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Ellington Nichols | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23

Ellington Nichols | 22/23 Season in Review

Company Artist Ellington Nichols shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Ellington Nichols | Season in Review
2021/22 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/10/22 2021/22 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/10/22

Ellington Nichols | Season in Review

Company Artist Ellington Nichols shares her experiences in the 2021/22 Season.

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Dancer Fun Facts | Ellington Nichols
Dancer Fun Facts Ballet 5:8 6/30/21 Dancer Fun Facts Ballet 5:8 6/30/21

Dancer Fun Facts | Ellington Nichols

Get to know Company Artist Ellington Nichols in our summer blog series: Dancer Fun Facts!

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2020/21 Season in Review | Ellington Nichols
2020/21 Season Ballet 5:8 4/28/21 2020/21 Season Ballet 5:8 4/28/21

2020/21 Season in Review | Ellington Nichols

Hear from Company Artist Ellington Nichols as she reflects on her experience during the 20/21 Season.

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Meet the Characters | Reckless
2020/21 Season, Reckless Ballet 5:8 3/4/21 2020/21 Season, Reckless Ballet 5:8 3/4/21

Meet the Characters | Reckless

Hear from the dancers about the characters they are portraying in Julianna Rubio Slager’s newest work, Reckless. Company Artist Ellington Nichols shares about her character.

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Ellington Nichols | Studio Style
2020/21 Season, Just for Fun Ballet 5:8 11/23/20 2020/21 Season, Just for Fun Ballet 5:8 11/23/20

Ellington Nichols | Studio Style

Hear from the Ballet 5:8 artists about how they like to express their style in their dance attire and learn about their go-to dance bag items.

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Ellington Nichols | Season in Review
Season in Review, 2020/21 Season Ballet 5:8 7/30/20 Season in Review, 2020/21 Season Ballet 5:8 7/30/20

Ellington Nichols | Season in Review

The year 2020 has proved a whirlwind, but the artists of Ballet 5:8 are staying positive! Keep reading for some insights on their experiences throughout Ballet 5:8's 2019/20 Season

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Ellington Nichols | Pursuing Dance Professionally
2020/21 Season, Behind Ballet Ballet 5:8 7/20/20 2020/21 Season, Behind Ballet Ballet 5:8 7/20/20

Ellington Nichols | Pursuing Dance Professionally

What do you want to do when you grow up? Here are the stories of the Ballet 5:8 dancers and how they knew they wanted to pursue dance professionally.

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