Ballet & Beyond Podcast
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Join us as we explore the past, present, and possibilities of ballet and dance through interviews with people who have built lives and careers in the performing arts. There are many pathways to take, and we believe people could benefit from hearing how others have made the arts a part of their lives.
Ballet & Beyond Podcast
Episode 3: Alex Basmagy
In this episode, we hear from ABT company member Alex Basmagy and talk about the path she took to get to ABT, the importance of character in ballet, and the role of the corps de ballet. After starting her training at the Academy of Dance Arts and later at Studio Maestro in New York, Alex joined JKO school in 2004. After graduating, Alex moved to Spain where she spent three years as an inaugural member of Corella Ballet Castilla y León in Segovia. In 2011, she returned to New York and joined ABT as a corps member.