wishing an especially happy #MothersDay to Principal Dancer Frances Chung and the newest (and tiniest!) member of the SF Ballet family, Faye Ella!

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San Francisco Ballet

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2 years

Onstage tonight is Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten's final performance with SF Ballet. Please join us in wishing her well!

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1 year

Heading into the weekend with inspiration from the one and only Queen of the Amazon: Hippolyta. 🏹 Dancer Sasha Mukhamadov in Balanchine’s A Midummer Night’s Dream 🧚

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6 years

In the “Rose Adagio,” so named because each man hands her a rose, Aurora (portrayed here by @SashaDeSola ) dances with four suitors to decide which she might want to marry. Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty is onstage Mar 9–17. →

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San Francisco Ballet

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4 months

This fall marks an exciting debut tour to Madrid with 8 performances at the Teatro Real from Oct 15–22, featuring Swan Lake. This tour also marks the debut international tour under the direction of @TamaraRojo1 . (Dancers: Nikisha Fogo & Aaron Robison)

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1 year

The Balcony Pas de Deux captures Romeo and Juliet's first moments alone together. These two might break your heart, but they'll also remind me you why we let ourselves fall in love in the first place. (Dancers Dores André and Isaac Hernández)