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13 October 2025, Jule Dancewear

What's in ABT Ballerina, Virginia Lensi's Dance Bag?

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My dance bag is a special, almost sacred place that’s always a work in progress. Somehow it always ends up overflowing as I go from rehearsal to rehearsal, collecting different tutus, skirts, and little things I want to wear throughout the day….

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March 29, 2024, Dance magazine

American Ballet Theatre’s Virginia Lensi Shares Her Allergy-Friendly Oat Pancakes

Virginia Lensi as Zulma in Giselle. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor.
Virginia Lensi as Zulma in Giselle. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor.

When Virginia Lensi first moved to the U.S. from Milan, she fell hard for one element of American culture: brunch….

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April 23, 2020, pointe

For ABT's Virginia Lensi, Helping Kids with Cancer Has Given Her Perspective During the Pandemic

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Virginia Lensi and Luigi Crispino in Alexei Ratmansky’s The Seasons. Marty Sohl, Courtesy ABT.

Like so many others, American Ballet Theatre corps member Virginia Lensi didn’t know how bad the coronavirus’s impact on the U.S would be…..

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Power of the Performing Arts

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The Power of the Performing ... article

I started dancing when I was three years old. My mom put me in a dance studio because I couldn’t stop dancing around the house…..

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April 11, 2019, Allergic Living

Food Allergies, Ballet and NYC: How One Young Dancer is Managing It All

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ABT Studio Company, Photo by Rachel Neville

When you think of a ballerina, attributes like graceful, talented, athletic, strong, hard-working and world traveling spring to mind…..

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July 8, 2025, The Ballet Herald

American Ballet Theatre Sylvia Review: Because Love is Worth Chasing For

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American Ballet Theatre Sylvia

The curtain goes up, unveiling a mystical dance amongst Naiads, Dryads, Fauns and Sylvans……

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June 25, 2025, Ballet To The People

Legends Live On: Gillian Murphy’s Last Giselle

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Gillian Murphy (Giselle) and James Whiteside (Albrecht) in Giselle, Photo by Laura Sukowatey

Among the exceptional offerings in American Ballet Theatre’s summer at the Met this year are Gillian Murphy’s final révérences after 29 prolific years with the company…..

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