Lara in her variation from Graduation Ball In October, I chatted with three BTM Conservatory students who were just starting their prep for the National Ballet Competition. Since then, they have been hard at work taking the choreography they had learned and turning it into polished solos ready for the stage. During the last week of February, they conquered their first competition! Lara, Rebekah, and Carolyn all presented their classical and contemporary solos with composure a

Full Circle Dance Company in performance. Photo by Dorret Oosterhoff For the last few years, Ballet Theatre of Maryland and Baltimore-based Full Circle Dance Company have teamed up to present an evening of shared dance--each performance alternating between our repertory and theirs, and including one piece where dancers from our two companies share the stage. Very soon, we'll be back onstage together again! Join us at the Gordon Center on Thursday, March 12, for Lineage . Thi

Victoria Sanzotera with Isaac Martinez and Diego Sosa in Ellie Goods's new work Ballet Theatre of Maryland's 2026 production of Momentum is this weekend! This Valentine's Day Weekend performance features live ballet filled with expressive movement, music, and artistry. This year's Momentum is particularly special because all eight choreographers are drawn from within the BTM company. Our most recent blog post shared the creative process for Karissa, Hannah, Karen, and me.

Full-length story ballets like Giselle and The Nutcracker dominate the season for most ballet companies, but there are many ways to create dance works outside of that structure. That's where BTM's Momentum comes in. Each season, BTM presents world-premiering shorter works that explore diverse themes and movement styles. Usually, this includes bringing in guest choreographers to work with the company, which is a process the dancers treasure. However, one of the goals of Mom