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By: Holly Dorger. Principal Ballerina. Royal Danish Ballet.

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How Do You Break In Your Pointe Shoes?

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What Are Your Favorite and Least Favorite Steps!?

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How Do You Maintain Good Shape During These Corona Times?

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What Is The Purpose of the Heels Being Lifted off of the Ground in Ballet?

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In the Ballet, Napoli, Who Is the Lady in the Blue Dress?

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What is the Summer Ballet 101?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Monday, February 3, 2020

Thank you for the question, Elena Kelly Every year, Nikolaj Hubbe takes a small group from the Royal Danish Ballet, around 10-12 dancers, to perform on outdoor stages around the countryside of Denmark. Nikolaj Hubbe chooses what the dancers will dance and who will perform. The show is around 1 hour and fifteen minutes long …

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What Was It Like Working With Merrill Ashley?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Monday, January 27, 2020

Thank you for the question @andreeaunicorn Working with the legend, Merrill Ashley, was everything and more a dancer can wish for during a rehearsal period! She is AMAZING! 🙂 When I saw Merrill in the hallway of the Royal Danish Ballet for the first time, I ran up to her, gave her a big hug …

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Which Are Your Favorite Costumes?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Friday, January 17, 2020

Thank you for the question, @elisabethbjornholst Costumes!! So many beautiful costumes! We are so lucky at the Royal Danish Ballet to have a super talented costume department that makes THE most incredible costumes! I’m absolutely blown away by what I get to wear on stage. They are amazing! I am 100% a tutu person. 🙂 …

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Is It Hard To Be A Ballet Dancer?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Monday, January 13, 2020

Thank you for the question, @frederikke.schmidt The quick answer is yes. Yes, it is hard work to be a ballet dancer! BUT if you love it, love it with your heart and soul, then it is worth every second of pain, every sacrifice, every drop of sweat and every tear. As a ballet dancer, you …

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Do Professionals Really Hate The Nutcracker as Some Say!?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Saturday, January 4, 2020

Thank you for your question, @idaspedtsberg Well… personally, I LOVE The Nutcracker!! I absolutely love it! I think there is a kind of magic around it because it is THE reason why so many people become dancers! Ask any room full of dancers, Why did you start ballet? More then half will say, “I saw …

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Do You Have to Have The “Right” Physique to Become A Professional Ballet Dancer?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Monday, December 2, 2019

Thank you for the question, Clara. TRUTH: Nobody has everything. Nobody has the perfect body to be a ballet dancer because ballet wasn’t designed for our bodies. Ballet asks for turned out legs 100% of the time but we are built to walk with our legs parallel. Degrees of turn out will vary, people’s insteps …

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Are There Any Differences from everyday class to a Brunch and Ballet class?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Friday, November 29, 2019

Thank you for the question, @andreeaunicorn There are a few differences but truly not as many as you might think. In Denmark, about once every few months, the public is invited in to the Royal Theater to watch the ballet company take morning class on the stage for free, while they can enjoy a croissant …

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What Ballet “Tools” Do You Use?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Monday, November 18, 2019

Thank you for the question, @andreeaunicorn I use four main tools everyday. An elastic theraband, a bouncy ball cut in half, warm boots, and my make shift ankle warmers. Before I start ballet class in the morning I pull out my elastic theraband and I do at least 10 reps of pointing and flexing each …

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How Does One Cope With Such An Early Retirement Age?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Monday, November 11, 2019

Thank you for the Question Lina F. At the Royal Danish Ballet, a dancer, regardless of rank has to retire when he or she turns 40 years old. Once you turn 40, you are allowed to finish that season which goes until June. I think many of us don’t even think about our retirement if …

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Which of Your Performances Has Left A Lasting Mark On You?

By TurnedOutPointeOfView on Saturday, November 9, 2019

Thank you so much for the question @rendezvous_at_midnight There are actually three particular performances that come to mind. The first was the live stream filming of Alice In Wonderland in to the movie theaters all around Denmark. I don’t think I’ve ever danced better in my life. The second was my second show of Giselle …

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Holly Dorger
Holly Dorger

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Holly Dorger and I am a Principal Dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet. I grew up in Detroit, Michigan. Studied in New York City. And I have danced professionally for the past eleven years in Copenhagen, Denmark. I’ve received a lot of questions throughout the years about what I do for a living and how I ended up on the other side of the world. I thought it would be fun to create a blog where I could answer any question for the aspiring to be dancer or just the curious fan of our mysterious ballet world. I look forward to communicating with all of you through this blog. Thank you so much for visiting my site!

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